PS – Death penalty in civilized “western-like industrialized” countries is not an exclusive of the United States. By the way, both the US and Japan couldn’t apply to the European Union.
anchorite
the one who lives in seclusion… / aquele que vive em seclusão…
anchorite 
Thirty-seven states and one fast-lane to go.
And civilized is subjective, cultures aren’t civilized or uncivilized, they’re just different cultures.
indigenousprodigy does got a point, what a bad choice of words…