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I vote yes (option 2).

I also believe that corporal punishment should be reinstated.

Re: Capital punishment
 

I have voted for option 2. My only concern would be this, the courts would have to be 100% certain that the person that they would be condemning to death, is the guilty party.
Certain crimes such as murder, rape, paedaphilia and the such like would in my opinion have to be included.

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Everyones entitled to there own views here, remember peeps. Curious though to how this would be done, because not many people now would be happy giving the injection or throwing the eleccy switch to the chair, as in a sence that means you took the persons life.. this could disturb some people..:dozey:

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You simply get the 'in mates to do the dirty work' easy

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Serial Killers killing Serial Killers... :erm: okay this worlds not a full shilling anymore.

I know that we cannot make them behave and understand our rules and laws, some of these people are twisted behond repair, but I just dont think its right to kill them.

Re: Capital punishment
 

I think most people would guess correctly that my vote is "No, never".

Re: Capital punishment
 

I've voted "No, never".


I do not believe it is right for the state to take someone's life as punishment. Keep murderers locked up for life, but don't kill them.


There is also the miscarriage of justice issue, as others have pointed out. People have been executed before, only for it to later have been found that they were wrongfully convicted. Also has happened (& still happens) in the US. IIRC, there was one state a few years ago, which imposed a moratorium on the use of the death penalty after it was found that large numbers of its death row prisoners should never have been convicted.

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Whats 100% sure? A jury convicts on the basis of beyond reasonable doubt. If there is doubt a not guilty verdict is returned. All people found guilty were, I think, what you would call 100%. Unless of course you're trying to introduce into british law varying degrees of guilt. A bit guilty, quite guilty, guilty and definately guilty. It's a novel idea!
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sally clark & angela canning were found guilty of "serial killings". You would like both to have been executed? Nice one!

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Umm, would I be right in thinking that the descriptions of the things that we are voting for have changed?

Considering that I voted right at the very start, and that my vote is now being counted against a category / description that I wouldn't have voted for, doesn't that make a complete mockery of having a vote in the first place?

I know I could just vote again but doesn't that sort of defeat the point?

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sally clark & angela canning were found guilty of "serial killings". You would like both to have been executed? Nice one![/QUOTE]

Sorry Andrew, please accept my apology, I was off on one and didn't read your post properly.

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No worries. respect to you for apologising and being mature enough to do so. :tu:

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From page two:

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:dunce:

Doh!!

Nice one Raist :clap:

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LOL

:beer:

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Done. Sorry for the delay!