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Uncle Joe
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Let's not. If it's such a wonderful deterrent why does the USA have such a high homicide rate? |
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Mr Sceptic
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Let's not.
It isn't a deterrent and too many mistakes were made when it was used. People who commit such crimes don't think of the consequences, so the punishment is irrelevant to their decision.
And people who get away with such crimes, don't get any punishment!
Just a little test, can you reference a single case of a life prisoner getting out in 8 years? Name one? No, I thought not - you've just been listening to Sun readers ranting in the pub again. |
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nikki! <3RDJ<3
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no way!!! the death penalty is inhumain as every human no matter how evil they are deserve to live...many people who have gotten the death penalty in america are proven to have commited the crimes due to mental illnesses........ what about they're wife/husband and kids?Also how would you like to know that you will be dead in a few days? anybody who thinks that the death penalty is an advantage are cruel and disgusting people! ~Nikki |
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ShanniC
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The death penalty in this country is alive and well. Capital punishment needs to be abolished in my humble opinion, but I digress. The point is, people can be executed in this country, which is, aside from being immoral not at all a deterrent of crime. |
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Maureen B
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First off, killing someone because of their crimes in not the answer. Using scare tactics is not going to stop others from killing. People who kill are not in the right frame of mind it they cannot rationalize penalties for such a crime. The urge is too great in them. If this country spent more research on mental illness and trying to help these people rather than screwing up the penal system and trying to fill their fat pockets, there would be less people committing such acts of atrocities. Correctional facilities are a joke. In no way to they 'correct' the problem. They're just big holding pens for human 'wild animals' waiting to be re-released back into the wild without rehabilitation. |
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Rebel Gal
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Which "safe" country still uses the death penalty? Name them!!!
PLEASE!!!! |
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bringmesunshine is back!!!
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A contributor mentioned the Enron trial. He got 25 years.
A woman who burnt down a house in which her son lived got a suspended sentence.
Both are equally gruesome. But death? Isn't that the easy way out, like the director of Enron? |
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Leogirl0804
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You must not be American, we have it here. |
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Ally
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They have the death penalty in the USA and crime statistics there are horrific. I don't think the death penalty is necessary a deterrent. I agree that sentences should be much longer. I even think we should follow other countries and give these criminals years if hard labour. |
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chele
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do you beelive in an eye for an eye....if that happened then one day we would all be dead, because if your brother killed my mother then do i have the right to kill your brother, cause then you would want to kill me for killing your brother...right...so do you beleive in an eye for an eye? it would wipe the human race clean... |
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Nicholas H
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I dont think it would make any diff to crime! Take one look at the USA! If anything its an easy way out 4 them, instead of rotting in jail for the rest of there lives there put to sleep ever so gently! |
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Studbolt Slickrock
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Hell yea! Let's also cut off the hands of thieves and stone to death adulterers. While we are at it, let's also adopt the old "women as chattel" approach so men can beat them when the gals piss us off. |
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lippz
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I doubt the reinstatement of the death penalty would reduce the number of murders etc being committed. History shows this to be the case.
As for the period of time an offender stays in prison...well we can thank our 'do gooders' in some way for this.
Having said that, if all offenders were kept in custody for as long as we as law abiding citizens would like (regardless of the offence committed)...we could rename the UK...we could call it Alcatraz! |
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joybriars
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yes bring the death penalty back after the prisoner has had right to appeal and yet again been found guilty |
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rainman
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The death penalty is definitely a deterrent. It should be applied in those murder cases where there exists irrefutable evidence (much easier to prove these days because of DNA) and absolutely no doubts. For example does anyone think Ian Huntley, the Soham murderer, should not have been put to death? |
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William T
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We didn't get rid of the death penalty. Have you been to TX? |
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Amy227
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i completely agree with you that our judicial system has major flaws. the only thing that worries me about the death penalty (asides from the moral part) are the cases where 10 years later, new evidence comes out, and the guy is innocent. |
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bobonumpty
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yes OK can see the point you took a life you caused mayhem to a family but do you really think that murdering another human being no matter how bad they are is the answer murder is wrong yes abuse is wrong rape is wrong ..so is murder the worst punishment on earth and its wrong no matter who the victim is ..so it seems you cant make 2 wrongs a right no matter what murder etc is wrong and nothing in my books will make it legal ..if the crime is so bad let them be punished all there lives draw out the agony let them realise what they have done let there punishment be first on earth then in hell but don't murder in my name sometimes we get it wrong the legal system is not infallible |
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Calamity Jane
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It is a joke. But that's the mistake made by government and the judiciary system, they are out of touch with reality over sentences. But they are under pressure not to send people to prison because of the overcrowding. Until they build secure prisons for the worst of society without the bleeding hearted liberals wanting these prisons to be on the doorsteps of the criminals relatives. Then we can address the problem properly. Where criminals are housed should not be dictated by their relatives who want to visit them. When someone is given a long term sentence they should forfeit human rights in many shapes and forms.
Prisons have excellent gym and library facilities, many of them are like hotels, but they are all short staffed. Lack of privacy is probably the biggest problem in prisons. A lot of prisons do a good job in rehabilitation, not everyone can be rehabilitated.
Taking their lives is the easy way out for them. Taking away their liberty, freedom, choice and ability to do the crime again is the punishment. Protection for society should be paramount, rehabilitation should not come second to public safety.
No to the death penalty.
Yes to secure lockup prisons where it would be impossible for drugs to get in, prisoners to harm each other or themselves. |
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Hilary Y
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No, I don't think that we should (in the UK) for practical reasons more than anything else:
1. The experience in countries which have the death penalty tends to show that it is not a deterrent.
2. Most murders are domestic crimes of passion. Again, when the 'red mist' comes down then the penalty - any penalty - is the last thing in the offender's mind
3. There is the real risk that juries would be less likely to convict if they knew that their decision might condemn the offender to death. Better a live rapist locked away for a good long time than a live rapist not convicted / convicted of a lesser crime because the jury knew that conviction would lead to the death penalty.
A dear friend of mine was killed by a youth driving stolen car which ran him down as he tried to stop it (he was a police officer). The offender got 4 years at Court. I never considered the death penalty for him.
How would I feel if it were my daughter who was raped or murdered? I don't know and I hope that I never have to find out. But for the reasons above I do not believe that bringing back the death penalty is a good idea - and I haven't even mentioned miscarriages of justice...... |
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kingstubborn
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The US does have the death penalty. |
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agree if it can be proved without a doubt they were 100% guilty we do not have harsh enough punishment this country has gone soft |
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Leah
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Some states have it. It is a state's choice in America to determine whether or not to have the death penalty. |
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sarpedons
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Well in the U.S the death penalty is alive and well. But allow me to vociferate. Anyone that thinks that people that get the death penalty cannot appreciate what they have done are either myopic or suffer from mild retardation. People who get the death penalty are sociopaths. A sociopath KNOWS the difference between right and wrong, but they do not CARE. Psychopaths do not know the difference between right and wrong hence that is why they are not executed. Very few crimes fit the death penalty statutes of most states. People need to educate themselves on what the death penalty means in their specific state. Most people are using their gut instead of research
Cheers, Scott |
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deadly
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It should be available. There is no deterrent now. Bring back the cane in school. Bring back back very basic borstals and prisons, cat of nine tails. Get rid of the human rights law. Then we may have a British society Worth living in again. |
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blokeoaf
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Would you prefer public executions like beheading or hanging. Being hung drawn and quartered could be a gory spectacle. Would you also like a bit of torture thrown in for good measure. |
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muttentrumpet
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in the uk i think the death penalty still excists in the armed forces and for offences such as treason |
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bildymooner
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We still have the death penalty. We just take a long time to get arund to putting someone to death. |
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