Ep. 67 - What’s your position on the death penalty?

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The United States is the only nation in the world that has more guns than people. And this weekend, we saw two mass shootings on opposite sides of the country. On today’s episode, we are unpacking why we have so much carnage in this country and yet so little change. Have you guessed yet what Shaun will be breaking down? It’s time to talk about the NRA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On BBC A
0:02.0	I am doing life a few more years means nothing to me
0:06.0	I'm pregnant
0:08.0	judges go easy I'm pregnant women
0:10.0	I've been old my electricity that's all
0:12.0	don't think I should even be in here.
0:14.0	A new series of the Baffa Award winning time.
0:18.0	You tell anyone and I mean anyone about me I will kill you. Starring Jody Whitaker tomorrow
0:25.2	Lawrence and Bella Ramsey time watch on BBC I player. New from Juror X, seven different vibrations.
0:43.3	You'll want to put on repeat.
0:45.1	Now available at Boots and at duerX.co.
0:48.8	UK.
0:49.2	Did you see that the Trump administration just announced that they're going to restart the death penalty on the federal level?
0:58.0	Now here's the thing.
1:00.0	It was functionally stopped all the way back in 2003 during the Bush administration,
1:07.0	and not a single man or woman has been executed by the federal government for 16 years. The death penalty is now completely outlawed in almost every
1:16.7	developed country in the world and 21 states and the United States have now
1:21.0	banned it. Today I want to make my case on why you
1:26.1	should be against the death penalty. I'm going to keep it all the way honest. I'll
1:30.3	tell you why I'm against it and I'll tell you why Trump is doing this now
1:34.5	Basically playing on the most vile instincts of this nation. Let's dig in together. This is Sean King and you are listening to
1:43.3	Break down. What do you believe in?
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