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Mr Sceptic
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It doesn't deter, because few people commit serious crime with the idea that they'll be caught.
Too many mistakes are made in the justice system for us to consider using the death penalty. |
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gill c
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having detailed knowledge of the DP in USA I say a definate no, never bring it back. It cost more than keeping someone in prison for life and as the US figures show it is not even a deterant |
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mr perfect
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the death penalty should never be allowed back to Britain, think about all the Innocent people who would of been hung, that's why we have miscarriages of justice. our system is not the best but no one should be hung. |
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Tango
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In the USA they have the electric chair which is the death penalty, but also America has the highest gun crime in the world. The proof is that it does not deter people from carrying weapons thus when the guns are used against people, murdered is committed. The death penalty does not reduce crime.
So called murderers have been found innocent in later years, can you imagine if a member of your family was condemned to death and then find out that they were a miscarriage of justice? It doesn't bear thinking about. |
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Allen B
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British courts have jailed too many innocent people to consider this option.
Say it was death for rape and death for murder; would the perpetrator not just kill his rape victim since the time is the same and why leave a witness? |
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Crazy Diamond
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No, I think the maximum penalty should be life in solitary confinement, and life meaning life. The justice system isn't exactly rock solid and i dont think people should be allowed to chose whether someone lives or not in that way. Lock them away for life and alone to make them think of what they've done. I dont think it would prevent any murders. |
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Stevie
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It would be nice to think that we could have the death penalty for all of those vile crimes that people commit but our justice system likes to jail innocent people and how could you ever trust laws that seem a little corrupt |
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bty78457684
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yes to any freak that messes with kids something painfull and slow |
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joan k
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It doesn't deter as past history proves and how many times have the Courts got it wrong? |
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firecracker
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i think that too many innocent people died from the death penalty, and i believe that if someone commits a serious crime then the death penalty is too easy for them its like a way out of what they have done, i think that the law is too easy on people now, where i used to live some guy got 4 yrs for raping two little girls and i think that is wrong. it is made too easy for people now days, i believe that prison should be how it was, a bed, a piss bucket and a grinding stone, not allowing them to watch tele and play pool and get sky and qualifications it isnt solving anything its just making people want to commit crime for those specific reasons. its like they are being rewarded for what they have done. i know people who have gone to prison for not paying taxes and was inside longer than people who committed aggravated burglary. where is the sense. its ridiculous |
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roger.williams20@btinternet.com
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It would be a return to the dark ages. I am so unsure about the trustworthiness of our present legal system that I would be scared that innocent people would be put to death and an appeal would be no good to the dead man. Economically it is a sound idea. |
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nutterorsaintuchoose
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no not ever its barbaric |
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taxed till i die,
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Proven in the past that it does not deter murder,Uk is more humane. |
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farien3
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There may be crimes that justify the penalty, but the problem is two-fold. How do you KNOW they committed the crime? In some cases it's just not certain, and if you only make ONE mistake out of 100 cases, you've murdered an innocent man. NOTHING justifies that.
Secondly, there is absolutely NO evidence that the death penalty deters violent crimes. We've had the death penalty in various States here in the U.S. for 2 centuries, and the violent crime rate has never shown any signs of abating because of it. People don't think about consequences when they commit acts of violence. They never have, and probably never will. |
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squeaky
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Looking at statistics corporal punishment was around along time. Murder rates rose and therefore it concludes it doesn't actually prevent murders especially as most are not premediated to the degree, more a case of loss of temper etc or continual abuse. I think it would be a backward step. Yes we have DNA but is it worth the one innocent life if we get it wrong? NO. Don't ever bring it back. the only thing it wil do is encourage the sadist brigade!
NO NO NO |
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tkf57
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i think we have to tread very carefully here - not sure about the death penalty but something has to be done to deter the violence in this country and make people value life = but i dont have the answer |
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hms jollies
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no what happens when they get the wrong man it will happen you cant give them there life backs |
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Susan S
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Why not institute life without parole. It means exactly what it says. Take a look at the United States experience with the death penalty. You don't have to sympathize with criminals or want them to avoid a terrible punishment to ask if the death penalty prevents or even reduces crime and to think about the risks of executing innocent people.
125 people on death rows have been released with proof that they were wrongfully convicted. DNA is available in less than 10% of all homicides and isn’t a guarantee we won’t execute innocent people.
The death penalty doesn't prevent others from committing murder. No reputable study shows the death penalty to be a deterrent. To be a deterrent a punishment must be sure and swift. The death penalty is neither. Homicide rates are higher in states and regions that have it than in those that don’t.
We have a good alternative. Life without parole is now on the books in 48 states. It means what it says. It is sure and swift and rarely appealed. Life without parole is less expensive than the death penalty.
The death penalty costs much more than life in prison, mostly because of the legal process which is supposed to prevent executions of innocent people.
The death penalty isn't reserved for the worst crimes, but for defendants with the worst lawyers. It doesn't apply to people with money. When is the last time a wealthy person was on death row, let alone executed?
The death penalty doesn't necessarily help families of murder victims. Murder victim family members across the country argue that the drawn-out death penalty process is painful for them and that life without parole is an appropriate alternative.
Problems with speeding up the process. Over 50 of the innocent people released from death row had already served over a decade. If the process is speeded up we are sure to execute an innocent person. |
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Redmonk
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I'm basically for the death penalty because there has to be an ultimate deterrent.
I also weigh my opinion against the fact that mistakes can be made but with modern DNA detection aids it is becoming more certain that the detection rate is diagnosed correctly.
As long as there is absolutely no doubt that the person charge is the perpetrator then a life for a life should mean exactly what it says. The Murderers human rights should not be above those of the victim.
So yes with reservations and a new definition of ''beyond all reasonable doubt'.
ATB Red |
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watford comedy
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i think first of all people should be educated on what punishment fits what crime, and that way if people do bad things, they know the consequences |
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UTOPIA OR BUST,
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Is that why the BNP and UKIP want out of the EU, because part of the EU membership is no death penalties? |
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Jim P
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For EVERYONE in the UK? Isn't that a bit harsh?? |
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Bear
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As Joan states we did have the death penalty and we still had many murders. It's not the deterrant that we think it is.
Likewise who do we give the death penalty to? How many convictions have now been quashed years later. |
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The Font Oak
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American prisons are full of people awaiting execution. there is NO deterrent in the death penalty.Or else why the Que to die??? |
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awwintle
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yes pedos that are proven guilty should be hung so there not let out to do it again. and to save us taxpayers paying for them to be kept in prisons. |
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"la perte de clown"
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hang em high baby! |
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gortamor
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Never, besides being barbaric and inhumane, it can be used for political purposes against those who oppose the state.
For serious crimes, life sentence with no chance of early release. |
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firebobby
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Prior to the abolition of capital punishment, murder, rape and in particular crimes against children made headline news in the national papers. Nowadays they are relegated to the inside pages. Murder and violent crime had certainly increased and the death penalty should be reinstated.
Sure there were miscarriages of justice and police mismanagemnet, but the introduction of DNA testing will surely eliminate these.
I believe that capital punishment should be reintroduced but by lethal injection rather than hanging. |
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