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Do you support the death penalty?

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.

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@B8VWYZS agreed…6mos6MO

Keeping someone alive for the rest of their life with healthcare, food, water, etc. is a-lot more expensive than a rope.

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@BDGTQZK agreed…3wks3W

the average cost per prisoner is about £55,000. this tax payer money shouldnt be used on child rapists, baby killers and mass murderers, cheaper and safer to ki…

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@BD67LPP disagreed…1mo1MO

If the evidence is water tight and there is no room for doubt certain criminals should be subject to the death penalty to save the country money on sending them…

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@BBFTKD3 disagreed…4wks4W

There are many people who have committed UNFORGIVABLE crimes which are inhumane. why do we let them take up space in prisons and why are we paying for a crimina…

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@BD89QGR disagreed…4wks4W

As long as there is hard evidence and they committed a crime like murder they should get the death penalty.

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@BDD3XMR disagreed…4wks4W

If someone has committed an unspeakable crime and it can be proven without a doubt they are guilty they are a danger to society

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@B9VY53Y disagreed…4mos4MO

there are many people in the world capable of horrific crimes, anyone who’s crossed those boundaries does not deserve to be comfy in prison. honestly i’d rather…

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@B9VY53Y disagreed…4mos4MO

i think the one time it would be unacceptable to put someone on death row cuz they killed someone is if that was for protection for their own self or somebody e…

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@BDCFJT4 disagreed…4wks4W

Those that are willing to take life must be ready and willing to risk their own life in their commitment to the act.

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@B9PD53X disagreed…4mos4MO

We should impose the death penalty on people that commit horrific crimes that shake communities as they have impacted the lives of many living in the country, a…

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@BDBP2FV disagreed…4wks4W

If u commit the crime you should know the consequences and more and more people have been getting away with little sentences

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@BDDTGCX disagreed…3wks3W

Prisons are currently overcrowded with violent criminals which should not be back on the streets, using the death penalty for the most violent criminals prevent…

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@B8Z72MF disagreed…6mos6MO

Why should we as tax payers pay our hard earned money to keep murderers, rapists and peados with a roof over their heads and food in their bellies. It should be…

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@BC6SNCH disagreed…2mos2MO

If your child is dead they’re not longer alive so why should the person who has killed them be alive still. Because they could be released and kill again and an…

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@BCN7VZ8 agreed…2mos2MO

I think we would all agree that murder is probably the worst crime man can commit. So the solution - we murder someone for committing murder. However are we not…

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@BDD6RZ5 disagreed…4wks4W

I believe if you've taken someone's life intentially such as a child murdered or terrorists killing innocent people that they should be sentenced to death as lo…

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@B8YHZWN disagreed…6mos6MO

The morality of taking a life is unconscionable as punishment. There is a risk of miscarriages of justice which would mean illegally taking a life as capital pu…

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@BCMBM4F disagreed…2mos2MO

Those who commit the most serious of crimes like serious sexual assault on all ages and genders or torture or human trafficking should not exist

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@BB6NZYY disagreed…3mos3MO

Why should we keep someone in prison for life and spend tax money on housing them when we know, they are 100% guilty and will probably never be released from pr…

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@BB6DXLS disagreed…3mos3MO

the serious criminals, maybe murders, double murders, they don't deserve to live in this society. obviously I'm not on about the manslaughter cases or anything…

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@B8YZ9C5 disagreed…6mos6MO

It is a waste of taxpayer money to keep someone alive who will never see outside a prison wall and frankly deserves to die.

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@B9FQCYV disagreed…5mos5MO

why should we let rapists and terrorists be kept alive after ruining the lives of people and then house them in out prisions while they use our recources

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@B8MKPKL agreed…3mos3MO

if you take a life u lose ur own that is the ultra deterrent and my whole family agrees. this aggressive comeback to a awful crime can prevent people from makin…

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@BCPSWLL agreed…2mos2MO

If we give the state the ability to cast death upon it's own citizens, it could pave the way for a more extreme and comfortable with doing so future.

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@BDKKNKT disagreed…3wks3W

I think if we take into consideration that unlawful conviction is a thing, and the fact that people can be proven innocent whilst incarcerated, i think this end…

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@B8XRVYH disagreed…6mos6MO

money should not matter when it comes to the value of someone's life. There is still a chance for rehabilitation, and even if they do not wish to do so, this pe…

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@BDK5Q64 disagreed…3wks3W

Too many miscarriages of justice have found the wrong person convicted. As tempting as it is to kill child rapists, it turns society into vengeance killers.…

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@BDCSKQG disagreed…4wks4W

If there is proof beyond doubt, why should we fund them to live for 10,20,30,40,50 years. Death penalty.

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@BDCR67V disagreed…4wks4W

Its a very simple position, if a dangerous criminal is a threat to public safety then the need to be removed so that no one else need suffer

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@BB383M6 disagreed…4mos4MO

I think the death penalty should only be allowed for specific cases of murder and if there's hard evidence that the offender committed the crime. I do not think…

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@BCMBM4F disagreed…2mos2MO

Clearly, this is never going to be an easy decision so tight regulation and thorough but timely investigations need to come up with conclusive evidence that thi…

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@B8XWQ7B disagreed…6mos6MO

Capitul punishment is actually surprisingly expensive and usually involves lengthy periods of incarceration prior to execution anyway.

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@BDK69LM disagreed…3wks3W

Killing to demonstrate that killing is wrong is an absurd fallacy. The death penalty is a medieval practice with no place in a modern, civilised society. Also…

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@BDKK65R disagreed…3wks3W

The state should not be complicit in the organised murder of citizens when it is impossible to be 100% certain.

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@BDFD93Q disagreed…3wks3W

People who commit acts of terror, murder people, deal drugs on a mass scale, sexually assualt/rape people or children are destroying not just victims lives thro…

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@BDJGNZ5 disagreed…3wks3W

If you are willing to murder or rape another human being, you are not fit to be considered a human being

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@B9XVTYM agreed…4mos4MO

This creates more violence if they are a terrorist, murderer etc they should never make it to prison

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@B8XMM5T disagreed…6mos6MO

Just because something is more expensive does not mean its inherently bad. Also, would you rather live with the fact that the person that could be killed could…

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@BCQR5JV disagreed…2mos2MO

The criminal is just as much a person as the victim, and their life shouldn't be put in the hands of people who aren't thinking rationally.

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@B8Y9ZBP disagreed…6mos6MO

Too final, could be wrong and no opportunity for rehabilitation as so are able to reintegrate to society.

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@BDH27QQ disagreed…3wks3W

In situations where it is nailed on that someone's has committed a crime like the Southport stabbings they should absolutely receive the death penalty. The man…

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@BDGGBFG disagreed…3wks3W

If someone has committed an unforgivable crime with undeniable evidence in the conviction of that crime, why should we pay to keep them alive in prison?

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@BDG9H97 agreed…3wks3W

Rapists and murderers or anyone with a life sentence are burdens to society and should be put down rather then cost tax payers money

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@B8YPCDV disagreed…6mos6MO

Why should the family of a child that was raped and murdered when caught red handed be forced to pay for that monster to live in jail forever.

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@BDDW35M agreed…3wks3W

If the evidences are clear and straight and the crime is serious like murder, rape or terrorism, I think a death penalty should be given.

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@BDCGWX9 disagreed…4wks4W

Those who commit horrific crime ending the lives of others should pay the same price by having their lives taken away. People who pay taxes should not be contri…

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@BD8699P disagreed…4wks4W

If someone has committed an unforgivable crime with undeniable evidence in the conviction of that crime, why should we pay to keep them alive in prison?

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@BB9428R disagreed…3mos3MO

If somebody commit a murder or a rape, they have inflicted a crime that not just affects that person but it affects the family of that person as well. These are…

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@BDC9XPF disagreed…4wks4W

People like Raducanu who killed those 3 girls in southport will never change. Why should we pay for the rest of his miserable existence? Get rid

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@B8Z38YG disagreed…6mos6MO

This arguement is flawed as the excessive legal fees and bureaucratic process involved in the death penalty makes it more expensive than keeping prisoners long…

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@BDD6RZ5 agreed…4wks4W

Why waste space in prisons for these people? If they have intentionally murdered anyone in cold blood the person should lose any basic human rights. Manslaughte…

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@BDBXNZW disagreed…4wks4W

Murderers and rapists and paedophiles done deserve to live. Prisons are overcrowded this will alleviate it.

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@9GWHWSV disagreed…3yrs3Y

If someone has committed an unforgivable crime with undeniable evidence in the conviction of that crime, why should we pay to keep them alive in prison?

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@9FZ28JH disagreed…3yrs3Y

If someone has committed an unforgivable crime with undeniable evidence in the conviction of that crime, why should we pay to keep them alive in prison?

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@9G55DG2 disagreed…3yrs3Y

A death penalty would just end the life of the criminal rather than them having to suffer in a confide area thinking about what they did rather than having an e…

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@B8BHXW7from Connecticut disagreed…7mos7MO

The death penalty delivers justice for the most serious crimes and ensures dangerous criminals can never harm again. With modern DNA testing reducing wrongful c…

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@B6F79Y5 disagreed…10mos10MO

Those who are willing to violate somebody else's rights like with murder and SA should have to pay restitution to the victim. The victim or victims family shoul…

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@B8K2L97 disagreed…7mos7MO

Humans have the right to live, as stated in the Human Rights Act, no? So why should someone's life or death be in someone else's hands, and yes the victims fami…

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@9GKH2YF disagreed…3yrs3Y

Same as you don't drive home from a driving test, families are in no position to make huge decisions on somebody's life when under so much emotional turbulence.

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@BDLKYZJ disagreed…2wks2W

The justice system is not perfect, and you cannot un-execute someone. The fact that there is a chance of innocent people being wrongfully convicted is evidence…

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@B8KCBJ7 agreed…7mos7MO

Arguments against the death penalty are supported by data and statistics concerning its high financial cost, lack of deterrent effect on crime, issues of racial…

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@B78THLM agreed…8mos8MO

In the USA, 1 in every 8 people executed by the death penalty is found innocent afterwards. Thats over 200 people who’s lives have been unrightfully taken, thei…

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@9GWTR87 disagreed…3yrs3Y

I think the penalty should charged to murderers, rapists and peadophiles that are guilty with hard evidence

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@9GZY9H7 disagreed…3yrs3Y

Innocent women children and men are murdered raped and brutally assaulted every day, paedophiles, rapists, murderers, human traffickers, drug traffickers. All t…

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@9FXCWMW disagreed…3yrs3Y

The UK will seem weak and inadequate if we do not use the death penalty to punish the most serious crimes that have shown to have rational, malicious intent lik…

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@9GYWQZT disagreed…3yrs3Y

The death penalty is not a violation of the sanctity of life, but an affirmation of it as it makes those who violate life's sanctity pay the ultimate price.

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@9H33CFR disagreed…3yrs3Y

If DNA evidence is accurate enough to free the wrongly accused, it is accurate enough to put criminals to death. If the evidence is undeniable, the wrongdoer wi…

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@9FZ6DKK disagreed…3yrs3Y

The life-term prison sentence isn't tough enough for the people who receive them. They stay locked in a cell for the rest of life is like a luxury for murdering…

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@9GGP6YT disagreed…3yrs3Y

Usually the accused hasn’t admitted guilt and you could be killing an innocent person. The family should not get to choose as they are personally involved in th…

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@99QPPQB answered…3yrs3Y

Do you support the death penalty? The death penalty or capital punishment is the punishment by death for a crime. Currently 58 countries worldwide allow the dea…

murderers and pedophiles should get it

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@B8BM4KJ agreed…7mos7MO

By killing someone you only continue the same crime. Every individual has a right to live and we dont have the authority to take it.

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@BDLHVXK disagreed…2wks2W

Some criminals, such as the Manchester arena bomber, are unable of rehabilitation and the simple thing to do should be to kill them

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@9FV9LQW disagreed…3yrs3Y

The life-term prison sentence isn't tough enough for the people who receive them. They stay locked in a cell for the rest of life is like a luxury for murdering…

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@9FT5MWT disagreed…3yrs3Y

Someone rapes and murders your child/spouse/family member, and your taxes should pay for their prison stay. No way. Death is the only answer.

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@9G4N7B8 disagreed…3yrs3Y

Well i do not agree with the death penalty as this implies the justice system is completely accurate and is due to get the right victim each time. the system o…

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@9FZ6DKK agreed…3yrs3Y

there are so many cases of murderers and pedophiles who got a sentence, got out and did it again. for example stephen unwin and william mcfall who were jailed f…

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@9GK9P82 agreed…3yrs3Y

Speakers the legal process is not invaluable in innocent person could be put to death that is too hire cost

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@9G7LX8Z disagreed…3yrs3Y

There are some crimes which are awful and are worth the punishment. Because the entire point of jail and criminal punishment is to meet the crime with equal pun…

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@9GJPDML disagreed…3yrs3Y

Punishments should be decided by an unbiased party. 'Punishments' should be focused on rehabilitation.

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@9FZRH33 disagreed…3yrs3Y

If someone kills someone they deserve to be killed. It's not a case of if you kill someone using the death penalty that makes you just as bad because you are k…

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@9G7GNKJ disagreed…3yrs3Y

People do horrific, pedophilia and child murder and you couldn’t be a sane person and say that they deserve to live, and that tax payers should fund them in pri…

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@9FY278X disagreed…3yrs3Y

Whilst to most the death penalty may seem far too intense and inhuman, I believe that it should only be used in the most extreme cases e.g. murder, manslaughter…

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@96HZKQ2 answered…4yrs4Y

Do you support the death penalty? The death penalty or capital punishment is the punishment by death for a crime. Currently 58 countries worldwide allow the dea…

Yes, but only for mass-murderers, war criminals and terrorists

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34% Yes	66% No
17% Yes	59% No
16% Yes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence	3% No, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence
1% Yes, but the victim’s family should decide the punishment	3% No, too many people are innocently convicted