The civilized world condemns the US for its 1000th execution

from Reuters :

“Opponents of the death penalty around the world criticised the United States on Friday after double murderer Kenneth Lee Boyd became the 1,000th prisoner executed there since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976 by the Supreme Court. “

“The European Union condemned the execution and called for the end of the death penalty worldwide.”

“‘We consider this punishment cruel and inhuman,’ the 25-nation bloc said in a statement issued by EU President Britain.”

“in the U.S. a lot of death sentences that are carried out invariably affect people of colour and poor people, “

“Thirty-eight of the 50 U.S. states and the federal government permit capital punishment.”

“Only China, Iran and Vietnam had more executions in 2004 than the United States, according to rights group Amnesty International.”