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From: jcp@brl-tgr.ARPA (Joe Pistritto )
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: So How Do We Stop It
Message-ID: <4929@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 4-Oct-84 00:35:09 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  4 00:35:09 1984
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1) the statement that 'There have been no executions in France' does
not imply that there weren't any in Martinique.  The overseas French
departments are not considered part of France by most Frenchmen, and
the laws are not necessarily the same there as for France itself either.

2) The Socialist government of Francois Mitterand (sp?) eliminated the
death penalty after taking office (it was a campaign promise).  The two
official French guillotines were sold, I believe, to Iran, (where they
have reportedly been put to 'good' use, so to speak).  There is also
no longer a public executioner on the state payroll.  (The last one
was interviewed on Evening Magazine a couple years ago, he did something
else full-time)

						-JCP-