[KN4995]

I'm in complete agreement with you, Chris.
I've long since given up the way of posting about it at my regular haunts though (in fact, my regular haunts just bore the teeth off me now, hence my visit back here recently).
Because, whilst I just want to say that I believe capital punishment doesn't 'need bringing back' to 'mend today's society' I know in the most part I'll just suffer taunts of being a do-gooder, and how would I feel if my Mother/Father/Daughter etc had been murdered and the murderer caught etc. Which is probably a very good point, truth be told - I couldn't pretend not to want the very worst for them I'd expect. God willing, I'll never face that.
That's how I feel about the UK anyway - which, let's face it, is never going to reinstate CP.
In terms of capital punishment in Iraq - I dunno. I won't pretend to understand another county's culture, politics or rules. I'll only make myself look daft. I can only feel it's not right, but I don't feel justified in passing judgement. If that makes sense at all.

Watching someone be killed.. Wanting to deliberately watch someone be executed.
That's something I'll never get my head 'round though.
Each to their own of course - morbid curiosity and all that.
Not really something I'd expect to see on a forum, but hey.