He recalls that France outlawed the death penalty in 1981, even if it was, at the time, supported by a majority of the French. He underlines that the death penalty does not exist anymore in any of the European Union countries. We are viewed as executing disproportionate numbers of minorities and poor people. After all, the French legal system has its own shortcomings.
French jails are in dismal condition according to a French study published recently.
Prison, in general, makes criminals more criminal than they were before - yours is no better than ours. For or against the death penalty, the alternative is simplistic. It is necessary to give wider thought to the judicial system and the penal system.