In 1975, Karamanlis commuted death penalties for convicted colonels to life terms. In 1993, Papandreou banned the death penalty.
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Wasn't easy, the colonels' junta was responsible for many crimes against the people in its 7 yrs of rule. But we rose above their brutality.
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Last man to be executed in Greece, Aug. '72 (during the junta) http://www.newsbeast.gr/weekend/arthro/732322/i-ektelesi-tou-teleutaiou-thanatopoiniti-stin-ellada … asked for the death penalty, for burning his family
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Since then, there have been calls to reinstate the death penalty (esp. after large-scale arson & heinous crimes), but I'm glad we never did
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I don't have *that* stain to bear on my soul too, the collective responsibility for executing humans (plus Greece isn't bombing anyone)
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Or not well connected. Even so, I would not take that back, however many people "deserved it" all those decadeshttps://twitter.com/mrP2050/status/754443209812676608 …
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Because I grew up in that Greece - flawed as its justice system may be otherwise - in my mind, democracy is incompatible w the death penalty
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I want criminals - like the Golden Dawn criminal group - in prison, for the justice & system to work, and humanely. Neutralized, but alive.
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I don't know if this all seems easy moralizing. What I do know is that I grew up in a society that's not as immersed in the death culture
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It's not easy. When a terrible crime is committed, it is easy to demand the death penalty. Hard to wait for emotions to subside
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I'm just offering a personal take on growing up in a society w.o it. Feels like there's less of a stain/obsession, comparatively
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