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PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:06 am
by Kantanska
Yes we do have Capital Punishment. It is an option for the judicial system to use in most cases of violent crime. It must be decided to be used by the prosecutor and then brought before a Grand Jury to have them decide if it is warranted. The actual sentence is brought down by the Petit Jury and the Judge. After appeals the sentence is carried out via the prisoners choice of one of the five most common western methods: hanging, firing squad, lethal injection, electrocution, or nitrogen asphyxiation.
(We have 24 hr. visiting period before execution and Last Meal requests are granted as long as they are reasonable.)

Eye for a life

PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:28 am
by Pandora III
In Pandora III Theft, murder, armed robbery, high treason, assault, attempted murder, rape, involuntary manslaughter, breaking and entering, witchcraft, and trying to vote are all punishible by brutal execution. All other crimes are punished with swift death.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:01 pm
by Victorious Decepticons
Of course! All forms of treason end up with the traitor being killed. Notably, dissent is considered a form of treason. This may shock those of democracies, but there is a very good reason for this classification:

Those who dissent against Leader Megatron obviously want someone else to lead, and the only way that's ever going to happen is if Megatron gets killed. Therefore, dissent means that they want him dead and are actively trying to get others to agree enough for someone to try to kill him.

Obviously, it is in Megatron's best interests to get rid of people who are trying to kill him, whether they attempt it directly or spread discontent in order to incite others to try it. It only stands to reason that Megatron will return the sentiment - backed by the Decepticon Military.

Dissenters who think it's somehow unsporting of Megatron to send the troops against them can easily avoid having that happen by challenging the leader to an honorable duel. Then they will be killed in single combat against him, instead of being hunted down like dogs by the nearest convenient military personnel.

Either way, they're dead metal.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:03 pm
by Big Brain City
Yes. We apply it for:
Murder
Defying the State
Defaming the Big Brain or the memory of Queen Victoria of Big Brain City
Pissing off the Big Brain

PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:05 pm
by Redarnia
We don't have it, at least there is a criminal known for murder.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:10 pm
by Alowwvia
No, because you can never prove a crime was committed with 100% accuracy. We don't want new evidence to come to light too late to save someone who was actually innocent, so we keep all criminals alive.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:35 pm
by Neo Prutenia
No, institutionalised murder of citizens, residents, or any other person by the state and government does not exist in Neo Prutenia. Our laws and rules, as well as society, is not based around vindictiveness and revenge, we do not murder anyone for anything.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:44 pm
by Central Lothian
Nope, we don't have the death sentence in CL (the punishment for really heinous crimes is life without parole - which is rarely issued [the last time was in 2005]).

PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 1:30 pm
by Gazettoz
Actually we have , but it isn't used within last twenty years. Lately, some lawyers has discussing about death penalty constitutionality.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:29 pm
by Katathria
Yes

PostPosted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:39 pm
by Saurisisia
Execution is legal here in Saurisia and generally used as punishment for the most heinous of crimes. Hanging, the electric chair, and lethal injection are the most common methods used, though more traditional methods, such as being fed to ravenous Raptors, officially exist. Another common, if indirect, method, is being sent to the gladiator arenas or penal battalions. Both of these are instant death sentences (literally).

PostPosted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:44 pm
by Moronus
Nope

PostPosted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 3:40 pm
by Kedri
In Kedri, death penalty is used for robbing from a fellow crewmate, another pirate while on Kedrian soil, a captain or higher.

It is also used for terrorism, protestors or for contradicting the Pirate King.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:06 pm
by HIM Emperor Haile Selassie I
No. The Kingdom has banned such heartless punishment.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:05 pm
by Sardakhar
Obviously we have a death penalty. There are so many criminal offenses that merit such a punishment here in Sardakhar.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:07 pm
by An Cuige Uladh
Uladh still does have the death penalty. As of yet the only method of execution is by firing squad, and such punishment hasn't been sentenced in almost 20 years. A few attempts have made to petition for the removal of the death penalty, these were met with low support.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:59 pm
by Eahland
We do have capital punishment. The primary capital crimes are banditry, piracy, slaving, and treason. The penalty for the first three is to be hung by the neck until dead. The penalty for the last is beheading with axe or sword, depending on the condemned's station (ceorlas get the axe, æþelingas get the sword). We try to make sure that the initial drop breaks the condemned's neck, or the first blow severs the spinal cord, as appropriate. We will kill people when we find it necessary, but when we find it necessary to kill someone, we do it swiftly. The point is not to torment the condemned; the point is to make the world a better place by removing them from it.

Simple murder is not a capital crime.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:05 am
by The Four Horsemen (Ancient)
Yes, we use it for treason, murder, rape, child molestation, armed robbery, preaching Mormonism, and preaching Islam.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:09 am
by Syldania
Yes, but rarely used, due to the states desire to join the EU. However the governing party cannot bring themselves to actually remove capital punishment for the legislative books (they are conservative).

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:11 am
by Slembana
Yes. It is used for murder, killing an animal, terrorism, trying to kill the President, and other very severe stuff.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:13 am
by Holy Slavic Empire
Indeed we do. And it is used for many levels of crimes.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:16 am
by Kleomentia
We have nothing but the death penalty. Jokes aside, yes, we do, and we use it a lot.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:19 am
by Eaglleia
No.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:19 am
by New Republic of Scotlnd
We do not have capital punishments, here in The Super Sexy States of The New Republic of Scotland.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:19 am
by Ashkland
We have death penality for murderers.