Should the UK bring back capital punishment?

[QWERTY]

I've been giving this subject some serious thought recently. I used to be firmly against capital punishment but I've recently changed my mind. The one thing that really used to put me off it was the fact that innocent men have been wrongly convicted in the past and and put to death due to dodgy evidence or false statements. However things have now changed. With the advent of new forensic techniques we can no have 100% certainty in the safeness of a conviction. No innocent ever needs die again.

So I propose that the death sentence is brought back.

Capital punishment can also be used to benefit the victims and their families using a more modern approach. With cable and satelite TV in almost every home the infrastructure is now there for pay per view hangings, electrocutions and lethal injections. The victims families could also have more of a say in how those found guilty should be put to death. This would make for more entertaining executions and would boost viewing figures bringing in more much needed cash for the bereaved.

Discuss.

[OL]

Sounds like a brilliant way to boost the economy.

[MiTT3NZ]

No, the best way to deal with severe crimes is to actually banish those who commit said crimes from society. That means, fly em over the north pole, give em a few rations n provisions, strap a parachute to their backs without telling them how to operate it, boot em out, if they survive they survive, if they don't they don't.

[QWERTY]

No, the best way to deal with severe crimes is to actually banish those who commit said crimes from society. That means, fly em over the north pole, give em a few rations n provisions, strap a parachute to their backs without telling them how to operate it, boot em out, if they survive they survive, if they don't they don't.

Why should we, the taxpayers, have to pay for their flights and provisions? Why not just 'ave orf with their 'eads (figuratively speaking) and get some much needed revenue in the process? It's just common sense.

[St. Elmo's Fire]

They should re-introduce slavery for serious prisoners, IMO. If they choose to be unproductive and/or disruptive, their food and water rations will be reduced. Human rights laws would never allow it though.

[QWERTY]

They should re-introduce slavery for serious prisoners, IMO. If they choose to be unproductive and/or disruptive, their food and water rations will be reduced. Human rights laws would never allow it though.

This is a seriously good idea. Plus, David Cameron is attempting to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, so there is a possibility that a punishment along these lines could happen in the future. Win-win all round imo.

[St. Elmo's Fire]

TBH I think the UK should be deciding what happens here, and giving two fingers to the EU when it suits them. France has been getting away with similar for a long time. Could be a scary precedent to set though, if they (in power) truly thought they could just do WTF they wanted...

[MiTT3NZ]

No, the best way to deal with severe crimes is to actually banish those who commit said crimes from society. That means, fly em over the north pole, give em a few rations n provisions, strap a parachute to their backs without telling them how to operate it, boot em out, if they survive they survive, if they don't they don't.

Why should we, the taxpayers, have to pay for their flights and provisions? Why not just 'ave orf with their 'eads (figuratively speaking) and get some much needed revenue in the process? It's just common sense.

Because it's a fate worse than death. And coz it's my idea it'D be funded solely by the PM.

[Crimson Ryan]

Capital punishment can also be used to benefit the victims and their families using a more modern approach. With cable and satelite TV in almost every home the infrastructure is now there for pay per view hangings, electrocutions and lethal injections. The victims families could also have more of a say in how those found guilty should be put to death. This would make for more entertaining executions and would boost viewing figures bringing in more much needed cash for the bereaved.

They could make a TV show about this. I've already thought about a perfect name for it already!

[wude]

How about sharia law?

[mue 26]

Qwerty's weekly troll thread again. Anyway here's an observation I find slightly disturbing, especially considering the frequency with which I've encountered it: people arguing against capital punishment, but purely from the point of view that we should put serious criminals into a lifetime of solitary confinement, as that would be more tortuous for them than a quick death. Whenever I hear this (and I've heard it quite a lot) I just tend to grimace and look for the exit.

[QWERTY]

Qwerty's weekly troll thread again.

I don't post threads on here every week you muppet.

[MiTT3NZ]

No, but since your first topic of the year, you're just one topic shy of averaging out at one per week. Trust me. I was sad enough to check.

[QWERTY]

No, but since your first topic of the year, you're just one topic shy of averaging out at one per week. Trust me. I was sad enough to check.

How's the business going?

[MiTT3NZ]

Well. Kinda. I'm not doing what I expected to be doing, and it's more along the lines of "freelancer that can provide services" as opposed to "service provider", but it's still doing summat I love, and that's what it was all about really. Just have to take lengthy breaks every hour or so to "reset my ears".

Thanks for asking though, how's the planning for Oz coming along?