Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Politics
Mongolia Joins List of Countries More Enlightened Than America
Posted
by Jonny Diamond
on Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 12:57 PM
This happened last week, but I think it got lost amid all
the earthquake news.
Or maybe Mongolia isn't a huge news-maker, I don't know. Anyway, Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
announced a moratorium on capital punishment, commuting all current death sentences to 30-year prison terms. Apparently President Elbegdorj had a genuine crisis of conscience and could no longer bring himself to sign another death order (executions in Mongolia are by gunshot, btw). So way to go Mongolia, and a hearty congratulations to President Elbegdorj for figuring out it's wrong for the state to murder its own citizens (something we're slowly
coming to grips with here at home).
That's right, folks, the nation that invented the "murderous horde" is now a step-up from dear old U.S.A. when it comes to state-sponsored revenge. Yeehaw.
Tags: Death penalty, Capital punishment, Mongolia, Executions, Firing squads, Justice
