AIBU to ask whether the death penalty should apply for certain crimes in the UK?

[PenelopeJoanSterling]

Because the topics got mixed up on my previous thread i thought id ask here, for certain types of crime in the uk, would you be either for or against the death penalty for certain crimes and why ?

Slowly, the US is turning against the death penalty. Why would we want to go back there?

In recent years, New Mexico (2009), Illinois (2011), Connecticut (2012), Maryland (2013), New Hampshire (2019), Colorado (2020) and Virginia (2021) have legislatively abolished the death penalty, replacing it with a sentence of life imprisonment with no possibility for parole.

When there is no uncertainty of guilt absolutely yes for the most evil acts. Paedophilia and premeditated murder YES. Just get rid. Too many do-gooders in this country sadly. They have more sympathy for the perpetrator than the victim.

😂😂😂 so we're doing vibes based death penalty

Are you willing to be the hangperson?

From paragraph 255 onwards, a fair bit on the death penalty https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html

Albert Camus also has some good thoughts on the death penalty: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/albert-camus-reflections-on-the-guillotine

I have read l'étranger, doesn't say whether he gets chopped or not.

Should have a bingo card for these threads.

We've already had "not wanting to execute people is "supporting" murderers" and now "more sympathy for the perpetrators than the victims" rolled up with a whine about "do gooders". Yes, not murdering people is "do-gooding". What on earth is the term for rabid, vindictive zeal for execution?

149 votes.

25% are for you.
75% are against you.

I am one of the ones against you.

Remember we used to derail stupid threads like this and have a laugh?

I miss old MN.

What a disgusting thing to say.

What’s the acceptable level of error? One in ten? One in a hundred? If the jury get it wrong are they at risk of execution.

so why do we have a military ? why not just wave flags of peace ?

then thats a question for the jury

well thats one way to be respectful of your democracy, i think north korea would welcome you with open arms

as as part of democracy thank you for your vote, in making society better

Jury: Oh bother, shall we execute ourselves? I mean, it's only fair!

I wasn't aware democracy and idiocy were the same thing now. Did I miss the memo again?

democracy is the ability to say things even if its daft

Well my DSis was murdered and I still vehemently oppose the death penalty.

@PenelopeJoanSterling Name one country where the death penalty works to reduce violent crime and re-offending (recidivism)?

im thinking more religious eye for an eye

Like Iran, you mean? Or Saudi Arabia?

id need to study them first before i can truly comment otherwise im only guessing

"Min"? Are you serious? How many lives are "min" to you? One innocent person? Ten?