Scottishbloke
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Could the Death Penalty return to the UK
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09-08-2011 18:38 |
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iamthatjack
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RE: Could the Death Penalty return to the UK
It would be a deterrent for sure, but for the mere fact that innocent people have been put to death, it can't be justified in my opinion.
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09-08-2011 19:04 |
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Black Harry J
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RE: Could the Death Penalty return to the UK
(09-08-2011 18:48 )rickhardo Wrote: When we had the death penalty before innocent people were executed. For that reason more than anything else I'm against its reinstatement.
I voted yes as I take rickhardo's point but now we have DNA testing I think we can be a lot more precise about who has done what. And I'm only saying that the death penalty should be used when there is as much certaintly as possible about guilt.
Also, not only will it act as a deterrent but could also address the prison overcrowding issues.
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09-08-2011 19:07 |
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Scottishbloke
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RE: Could the Death Penalty return to the UK
I actually spent the whole day at work today debating this issue with my Boss who just for the record is a Christian but still believes in Capital Punishment, personally many issues surrounding this controversial subject and facts prove that this is clearly the wrong thing to do and I oppose this practice for a number of reasons. Firstly it has allready been proved without a shadow of a doubt that this acts as no deterrent as states in America with the death penalty actually have a higher homicide record than states without it. Also mistakes can be made from time to time and after the sentence has been carried out there is no turning back so this also turns into an unjustified murder by the state or Country. I personally condemn all the evil that exists within this world and our society and believe a life should mean life, not by taking someones but by locking them up for the rest of their days and instead of making prisons like hotels there should be no privileges for those guilty of the most heinous crimes, at the present these inmates are even getting access to things such as SKY TV, the Internet and Mobile Phones, this needs to be looked at instead of even thinking about bringing back one of the most barbaric practices that this country has ever seen. A big thank you to everybody who has voted with some interesting results, I suppose it makes a change from debating the babe channels for a while anyway.
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09-08-2011 19:26 |
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