Hanging

[joules99]

Seriously do you think hanging/the death sentance should be bought back. I dont think I've ever spoken to anyone who is against it.

[silly moo]

Well I am def against capital punishment.
I don't think any of us has the right to take a human life - ever.

I do think that we are all capable of murder given the 'right' circumstances, but that would still be wrong.

Probably I'm at odds with lots of people though.

[silly moo]

P.S. I think we DO still have the death penalty in Britain for the crime of high treason, willing to stand corrected on this.

[mike1222]

silly moo, and piracy, I think.

[delilahcat]

Then you've been speaking to the wrong people, joules.

Most enlightened people these days agree that if murder is wrong (which obviously it is) then so is capital punishment.

Silly moo, the death penalty for military offences was finally abolished in 1998 - up to then it was still technically possible to be executed for various treason-type crimes.

[borg123]

no hanging to quick ---drop them from a plane with a parachute into the middle of the amazon jungle with one days rations.

it seems a very nice place to send them---maybe a pity to spoil it  

[IndieSinger]

I'm against it, joules99.

I'm not sure how old you are - if you're fairly young, think about, say, a parent. If you're older and have children, then think of one of them.

If, in a moment of insanity, your parent/child did something to warrant the death penalty, would you rather go and visit them in jail for a long time or see them killed?

[Philtaz]

I firmly believe in the re-introduction of the death penalty, in whatever form(hanging, lethal injection, electric chair).

With the advancements in forensic science cases such as the Birmingham Six will never happen again, therefore the re-introduction should be an option.

Why should the likes of Ian Huntley or Roy Whiting(who murdered and defiled poor sarah Payne) languish in a prison cell at the expense of the taxpayer?  These people can never be released back into society, so keeping them incarcerated for their lifetime is not a viable option IMHO.

Some say that the death penalty is not a deterrent which may be true in some circumstances, but it will ensure that one particular offender of a heinous crime will never do so again, nor will they become a burden on the justice system.  How much of the money used to house and administer such high profile offenders could be spent in more needy areas?

Rant over!

[THECORBYLOON]

The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 abolished the Death Penalty for Treason and Piracy.

[pjm007]

I agree that hanging is too quick, I think they should bring back torture for the likes of sick people like Ian Huntley, Roy Whiting and anyone else who has an inclination towards paedophilia or a tendancy to harm our children. After the torture they should be kept in a rat-infested dungeon for the rest of their pathetic lives.

[oxeyedaisy]

i also think it should be bought back..for the likes of ian huntley and others that have definately been found guilty..why the hell should we keep them out of our tax..they are in jail being fed and all the luxurys..that our silly system provide for prisoners..they are a burden and also it would not be safe to free them..as they are a menace to society.

[Jeanie]

Capital punishment involves more people in killing.  Not just the 'hangman', guy who presses the lethal injection button or the guy who flicks the electric chair switch - but everyone involved in the process that leads up to the death.  Pre-meditated, organised killing.  Not in the same league as the murderers themselves perhaps - but does it make it any better?  

Sister Prejean (author of 'Dead Man Walking' ) - asked "why do we kill people to prove that killing people is wrong?" 

I can't think of a justifiable answer for that. 

[El D]

Indeed - its just dealing with the symptom and not the problem itself.

[newtron]

I am against the death penalty purely because I do not trust the judicial system to reach the correct verdict 100% of the time and one innocent man being put to death is too many.  Don't get me wrong, I think that the judicial system gets it right most of the time, but no one's perfect.

[palfreyman18]

I also think the death penalty should be re-introduced, but only for those who utterly deserve it. e.g. Those sadistic murderers/criminals who can't change. For anyone who can change their ways and do change their ways, however, they dont deserve death, just a long sentence

[jenstar]

I would support the reintroduction of the death penalty. First priority would be all my old school teachers (except Mr Coxon, he was alright), then we could start cracking down on TV announcers, and people who insist on owning dogs they are incapable of keeping under control.

[greenday]

I'm definitely against it. For a start, even with advances in forensic science, there are still travesties of justice with people later being aquitted, and as far as I know we can't revive the dead. Also, in other countries where they do have the death penalty, murders etc. still take place, so it is not in fact a deterant.

[jade_pie]

ooo this a hard one!! i can see both points.

granted if you take a life then do u deserve to carry on living?? but then hu are we to judge who's deservin wot,  "let the blamless one cast the first stone"!  

A person who has commited such a henious crime as murder doesnt deserve to lead a happy exsitance but then every1,even the worst of mankind, do deserve a second chance!

 and then comes the issue wot if the wrong person is executed, cud u live with urself knowing an innocent man died cos of mistakes or wrong evidence  or lack of??? 

gud question joules99

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[wellhungjock]

I don't like the sound of this! If you hang someone by mistake you can always pardon them! Better let them rot in jail then if the system has got it wrong at least we can let them go and give them a bit of compensation.

[Salamander]

I am totally against it. My cousin was convicted of murder a few years ago, using so called infallible forensic techniques. The victim was a mother and child. Had the death sentence been in place he would now be dead.

Through appeal, last year, new evidence was found that proved beyond all doubt that he was innocent.

You can not justify taking a life for a life, especially when our system is not infallible.

[GuavaHalf]

I suppose some of the first candidates for the death sentance would be women who kill thier children. After all they were convicted using all the forensic tests possible and with the help of an expert witness. Lets string em up.

Oops.... they didn't do it after all.... ******