Referendum.

[Marvelman]

If Britain had a referendum on should hanging be brought back, what do you think the result would be.

[Hammer Head]

I notice that many of you here assume that with "reasoned debate", there would be a "No" vote. I disagree. With reasoned debate it would become apparant that these scum should be removed from the face of the Earth.

Everyone has a right to live in society and a right to life but if you break certain laws such as murder, rape, terrorism etc. then you forfeit your place in society. I see the death penalty not so much a punishment more of a way for society to rid itself of its dregs.

[manxbiker]

I would vote yes to bring it back for certain things

[Marky B]

I don't know which way the vote would go,as people tend to say things heatedly,but when they sit and consider the options,the vote could swing either way. Also as there has been no real national debate about it,it is difficult to guage where the vote would go. European Union would stop any attempt to bring back the death penalty. In the event that a "no" would occur,the government must make sure that people like Huntley (and those paedo's who tired to ape Huntley's act),Whiting and Neillson etc should remain in prison for life. They go into prison on their two legs,and only come out in a wooden box to an unmarked grave. Death sentences or not,the system is too soft on hard offenders.
Ta Ta
Marky B

[mariner2]

Please lets bring it back!
I understand the main argument of its opponents, a possible wrongful verdict and the terrible consequences of that, but what about when there is ABSOLUTELY no doubt?
(I know someone will say there can never can be a 100% watertight case, but I disagree)
What I don't understand from the antis is the way they can highlight cases from years ago of miscarriages of justice (largely because of all the publicity these cases atractt in the form of books and films) but completely ignore the people that have been murdered by criminals that have been released after serving a "life" sentence for murder.
Since this country abolished the death penalty the murder rate has doubled and there have been 75 people murdered by released killers, but curiously no books or films about any of them.
Will any of you that think capital punishment is barbaric and uncivilised have a think about this please?

[hockenc]

Castration would be a better solution but if that fails just hang the b*****d's