We need capital punishment back.

Isn't prison bad enough?

Yes, but not for murder. A genuinely repentent offender who has come to understand the full consequences of how his/ her actions have impacted on others and fully served their long sentence, may deserve a second chance.

Looks like Butlins to me....





Like I have said repetitively!!

When prison means just that, and life means just that. I will be against CP.

Yes but capital punishment is an easy escape really...

People like Ian Brady are desperate to just die as he cannot stand being confined a second longer.

I was against it until very recently for many of the same reasons most people oppose it. But it is time for a serious rethink in the UK. The justice system as well all know is soft on crime, and 30 years for murder is not enough.

These people are sick individuals. If an animal is sick and we cant afford the vet bills, its get put down. Time to apply the same logic to these terrible people.

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/crime/s/1584745_stockport-headless-body-trial-anthony-and-joseph-jenkins-jailed-for-life-for-murder-of-john-grainger

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9431941/Kiaran-Stapleton-jailed-for-30-years-for-murdering-student.html

I am not in favour of it because I think it will deter people from committing terrible crimes, because it wont. I am not in favour of it because it I believe in the eye for and eye theory. I am looking at this from the economics of the situation.

If capital punishment can be brought back. It could be introduced in a manner that is quick, and cost efficient to the British tax payer. No need for mutlipul costly appeals as one is enough, and only a short stay on death row. Thus saving money on the cost of a whole life sentence. Humane methods could also be used such as Nitrogen asphyxiation.

Jesus you talk a lot of ****e. Thankfully these sorts of medieval opinions aren't taken seriously in any significant political forum in this country.

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All of your quotes to me today - they are either from very biased sources and so clearly don't disprove my own ones, or they are someone writing their opinion without anything to actually back it up.

Not sure why you felt the need to quote me 4 of 5 times in a day; I've been at work, I can't be here to answer everything and I'd prefer if you said all you needed to at once to spare me some time.

which part of my "statement" was , medieval sir?

Thanks for the quick reply, sorry for not explaining myself better;

I was referring to the idea that a state should have the power to kill one of its own citizens, it's the epitome of medieval.

"I believe in the eye for and eye theory". I'm gonna assume this is the main reason that you think capital punishment is the right way to do things.

Think about what happens when a criminal is convicted, the state says to them 'you've committed an act that we believe to be morally wrong and counter productive to our society'. It just doesn't work, logically, for the state (or anybody for that matter) to respond to that by committing a murder, one of the most immoral acts there is.

You're just countering immorality with even more immorality. If revenge is purely the motive for capital punishment I think that's very sad, society should rise above that kind of behaviour, or we're just as bad as the criminals we're punishing.

If you are saying that a person needs to be punished for murder, then shouldn't you be punished for then murdering them? Its completely illogical.

So debate and discussion of any nature should only be limited to individuals who hold appropriate qualifications? Sounds rather narrow minded......

The worlds most developed country carries out the practice of CP, hardly the epitome of medieval

No I dont. I believe in fair and balanced justice. If prison meant prison, and life meant life, I would be against CP.

The Criminal has NO RIGHT TO KILL ANYONE. AND IF THEY DO KILL, THEY DESERVE THE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, its being going for 2000 years. Better you learned it and accepted it.

Murder is a legal term. 'Killing' as a whole isn't illegal under the correct circumstances (special incidents of self defence, accidental death etc). So it is incorrect to say that CP is murder. That isn't to say CP is any better or worse than another arbitrary way someone may get killed.

What is the difference between murder and CP? merely because CP is legal makes it better? Something being legal is not valid grounds for whether or not it is right. CP is intentional and premeditated, and therefore equatable to murder.

Generally speaking you should have some qualifications even if some informal knowledge on the subjects...you haven't demonstrated much yet though...