Bring back the death penalty!

If, God forbid, any of my relatives were ever murdered, I wouldn't want to see the person responsible killed for it. My morals don't go out the window just because I've been personally affected by something. I would far rather see the person rehabilitated than pointlessly executed. I'm aware I'm clearly in a minority here, but if I'm grieving over the death of a loved one, I wouldn't want anyone else to die as a result of that, no matter what they've done.

And again, referring to your second paragraph, I honestly believe that rehabilitation is the way forward. It's far far better for someone to serve 5 years, then be able to leave prison and become a reformed and productive member of society than to rot away in prison with no chance to ever make a positive difference. Sometimes rehabilitation doesn't work, that's true but if more were invested in it that would be a far more desirable option. What's the point of someone rotting away in prison when they could be making a positive difference? Revenge brings society nowhere.

You said "sometimes rehabilitation doesn't work" sometimes, are you mad! two thirds of inmates re-offend, it hardly ever works. Once a criminal, always a criminal. I'm sure your views would change if a loved one died, depending on the severity of the murder too. Say your mum was raped, tortured, burnt and her body parts chopped up would you still want the evil, sick minded and twisted man to try and re-form, so that he can be released from prison and most likely re-offend, possibly taking more lives.

The only reason it doesn't always work is because not enough effort is put in. Unfortunately the justice system is far too focussed on revenge and retribution. If more was invested in rehabilitation, for example, training people so they can get a decent job, people would be less likely to reoffend. Of course they reoffend if on release they can't get a job and are completely ostracised by society. What other option would you have? But if appropriate investment is put in to ensure that they have a job upon release and that society doesn't see them as a criminal, then they have a chance of making a good life for themselves.

'Once a criminal, always a criminal' is the biggest piece of nonsense I've ever heard.

You said "sometimes rehabilitation doesn't work" sometimes, are you mad! two thirds of inmates re-offend, it hardly ever works. Once a criminal, always a criminal. I'm sure your views would change if a loved one died, depending on the severity of the murder too. Say your mum was raped, tortured, burnt and her body parts chopped up would you still want the evil, sick minded and twisted man to try and re-form, so that he can be released from prison and most likely re-offend, possibly taking more lives.

Well before they commit the crime they realise that they're going to struggle once in prison and once they leave, it's their choice to commit the crime so they have to deal with the consequences that will come, for instance being unempoyed, no money, no home. They're too blame no one else.

Would you the justice system to toughen up on sentences?

Hey there supposed to be bringing back the lethal injection in the UK. don't know when though.

The death penalty doesn't work. There's no evidence that is has a deterrent effect, it can cause serious problems with miscarriage of justice, it's inhumane, it doesn't allow for rehabilitation, which should be the primary aim of a justice system.
Also looking at the death penalty in America, it's a shockingly bad system. There have been numerous accusations of racism, in addition being held on death row is almost like torture, in that often prisoners are taken to be executed, then have the execution postponed at the last moment, only to be finally killed later on - this is horribly psychologically damaging.

Due to imprisonment on death row, it could also be argued that the death penalty is in effect punishing the person twice - firstly, they get an undetermined jail sentence, and then they are killed.

In addition, there is evidence that the death penalty has a brutalising effect on society.

Of course, if you're strongly in favour of the death penalty, none of these arguments are likely to convince you, because you'll likely be approaching the justice system from a position of punishment rather than rehabilitation.

All I'm saying I think it's sickening knowing you get "life" imprisonment when really you spend 12-14 years just for being 'good' in prison. In my opinion if you take someone's life your life should be taken from you, death or not death you should either be executed or actually sentenced to life imprisonment without the chance of parole. Also, if you commit a murder clearly you have something wrong with you, mentally, no one in the right frame of mind goes around killing someone, I'm sure none of us would on here. I think you are ALWAYS a threat to the public, if you've killed someone before then you're capable of doing it again, which is a fact.

Balls to the wall awesome?

Lol wut?

Nobody is bringing back any form of the death penalty in the UK. It's not even a talking point.

You said "sometimes rehabilitation doesn't work" sometimes, are you mad! two thirds of inmates re-offend, it hardly ever works.

Once a criminal, always a criminal. I'm sure your views would change if a loved one died, depending on the severity of the murder too. Say your mum was raped, tortured, burnt and her body parts chopped up would you still want the evil, sick minded and twisted man to try and re-form, so that he can be released from prison and most likely re-offend, possibly taking more lives.

We should discipline more of the little thugs we have in this country that's for sure.