The death penalty or capital punishment is the punishment by death for a crime. Currently 58 countries worldwide allow the death penalty (including the U.S.) while 97 countries have outlawed it. The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It abolished the death penalty for murder in Great Britain (the death penalty for murder survived in Northern Ireland until 1973). The act replaced the penalty of death with a mandatory sentence of imprisonment for life.
@9868V6M1yr1Y
Yes, but for child sex offences and animal abuse and cruelty and sex offences against animals.
@9HY5DZX4mos4MO
So your basically saying if someone commits a sex offence to an adult such as rape, they shouldn't get the death penalty but to hit an animal they should, are you sane in the head. Please don't run to be an MP
@99QPPQB1yr1Y
murderers and pedophiles should get it
@96HZKQ22yrs2Y
Yes, but only for mass-murderers, war criminals and terrorists
@9L757Y54wks4W
No, I feel that inflicting death on any human is hypocritical as a punishment, saying that nobody can kill as it is a cardinal sin, but then going and killing the person who killed. In my eyes that would mean anybody involved in the decision of the death sentence would also then be described as murderers.
@8Q46C3HConservative3yrs3Y
Depends on what they have done
@99N2LVV1yr1Y
No but, the families should also be punished as well to serve as a deterant and Torture should also be mandated in cases of pedophillia
@98CY2DQConservative1yr1Y
Spend their entire life in prison
@9J4VGZK3mos3MO
There should be hard labour, work camps prisons not prisons where you watch tv and read books all day.
@9J3L3H2Conservative 3mos3MO
While there is always going to be punishment involved with prison and legal offences, as should be the case, that comes in the form of not being allowed out, seeing your family for a short amount of time, struggling to find employment after release and being told what to do in cramped, uncomfortable conditions. Being in prison under the conditions at the moment is tough, and there should be a greater understanding of this. However, prison should also be about helping the prisoners become better people. While there are some that would have known what they were doing, and will not regret what… Read more
@98HMWP41yr1Y
spending life in prison is a harsher sentence but we need it available for Extreme crimes against the country,
@9LQKWWG3 days3D
Yes, if the evidence is undeniable and the individual 'doesn't care' about being in prison - prison should be more of a punishment than death - if the death penalty is passed, the money allocated to the prisoners receiving the death penalty should go elsewhere eg. education/NHS
@9BLKYZ712mos12MO
Only For Convicted Murders
@9BKZ2PR1yr1Y
yea, but only for crimes such as: rape, sexual assault /harassment, child molestation etc.
@9BK6FLT1yr1Y
serious crimes and where the murderer shows so sign of remorse and will highly likely never change
@9BK4Y7M1yr1Y
No, spending life in prison with no parole is harsher
@9BK3TJD1yr1Y
i believe instead of the death penalties, we should be testing on them, instead of on animal. For example rapists, murders, should be tested on, so animals are no longer tested. No more animal testing do it on those who have committed awful crimes.
@9BJNJBC1yr1Y
There should be national referendum to decide
all criminals should provide social work for free within continuous vigilance and within restricted areas to avoid damages to third parties.
@9BH4J4V1yr1Y
I have mixed feelings and have no definite answer
@9BGN2SF1yr1Y
Yes, but only as punishment for holders of the following positions (past and present):
1. Cabinet ministers, MPs, Lords, and monarchs.
2. Central bankers, as well as executives in the private financial industry, and other corporate executives.
3. Anybody within the country's top 10% income bracket.
@9BGBG621yr1Y
They should spend life imprisoned with no appeal or parole.
@9BF9HCP1yr1Y
Only for pedos. And I mean actual ones like Jimmy Saville, not the ones who the right try to push as pedos
@9BDNCMS1yr1Y
It’s difficult as sometimes this can be over used in the states
@9BCRHBY1yr1Y
Yes but only for severe high risk people and cases e.g. terrorist
@9BBMSPT1yr1Y
Yes, but only for convicted paedophiles
They should receive life in prison and be forced to pay a large sum of money to the victim's family. if this is not possible, his parents should pay for the sins of their child.
@9B6TYL81yr1Y
They should have a long life suffering behind bars, they shouldn’t just die
@9B68Z5S1yr1Y
Yes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence. If someone is told they are going to prison for life and will never be eligible for release, they should also be given the choice of the death penalty. Life is prison is near enough torture, regardless of what they've done, the system should be better than they were when the committed the crime and offer a quick way out as opposed to life behind bars, which is a life torture sentence to be honest.
@9B65QYG1yr1Y
Yes, for severe crimes or repeat offenders
@9B53MSS1yr1Y
Only if there is undeniable evidence that the accused is guilty and that they show no remorse for their actions or any intention to repent.
Yes only for murderer's
@9B3B3GC1yr1Y
No, criminals of such a category should be used for public service reasearch.
@99ZTFPX1yr1Y
Yes, But this should be reserved for crimes that involved a life being taken, But circumstances of events during said crime need to been taken into account and needs to be decided by a committee of judges.
@99ZFL6Q1yr1Y
No but time in prison should be increased
@99YS7DX1yr1Y
Torture them to death depending on the validity of the crime and the crime itself.
@99YR3TZ1yr1Y
no, however, when they are needed to be used due to high and or violent crimes.
Government should not hold power over the life and death of its people
@99X6KXP1yr1Y
Only if there part of the LGBTQ+ community
@99WZRS61yr1Y
No, they should spend life in solitary confinement if convicted of horrific crimes.
@99V62CZ1yr1Y
Only if they take them outside and shoot them on verdict. Otherwise it’s a waste of everyone’s time.
@99TVFSN1yr1Y
right basically i dont need to big time sex offender running in my gaff or serial killer get em gone as a famous man once said should off killed me when you had the chance. connor mcgregor
No but they should be given a life sentence if they have done something horrific
@97NSNZZ1yr1Y
Only in response to extreme circumstances
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