Capital Punishment

[Canary42]

I am generally opposed to Capital Punishment since it authenticates the taking of life. But my convictions are sometimes sorely tried, as in the case of the unspeakable *** who set fire to these three lovely people's house, killing all three.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-63717024

Should we reintroduce it for particularly heinous murders ?

[barry1010]

No

[barney4444]

No ( seconded )

[andres]

Yes.

[bookbinder]

Yes, but with absolute, irrefutable proof.

[barney4444]

How can a law be passed saying no one has the right to end someone's life, but then allow a judge to do exactly that.

[Old_Geezer]

No. We should not lower ourselves to the level of the worst of society.

[tiggerblue10]

The knee-jerk reactioner in me says yes, but then, no. Life should mean life and solitary confinement.

RIP those poor little mites and their mother.

[david small]

From a financial perspective off with their useless heads.

[Mozz71]

No, but let's make them work for a living. Bring back prison work gangs. Prison needs to be a punishment.

[jno]

no. There's no such thing as absolute proof.

Dr Crippen would be alive today, so to speak, if modern science had been around. But at the time they thought they had absolute proof.

[davebro]

of course - but MPs won't

[emmie]

at times yes i think they should. But in reality it won't happen, not ever.

[davebro]

The main thrust of those opposed to capital punishment seems to be "Let's do something worse to them!".

[emmie]

what's worse than a death penalty....

[davebro]

30+ years of solitary or slavery?

[emmie]

i don't agree... the death penalty is final, no coming back from it.

[1ozzy]

Thank goodness Abers don't hold the role of judge, jury and executioner.

[emmie]

perhaps not 1ozzy...

[youngmafbog]

I would like it reintroduced, with caveats. But as I have said before if Life actually meant Life then I could accept that. The problem is it has now been reduced to pitiful sentences.

[emmie]

yes it has been reduced to a pitiful sentence, a person's life means nothing now.