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In just a few days, on July 14, there will be another, already the 39th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in Canada.
The death penalty officially at the legislative level existed here from 1859 to 1976, during which time 710 people were executed, of which 13 were women. The only method used to carry out the sentence in Canada was by hanging.
In our province of Alberta, the very first death penalty took place in 1879.
That still, I tell you, was the case!
The name of the first executed Swift Runner or Ka-Ki-Si-Kutchin, Fast Runner - that is, as you can see from the name, he was an Indian. A hunter.
There was a Runner from the Cree tribe common in our area and today, living in Fort Saskatchewan, a town less than an hour's drive from Edmonton. He was tall, under two meters, healthy and, as can be read in the records of one police officer of that time, with the ugliest and most evil face he had ever seen.
The Runner once had a pretty decent reputation and was known as a dependable guide. But then he became addicted to whiskey and became a real curse in those parts - people were more afraid to meet him while drinking than any other attack. And at the same time, Runner began to trade in whiskey smuggling, passing it off as a medicine, and this caused a lot of headaches for the police.
When the locals just howled from him, the authorities sent Runner back to his native Cree tribe.
Soon the Cree family howled from him and drove him out of the tribe along with his mother, wife and their six children. And the Runner left with his family to live in the woods, in the wild.
And then there were rumors. Creepy rumors ...
The hunters said that the Runner's entire family was killed, and he himself turned into a cannibal.
When they tried to find the Runner and the family, nothing came of it. But in the spring, Runner himself came to the police and said that his wife had committed suicide, and the rest died of hunger. The Runner himself, as the police noticed, didn’t look hungry and emaciated.
When the police found his family's parking lot in the woods, they found gnawed and sucked bones. Based on the traces of damage on the remains, it was established that he had shot someone, hacked to death with a tomahawk, and strangled someone.
The jury sentenced Runner to death for killing and eating eight members of his family.
They erected a scaffold - the first in the province, before that there was no need for it, they erected a gallows, paid a retired military man 50 bucks to fulfill the function of an executioner.
On December 20, 1879, a whole crowd gathered at the scaffold.
When the procession arrived with the convict, it turned out that the crowd, awaiting execution, froze and lit a fire, and used the gallows beam to kindle ... Let's omit the comments here :)
And the executioner, moreover, forgot the rope with which the dojen was to tie the hands of the condemned.
While they were looking for a rope and a new crossbar, the Runner was sitting by the fire, with an open loop around his neck, eating pemmican ( the kind of meat concentrate that the North American Indians ate) and joked that he could hack himself to death with a tomahawk and save them from all these problems with execution.
The rope and the crossbar were found, the Runner was hanged, he died instantly, without a fight. Time! - and you're done. Someone from the audience ( after all, people had experience in those days, eh?) also said that it was the most beautiful hanging that he had ever seen ...
So Runner "opened an account" to those executed in Alberta. After him, another 61 people were executed in the province, one of them was a woman. About this woman, by the way, is also an interesting story, somehow I will tell you later.
In the meantime - here is a photo from the archive with the Runner before his execution.
Almost half a century has passed since Canada abolished the death penalty in 1976. During its existence on the gallows (and in Canada, criminals were deprived of their lives only in this way) were 710 people, of which 697 were men and 13 women. The last to climb the scaffold on December 11, 1962 were 54-year-old Arthur Lucas and 29-year-old Robert Turpin. Both were sentenced to death for the murders.
Convicts were subjected to death only for the most atrocious crimes. In 1869, they were reduced to three: murder, rape, and high treason. This is probably why former Canadian Minister of Public Security Stockwell Day brought up the death penalty in connection with the recent espionage case of Canadian Navy Lt. Jeffrey Paul Delil, who passed military secrets to an unnamed country.
The death penalty is still remembered in Canada, and there are always forces that want to restore it. The first and so far the last vote on the restoration of the death penalty was held in parliament in 1987. Her opponents won by a margin of only 21 votes.
And ordinary people in Canada are not as humane as it might seem. Recently, the Angus Reid public opinion polling company, together with the newspaper The Toronto Star, conducted a survey and found out that 61% of all Canadians are in favor of restoring the death penalty. Against - 34%. At the same time, half of the respondents agreed with the replacement of the death penalty with life imprisonment.
The debate over the reinstatement of the death penalty in Canada erupted after Conservative Senator Pierre Hugh Boivinue suggested leaving a rope in the cell of serial killers so they could hang themselves. The senator can be understood: in June 2002, his daughter was kidnapped, raped and killed. As a result of the uproar that arose, the senator retracted his words. It is quite possible that only from words, not from opinions.
An Angus Reid poll found that attitudes towards restoring the death penalty varied geographically and in party sympathies.
In British Columbia and Alberta, seven out of ten residents support the death penalty. In Ontario, there are six out of ten. The most humane was Quebec, where 45% of the population opposed the death penalty. In British Columbia, there were only 24% of them, and in Ontario - 32%.
There are more supporters of the death penalty among those who support conservatives. Most of her opponents were found among those Canadians who vote for the Liberals, the Quebec bloc or the Greens.
Interestingly, almost half of those opposed to the death penalty do not believe that it helps to reduce crime, and one-fifth of this category believes that killers can change their lives and improve.
Almost half of Quebecans and more than half of Ontarians who were asked to choose between the death penalty and life imprisonment opted for jail without parole. But about half of the residents of British Columbia and Alberta, in response to this question, spoke in favor of the return of the death penalty.
Those who advocate capital punishment are supported in some other countries. In April last year, a survey on the death penalty was conducted in the United States and Britain. Most of the respondents spoke in favor of its preservation or restoration.
Will Harper's government go for the return of the death penalty in Canada? Can the capital punishment lower the crime rate in the country? What do you, dear readers, think about this?
Does the death penalty help in the fight against corruption?
The most famous country where people were executed for bribery is China. Since 2000, 10,000 people have been shot in this country for economic crimes. Not so weak. As a result, China was ranked 75th out of 182 countries in TI's rankings that year.
But early 2011 China has abolished the death penalty for non-violent economic crimes.
For the purity of the experiment, let's look at the rating for the year when China was still executed for the economy. The Celestial Empire has the 78th place out of 178 possible. Not bad, of course. But Georgia, in which there is no death penalty, then occupied a position 10 lines higher - 68. And there was no need to kill people.
After the abolition of the death penalty in China for bribes, the position of this country in the ranking has definitely not decreased. It even increased a little. If you look at the balls, it became better after the abolition of the death penalty. The higher the score, the less corruption. So, in 2010, during the execution, China had 3.5 points, and in 2011, when the execution was banned, - 3.6 points. Not much, but better.
Let's take a look at the top 10 countries in the TI ranking, that is, countries with the lowest level of corruption. Do they include the death penalty for bribery?
These are the following countries: New Zealand; Denmark; Finland; Sweden; Singapore; Norway; Netherlands; Australia; Switzerland and Canada.
Officially the death penalty in New Zealand was canceled in 1961.
IN Finlandthe death penalty for all crimes was abolished in 1927.
Death penalty in Swedenwas completely canceled in 1972.
IN Singaporethe death penalty exists. It applies for drugs, high treason, murder (links,,). Only in one place I found information about the fact that in Singapore they are executed for theft, but it was a blog, it was written separated by commas and no links. I have not seen a single reliable confirmation that people are killed for economic crimes in Singapore. But the fact that this beautiful country has very strict legislation is not contested. They like to use sticks for many types of offenses. In my opinion, the cruelty of Singaporean legislation is a huge disadvantage for an economically excellent country.
IN Norwaythe death penalty was completely abolished in 1979.
About Of Canadanot completely clear. First, the death penalty in peacefultime canceled since 1976. In fact, the last death sentence was carried out in 1962. Some sources claim that in Canada the death penalty completelycanceled, others say that only in peacefultime. I am more inclined to the second opinion. And most sources still report that the state in Canada does not kill only in peacetime. But these are formalities. Since the last death sentence was given back in 1962.
So, out of 10 countries with the lowest level of corruption, the death penalty for especially grave crimes is applied only in Singapore, and even then, not to economic crimes.
The most popular, in this sense, country - China - abolished executions for bribery in 2011.
Please note, I gave the dates when the death penalty was abolished FULLY, for ALL items. Actually, for most types of crimes, the death penalty in these countries was banned even earlier. And even before it was banned, it was simply not used. It could not have been applied for 100 years before its Official Cancellation. Most of the crimes for which the death penalty persisted until the dates given above were exclusively for Wartime.
Additional Information:
In 13-15 countries (Ghana, Iran, Nigeria, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, etc.), the death penalty was introduced for economic crimes (corruption, embezzlement of public funds, attacks on customs officers, armed robbery). In 7 of these countries, exceptional penalties could be imposed for large-scale theft and bribe-taking.
The only country on this list that deserves attention is South Korea - but she does not rank high, 43
, a place in the TI rating (2011). Secondly, it is not a fact that Korea does use executions for the economy. I did not find such data.
The rest of the countries kill for bribes, but this does not help them much. Somalia, Nigeria, Iran, Ghana - do you want to put Russia on this list?
in which countries it has survived and how are criminals executed today
On January 17, 1920, execution was officially abolished in Soviet Russia. Today this type of punishment is used less and less, but nevertheless there are a large number of countries in the world where execution is practiced. And Belarus is also one of them.
1. How many countries in the world where the death penalty is preserved?
In 2015, the number of countries that abolished executions at the legislative level reached 98. Together with the countries where the moratorium on capital punishment remains, the number of states where executions are not carried out for grave crimes amounted to 140 out of 192 in 2015. It turns out that today only 52 countries carry out capital punishment. There are already whole continents in the world that are free from. For example, South America and Australia. In Europe and Central Asia, execution is practiced only in Belarus. In North America, only the United States is executed, and even then, in 18 states out of 50, the death penalty has already been abolished.
This is what the camera looks like where Japanese criminals are hanged. The sentenced person is put on a noose and the hatch underneath is abruptly opened.
Crime and punishment - these two words were relevant at the dawn of human history, because there have always been those who grossly violated generally accepted norms of behavior. This caused considerable inconvenience to the people around, as a result of which it was decided to introduce certain measures of punishment. And the more serious the offense was, the tougher was the responsibility for it. In the pages of the Bible, history tells of a similar system of regulating order. Take, for example, the Mosaic Law: eye for eye, tooth for tooth, ear for ear, and life for life. In which countries is the death penalty present and what is it?
The origin and abolition in some latitudes of capital punishment
In ancient times, it was a rather effective deterrent for those who tried to encroach on individual human integrity. However, with the beginning of our era and the coming of Jesus Christ, the Mosaic Law was canceled and replaced with just a few basic commandments. Despite this, many oriental and other cultures continue to use it. Moreover, it is allowed by law. What are these countries and how does this process take place in them? This will be discussed below.
Countries that have not abolished capital punishment
Europe has a rather progressive, so to speak, view on this issue, because in almost all of its countries the death penalty has been abolished and is considered a relic of the past. However, there is still a state that sees benefits in this severe punishment - the Republic of Belarus. In addition to it, there are many more countries in the world that believe that the death penalty is an excellent deterrent against serious crimes.
In which countries is the death penalty applied?
To the surprise of many, there are quite a few countries that have not abolished this punishment. Compared to the Middle Ages, the list has been reduced, but still significant. So which countries have the death penalty? This list still continues to be: the United States of America, Israel, Libya, Guatemala, Lesotho, Yemen, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, India, Botswana, Japan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ghana, Angola, Uganda, Iran, Cuba, Syria , Belize, Chad, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Jamaica, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Belarus, Tajikistan, Guinea, Jordan, Gabon, Singapore, Indonesia, Democratic Malaysia, Somalia, Thailand, Ethiopia, DPRK, Sudan, as well as some oceanic islands ...
As can be seen from the above list, the African continent is the leader in the number of countries where the death penalty is allowed. It is noteworthy that the norms of international law do not prohibit the highest penalty, they simply define the minimum standards for carrying out this operation. For example, execution by the guillotine was widespread during the French Revolution, but was abolished in 1977.
In which countries the death penalty is allowed, we already know, but in each of them such a sentence must be absolutely legal and passed by a competent court for this.
Where criminals are most often executed
But even today in some developed countries, this highest penalty is allowed. Which countries have the death penalty? China will be the first on this list, since it is there that these cases occur with "enviable" regularity. The main methods used in this area are lethal injection or firing squad. The law provides for about 70 types of offenses, as a result of which such punishment follows.
Should the world be influenced by the countries in which the death penalty is used? Time will give the answer.
Unlike the aforementioned country, the number of executions and their types are clearly hidden under the veil of mystery and disinformation in Iran. However, it is reliably known that to this day, stoning, execution by hanging and shooting are applicable here. Be that as it may, to date, Iran has the highest rates in the number of executions. Some skeptics take to argue that often the execution of a sentence is carried out away from the scrutiny of the public, that is, confidentially.
The reader now knows which countries have the death penalty. This may sound inhumane, but it is reality.
Islamic world is the leader in the number of executions
In which countries is the death penalty most active? This is the East. In Iraq, the situation with the death sentence is somewhat different. Hanging and shooting are also applicable here. This country is strongly influenced by the traditions of Islam and together with Iran carries out more than 80 percent of the world's death penalty.
As an Islamic country, Saudi Arabia also punishes serious offenses with death. There is little difference from Iran and Iraq, except for beheading. Often the death penalty in these latitudes is applied to foreigners, so you should be extremely careful when visiting these lands so as not to break local traditions and not get into such a very unpleasant situation.
In which countries does the death penalty exist? We only know the official statistics. Everything else is a mystery.
