Should the death penalty be re-introduced in the United Kingdom?

[.Joshua.]

Should the death penalty be re-introduced in the United Kingdom?

In Britain, loads and loads of people always vote 'Yes' for the Death Penalty, but you can tell more vote 'No.
When it goes through Parliament, the answer is always no from them, regardless on what the Public think.

Do you think people should be killed for serious crimes what have loads of evidence to say its that person? Including crimes such as Murder, Rape/Sexual assault and Terrorism?

As you know, Life doesn't mean life in some cases in prisons. People like Yasin Hassan Omar (who plotted to blow up the London underground in 2005, following the July the 7th Bombings that year) he was only sentenced to forty years imprisonment for plotting to kill hundreds, maybe thousands?

Do you think the hanging should be bought back to Britain? Why do you think this?
Do you not think the hanging should be bought back to Britain? Why do you think this?

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I don't like death penalty or 'eye for an eye' because it just doesn't seem like a good 'punishment' enough for those who commit serious crimes it feels like they don't suffer enough for their crime, because it's just a quick way to get rid of them? And it must be horrible if you get the death penalty treatment even though you really isn't guilty

[the.games]

I personally think that the death penalty SHOULD NOT be brought back to the United Kingdom. This is because, in my opinion, no person on earth has the right to end somebody's life, and countries that still have the death penalty often have silly laws to go with it.

A example of this is that most countries that still have the death penalty also actively enforce laws against homosexuality (such as life sentences or the death penalty for people found to be homosexual.

Tbe death penalty was widely used in the medeval times, and this is where it belongs.

[.Joshua.]

I think it should be re-introduced, as long as there is no way the person is innocent. It will also deter a lot of people from committing crimes.

[Cerys]

I think it honestly depends.
If they kill like, 20 people, then yes. They deserve it. But then again, isn't staying in jail for the rest of your life more suffering than dying?
But keeping people in jail costs money - taxpayers money, if I'm correct?

It's just a big loop of bring it back and don't bring it back.

To be fair, the whole justice system or whatever is all messed up.

[Fifty-Six]

I think it should be re-introduced, as long as there is no way the person is innocent. It will also deter a lot of people from committing crimes.

But there is still always the possibility of a mistake. Arguably criminology techniques and scientific methods of proving guilt have advanced incredibly in the last few decades (ie. DNA testing), there is always the possibility of mistake. Is it worth it to take that risk? And what happens if it turns out that somebody was sentenced to death whilst being innocent all along? Then the government is sued, lawsuits erupt, and end up losing more money than it would have cost to house them in a prison for 50 years.

I don't think the death penalties a viable option for punishment.

[.Joshua.]

But there is still always the possibility of a mistake. Arguably criminology techniques and scientific methods of proving guilt have advanced incredibly in the last few decades (ie. DNA testing), there is always the possibility of mistake. Is it worth it to take that risk? And what happens if it turns out that somebody was sentenced to death whilst being innocent all along? Then the government is sued, lawsuits erupt, and end up losing more money than it would have cost to house them in a prison for 50 years.

I don't think the death penalties a viable option for punishment.

Good Point.

[,Abbey]

I agree with a few of the comments here in the fact that if they did the most awful crime they should be killed.

However, surely it is morally wrong to kill people. Its also kinda hypocritical say if the criminal was charged with murder and then they murdered him back (the death penalty).

So I think it should be and shouldn't be.

[Kardan]

Personally I vote no, and even if it was introduced, it wouldn't be death by hanging, that's for sure.

[GommeInc]

Personally I vote no, and even if it was introduced, it wouldn't be death by hanging, that's for sure.

It probably wouldn't be used if it was reintroduced either. Loads of countries formally have the death penalty, but just don't use - either because of cost, as a way of putting people off the idea of committing anything that has the death penalty or because the country is too lazy to remove it

I would vote no. I don't really see how it works as a punishment. It seems to appear bi-annually on here

[Matthew]

I'd vote no. I'd rather someone rots in prison for life than gets a 'quick release' tbh!