oooo yes!!!

[Diamond Hell]

Look at that dude in Norway recently, you telling me he doesn't deserves to die?

No he doesn't.

Fascists don't need a martyr.

He deserves to spend the rest of his miserable existence mostly alone, either regreting what he did or institutionalised because he is mentally ill.

I want it back, even if that be through sheer ignorance. Still think that if they are 100% guilty of an horrific crime, they deserve to die.

Let's just get this clear: You want to lower yourself to the level of a killer on some sort of vengeful trip?

And you're happy for the state to kill you, are you?

[AudiA8Quattro]

The death penalty is state sponsored murder.

[JulesS3]

You see the film with Kate Winslett regarding the death Penalty

Was superb, about a guy she is trying to get off. (off death row)

[tg1]

don't we have any of the colonies left to send them off to 

like the idea of bringing it back.

Wont work though the council can't clean my bins on time, and lock up grannies for mixing up recycling.

i dont want to be put down for littering or whatever else they feel like having a purge on

[archie837]

I agree it shouldnt be brought back. Pretty much for all the reasons above. Leaving someone to rot in a jail for the rest of their life is in my belief a much worse punishment, than ending it all for them.

Normally in these instances when murderers etc get caught their life is over as they know it anyway, so why give them the easy way out by killing them? Yes end their life, but in a way they have to deal with it being over, because let's face it, whatever our beliefs are none of us know what comes after life.

[AudiA8Quattro]

The problem is life should mean life, except for exceptional circumstances.

[tg1]

we could always ship them off to clear mines somewhere sunny and wartorn

[DubFan]

The death penalty shouldn't come back.

What we need as a society is:

a) a real deterrent for crime - proper hard time, it's all to soft

b) law enforcement with real powers and able to deal with crimes quickly and properly

c) kids taught proper respect for others so that they don't steal, abuse, harm or kill others.

d) parents need to be able to teach their kids right from wrong

e) kids need to have role models and aspirations to grow up and be a good citizen


So really it all starts with parents/guardians bringing up their kids, educating them and doing all they can to help them become a good part of society. But that will only work for the current kids, there are too many who are already trouble makers and for them we need a) and b).

See this article about how important good parenting is to society: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14403919

Yes I am a parent, but even if one of my kids was a victim of serious crime, I still wouldn't want the death penalty.

[Guy]

Let him have it 

[VR6_Wherry]

I want it back, even if that be through sheer ignorance. Still think that if they are 100% guilty of an horrific crime, they deserve to die.

Let's just get this clear: You want to lower yourself to the level of a killer on some sort of vengeful trip?

And you're happy for the state to kill you, are you?

I completely respect yours and everyone elses comments but, Yes. An eye for an eye.

Is it really any different to 'going to war' that everyone so strongly supports.. ?