if were true in england ?

Question

would we bring back capital punishment
and would you be part of it.
I WOULD.

Answer 1

england for the english?

Answer 2

Capital punishment in England was abolished in 1965. There have been many studies made both here and in the world at large and they all show that capital punishment is not a deterrent, it is about revenge.
Two thoughts for you,
1 Can it be GUARANTEED that the hanged person was innocent? Every time?
2 Why bereave the culprit's family, it is not their fault and just adds to the grief

Answer 3

No because as soon as one innocent person is killed then the whole system is void. I know that there are tonnes of arguments for and against but all I want to say is Guilford 4 and Birmingham 6...that's ten innocent people straight away who would have been executed had the death penalty still existed. There are those who may well deserve to die, and if I knew for a fact that someone had, for example, raped a child, I could easily pull the trigger or flip the switch myself, but there will always be times when someone is found guilty despite several grey areas. If 1000 people are executed and there is even a 1% error margin thats 10 innocent people. Personally, I think thats 10 too many.

Answer 4

The United States still has the death penalty. Before you make up your mind about whether England should have it, you should find out about the death penalty in the US.

Re: Possibility of executing an innocent person
Over 120 people on death rows have been released with evidence of their innocence. If we speed up the process we are bound to execute an innocent person.

Re: DNA
DNA evidence is available in no more than 20% of all murder cases. It is no guarantee that we will never execute an innocent person. It is human nature to make mistakes.

Re: Deterrence
The death penalty is not a deterrent. Murder rates are actually higher in states with the death penalty than in states without it. Moreover, people who kill or commit other serious crimes do not think they will be caught (if they think at all.)

Re: cost
The death penalty costs far more than life in prison. The extra costs begin even before the trial. The costs are not just financial. Many people who have participated in executions report severe psychological problems. The man who carried out the last execution in New York, Dow Hover, committed suicide.

Re: Alternatives
More and more states have life without parole on the books. Life without parole means what it says and is no picnic.

Re: Who gets the death penalty
The death penalty is not reserved for the “worst of the worst,” but rather for defendants with the worst lawyers. When is the last time a wealthy person was sentenced to death, let alone executed??

Re: Victims families
People should know that the death penalty is very hard on victims’ families. They must relive their ordeal in the courts and the media. Life without parole is sure, swift and rarely appealed. Some victims families who support the death penalty in principal prefer life without parole because of how the death penalty affects families like theirs.

Last of all, opposing the death penalty does not mean a person condones brutal crimes or excuses the people who commit them. I believe that the dialogue on the death penalty should be based on verifiable facts. People should make up their minds using common sense not revenge. England is much more sensible about this.

Answer 5

yes. but id expect incontrovertial proof that johnny soon to be executed was in fact actually guilty.

prison doesnt work. i know. well i suppose it does, ive been out for 26 years... im a convicted armed robber... the reintroduction of the death penalty is the one true deterrent. 30 years at her majesties pleasure means nothing. if yu can cope with losing youur liberty, then life is good... wheres the deterrrent? i thought it was cushy back in the 79's and 80's, nowadays its a high security joke.

prison is the punishment, we dont go to prison to be punished, and theres the rub. understanding the diference...

will the hangings be public? i think they ough tto be, to maximise their effect, and their effectiveness. if everyone can see, then everyone knows... ignorance will not save teh guilty.

Answer 6

I live in TX, and we have capital punishment, and I seriously wish we didn't--but I keep getting outvoted. I think it sends a double-standard--that the gov't is allowed to kill people, but nobody else is. It's often abused, too. Almost all states with the death penalty do *not* have a lower crime rate, so it's not a deterrant. Also, "Life in prison with no parole" costs less than it does to execute someone.

Answer 7

What about finding out, thru new clues or DNA or whatever, that the person that was recently executed was really innocent?

I don't think I could chance that.

I live in Michigan, and am glad that we don't have capital punishment in this state.

Answer 8

Yes, then the crime rate in England will be lowered.

Answer 9

Yes hang the bloks and let me have the rope commission.

Answer 10

yes