The blood thirsty brigade are out again trying to get a vote in parliament to bring the death penalty back. The main argument in favor of the return of capital punishment is to do with the increase in the murders.
We had all the arguments before and MPs voted against restoration so it is pretty obvious that those in favor will lose again.
So although I have no doubt that reason will prevail it is disturbing to see that whenever there is a turn the subject is being brought back. I am all for having an effective deterrent but would not agree that the state has the authority or the moral right to take someones life, this is barbaric.
I am also not a soft leftie and believe that we should punish those who commit crimes against another citizen so I would be in favor of longer jail sentences for those who have committed murder if there is no reasonable doubt that they were responsible. And definitely agree that the sentence for murder should be at least 25 years in jail.
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