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Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
In "Contemporary use", the map says there's 10 countries that have abolished the death penalty except under special cases, while the statistic in "by country" says there's 7. Is the map outdated? sanodigy (talk) 01:45, 24 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 11 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion
The fourth paragraph of the introduction describes capital punishment as "controversial" and then goes on to list various movements attempting to abolish it, but fails to mention any movements attempting to advocate for it. Therefore, it seems the word choice should change to say capital punishment is "unpopular", or it should also list examples of movements attempting to introduce or preserve it.
In addition, the fourth paragraph describes uncertainty around whether capital punishment is "ethically permissible". But advocates of the practise argue that it is ethically necessary, not just permissible. So it seems it would be more neutral to say there is uncertainty about the "ethics" of the practise / its "ethicality". EditorPerson53 (talk) 00:08, 25 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 4 months ago3 comments2 people in discussion
In Controversy and Debate: International Views, the map on the left's description seems to be wrong. The surrounding text and appearance of the graph suggests it might be to do with countries' views on capital punishment, but the description has the wrong colours and says it is about homosexuality and the death penalty. DaggerDan1 (talk) 04:14, 8 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
The description of the map and the colors in the legend are correct. The map is about the general legal situation regarding homosexuality, the legend used here focuses on the death penalty. But I agree that the map is confusing in the section International Views, where readers would probably expect the map to show these views. I think we should remove the map. (We could also move it to Capital punishment#Other offences, since homosexuality is mentioned there, but that might still be a bit confusing.) (P.S.: I found via WikiBlame that the map was added in Special:Diff/889681060.) — Chrisahn (talk) 08:29, 8 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
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What I think should be changed (format using {{textdiff}}):
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The [[CatholicChurch]]considersthedeathpenalty"inadmissible"inanycircumstance
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The [[CatechismoftheCatholicChurch]]considersthedeathpenalty"inadmissible"
Why it should be changed: This is more precise and accurate. Per Catholic Church and capital punishment, it is specifically the CCC that states this, and not the Catholic Church as a whole. The CCC is not considered infallible.
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The redirect Mass execution has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 February 22 § Mass execution until a consensus is reached. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 05:08, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. Note that Wikipedia itself is not a reliable source, per WP:CIRC. Day Creature (talk) 07:55, 17 May 2026 (UTC)