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finalfrontier1976
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I think we should have a system like death row where you can be on it for such a time that if any proof of innocence was going to be discovered there was enough time for it.
It really depends on the crime, murder I'd say yes to. |
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Tallboy
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YES! With DNA it would be nigh impossible to make a mistake.
A referendum would return it as the will of the people but governments dont work like that any more. |
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sharon f
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yes yes yes, when dna has proved it without any doubt, peadophiles that have raped or killed children should be wiped off the planet. |
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bw_r005t3r
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as a penalty for the most serious crimes (murder and drug trafficking etc) I would support it in principle
The only thing that I have reservations about is the ability of the police to get the right man. After all it's not unknown for them to shoot and kill the wrong person. |
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karlrogers2001
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The only crime that deserves the death penalty is reading one's own poetry in public. |
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Polo
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No. Mistakes have been made in the past and the wrong person has been executed. |
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RobMGS
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There are many crimes that I feel deserve the death penalty.
What if somebody has committed several heinous crimes (The Yorkshire Ripper, Moors murderers, Fred West, perpetrators of serious gang crime?), has pleaded guilty and there is overwhelming evidence of all types?
What if it can be proved that someone plotted to and had the means to kill 1000s of innocent civilians? Recent airline bomb plotters. Do they deserve to live? To be released in 15 years time?
And the argument that it would not deter suicide bombers is correct in itself, but the masterminds behind these schemes do not go around blowing themselves up (on purpose).
Advances in DNA technology and general forensics mean that it is much less likely that an innocent person would be killed. |
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BRYAN D
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hang em all seems to be the popular opinion,but what does it achieve?vengence?maybe if the gov got off its a** and listened to the people with a referendum we would get a difinitive answer!some hope any gov actually doing something usefull! |
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mittobridges@btinternet.com
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No.
I do NOT trust our legal / judicial system, nor do I trust out law enforcement agency... the Police.
I do believe prison should be nasty, cold and grim.... No TV, no pool tables, no nice wallpaper and no softly softly... it should be a deterrant and a punishment, not a five star youth hostel for car thievs and housebreakers. |
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dcukldon
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Yes
The whole system need a kick up the ***. Crime against children certainly needs addressing. But as for capital punishment - Murder Only - It would clear some cells if we started now. Eye for an Eye an all that. |
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bobonumpty
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BIG NO don't believe in murder or any other crimes or LEGAL murder not in my name matey prefer to drag out the agony in jail well they do it in the great big USA then after 20yrs they execute them now that payback time just don't agree with the end do they ever get it wrong |
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MUFFIN
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No. I think they should all rot in jail for the rest of their lives for what they did. Why should murderers, rapists and paedophilles get a quick death after all the pain and sufferring they caused. |
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jt1isme
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I'd probably say No. In my opinion, the ol' eye for an eye business makes those that kill a killer just as bad as the killer him/herself. Murder is murder whichever way you look at it! The death penalty was supposed to be a deterrant and a warning to those who might contemplate such a despicable act and it's been found not to have worked! Lock em up with hard labour for the rest of their lives with no parole and NO niceties of life.....TV, books, etc! |
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jh
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Absolutely, it should always be an option for those found guilty of capital murder.
Terrorism has changed things a bit as well, and there should be some consideration of using capital punishment for those involved in terrorist activities. |
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shane_freeman164
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yes but it will never be comeing back as there are too many pen pusshers in the uk who sit on there bum and push papper around the law has broken down it dose not work people can do what the helll they like and no one to stop them |
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scary mary
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Would taking the life of a person who committed murder really accomplish anything? Can you really be 100% sure of someones guilt? There has to be a better way to deal with people who commit acts of murder, other than bringing back capital punishment. |
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lester
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yes it shoul along with corporal punnishment like the birch. It would certainly make them think twice before doing anything wrong. |
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chris c
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we need some kind of deturent, at the minuet under this government, it seems anything goes! |
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Cymru lover
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Being a Law student my opinion is that it should, with overwhelming evidence that the accused perpetrated the said crime. The existence of the human rights act though provides for every human to be given the same rights, article 2 states the right to life?!!! the death penalty is in direct conflict with such law. there are also provisions that provide for 'no person shall be subject to degrading, torture or humiliating treatment. is there an argument for a person being on death row being tortured - in the sense that he does not no when his end will be?.....
i personally think a life for a life, it would free up the cells reduce the tax payers charge. Most mass murders try commit suicide anyway.... Shipman, Fred West etc.....
an interesting question though.
just a funny for you........ 400 yrs ago stealing a sheep was death sentence punishment! |
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amzalama
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No, I don't believe in the death penalty.
Killing someone 'legally' is still murder, there is no wasy to justify it. We need to portray we are a humane soceity and the death penaly is inhumane.I also think it is the easy way out for people who have committed a crime, they should be left to sit in jail forever.. with no hope of release. I think that can be worse than death. Some people argue that it is a waste of tax payers money to keep someone in death for life, but actually they are wrong. The cost of the appeals and all that go us up leading to an execution that takes many many years, is far more expensive than keeping someone in jail for life. You also have to think of the family of the criminal, they have done nothing wrong and yet they still have to suffer if one of their family members die. Imagine it was someone if your family that had done something wrong, you would still love them unconditionally. Also, there might be a chance that the person on death row is actually innocent, and what if he is proven innocent after his execution. A innocent man's blood will be on the hands of Britain. |
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enigma_variation
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definately not,
there is no way of determining guilt 100% (even DNA isnt infalliable and has a margin of error) That margin of error means that statistically over time we will kill an innocent person which makes us all murderers |
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Mecoves
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It's not bad to bring back the death penalty only to those who repeat practising crime without any sense of guilt. |
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SteveT
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No, there is too much chance of a mistake and once a person is hanged you can't bring him back to life |
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George
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Yes for the very serious crimes like Murder, rape, drug peddling and voting labour |
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mentor
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The UK still has the Death Penalty for two crimes.Treason and setting fire to Her Majesty's Docks.
I personally agree with the Death Penalty for other crimes such as Terrorism,child murder,pre-meditated murder and killing Police Officers.
I would not agree with other crimes being given this sentence because too many mistakes have been made in the past. |
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Abularaby
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Yes! if USA applies it why not you guys? |
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trucker
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NO. because in britain, many people are fitted up for things they have not done this happens when one uses their freedom to the limet, and the government dont like it, Also we would have to hang the last prime ministers from edward heath upwards(i know edwards dead) they are all guilty of treason, they plan to desmember britain here freedom, the crown, and all good things we had, so how can you hang anybody els unless they go first |
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catlover1995
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No as you could kill the wrong person and anyway,dosen't murder count as a crime?
Two wrongs don't make a right!
Anyway, didn't a kid get hung for stealing a tin of paint?
People will be killed for petty crimes like this if the government re-introduces the death penalty. |
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No. Murder is wrong, whether it's commited by an individual or the government doesn't matter, it's still wrong. |
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