[Politics] Reintroducing the death penalty

[macbeth]

...is the word on the street anyways. Apparently Priti Patel, spawn of Satan (who we know is very big supporter of capital punishment), is rather keen on reintroducing it.
https://twitter.com/BameFor/status/1342495556732649478?s=20

Just when you thought this current government couldn't scrape the depths of evil and depravity any further, they come along with this. There's not many things that would genuinely make me consider leaving the country and moving elsewhere, but this is one of them. Would be interested for NSC's thought's on this. Meanwhile, here's the magnificent Ian Hislop absolutely rinsing Patel on this very subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DrsVhzbLzU

Absolutely awful woman, and an absolutely callous, vile politician, which is very on-brand for this government

 

[Swansman]

Keep it banned.

Some are going to argue "should have it back for the worst criminals", but once its back.. watch it snowball to the point where people want to hang you for saying "handbags" on TV.

 

[Shuggie]

I would simply be ashamed if this happened.

 

[essbee1]

In the past I'm sure we've hung perfectly innocent people, who it has later transpired were innocent or were very likely to
be innocent. How can any system like that be fair, just or humane?

 

[LamieRobertson]

Hmmm...I’d imagine a fair number on Twitter would like to see it back to enforce social distancing


On a serious note ..nope

 

[Beach Hut]

Barbaric if bought back

 

[e77]

Absolutely not. Don't get me wrong, there are murderers such as Ian Huntley I would love to see disappear off the face of the earth but ultimately it is state sanctioned murder in my name.

 

[zefarelly]

Jimmy Saville is already dead

I'd only bring it back for politicians.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

The race back to medieval values gathers pace.

No civilised society should ever kill a person in the name of 'justice'. God, it would be beyond shameful if this were to happen.

I find it harder and harder to recognise this country anymore.

 

[Pinkie Brown]

In the past I'm sure we've hung perfectly innocent people, who it has later transpired were innocent or were very likely to
be innocent. How can any system like that be fair, just or humane?

Derek Bentley and Timothy Evans being two we know for certain. Those fitted up for the Birmingham and Guildford pub bombings would probably have met a similar fate had the death penalty been in place at the time.

 

[Chicken Run]

...is the word on the street anyways. Apparently Priti Patel, spawn of Satan (who we know is very big supporter of capital punishment), is rather keen on reintroducing it.
https://twitter.com/BameFor/status/1342495556732649478?s=20

Just when you thought this current government couldn't scrape the depths of evil and depravity any further, they come along with this. There's not many things that would genuinely make me consider leaving the country and moving elsewhere, but this is one of them. Would be interested for NSC's thought's on this. Meanwhile, here's the magnificent Ian Hislop absolutely rinsing Patel on this very subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DrsVhzbLzU

Absolutely awful woman, and an absolutely callous, vile politician, which is very on-brand for this government

You can relax, it will never happen.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

OK so long as she is the first to try it out.

 

[vegster]

It should never be re-introduced, it is not worth the risk of killing someone who is later found innocent and, it has never acted as a deterrent either. Patel is a nasty piece of work but she would never get this passed.

 

[Mike Small]

Deplorable women and barbaric policy. And I’m someone who would have doubled the PC Harper criminals prison sentences.

 

[Butch Willykins]

Just when you thought this current government couldn't scrape the depths of evil and depravity any further, they come along with this

This place gets madder by the day. Someone on Twitter makes up some total bollocks then next thing we know it’s being quoted on NSC as government policy!

 

[sparkie]

This is awful.

Still, I expect the nodding dogs to... nod it through.

 

[NooBHA]

In the US 1 in 9 people on Death Row have later had Convictions quashed. Do we really want to be getting into the realms of potentially executing innocent people. And that is before we get into the realms of whether we even have the "Right" to kill another human being.

 

[Chicken Run]

This place gets madder by the day. Someone on Twitter makes up some total bollocks then next thing we know it’s being quoted on NSC as government policy!

It’s a shit thread, I can only assume the OP is bored and thought he’d toss a few palatable scraps to a hungry for shit on the government type audience, meanwhile back in the real world Palace are one down after 5

 

[Razzoo]

No to the death penalty but..... No luxuries in prisons and absolutely no drugs, booze or mobile phones either.

 

[TomandJerry]

People who abuse babies/sexually abuse them deserve nothing less in my opinion.

Or the extremists who think it's okay to blow up people, or go on a shooting/knifing rampage through our streets.

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