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Ian Hislop on Capital Punishment

Captain Soul · 1M views · 2014-01-07 · 2:37

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A BBC Question Time clip in which Ian Hislop argues against capital punishment, rebutting the deterrence argument. He points out the problem of executing innocent people.

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Cited in threads on wrongful convictions and executions as a pithy rebuttal of the deterrence argument.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2017–2024

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arethuza · 2019-07 · Recommendation

I recommend watching this clip from Question Time on the subject of capital punishment: [VIDEO] I'm still shocked that we have someone as Home Secretary who thought capital punishment was a good idea.

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amiga386 · 2024-09 · Reference

It doesn't matter how heinous the murder was if you have the wrong suspect. [VIDEO] > Priti Patel: this is about having deterrents... > Ian Hislop: It's not a deterrent killing the wrong people!

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alfredlind · 2021-03 · Criticism

> We have the most racially diverse Cabinet ever, elected by a massive majority. Priti and Rishi enjoy huge popularity. insular = ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience. I have examined Priti Patel's statements and behavior. Her moral and cultural compass would be what I would exactly define as insular. For example, going on TV justifying applying the death penalty to innocent people which predominantly affects minority populations. I would strongly suggest watching this short clip of her talking about this in such a ridiculous way. She keeps repeating the phrase "does what it says on the tin" and "ultimate burden of proof" to justify killing innocent people. [VIDEO] She's also on record supporting any and all of Israeli policies without accountability. [VIDEO] She's on record bullying people. [VIDEO] She's on record making unsubstantiated claims that minorities were refusing vaccines when the data and polling suggests otherwise and some evidence even suggests that authorities are purposely using that as an excuse to deny giving vaccines to minority populations. [LINK] , [LINK] In short, Priti Patel is a pretty insular personality, ie: a person who just happens to have brown skin but in fact reflect a highly insular conservative viewpoint. "Model" minorities such as her are often used by power structures to justify further reinforcement of highly biased policies that perpetuate a cycle of disenfranchisement. In other words, hav

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