What crimes would warrant the death penalty ?

**northernladuk** · 9 February 2023, 19:13

Having more than 10 banned sockies.
Burglary.

**SueEllen** · 9 February 2023, 19:32

Haven't your heard of the Guilford Four and the Birmingham Six?

Haven't you looked at how people end up on death row in the US?

(Hint - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...-england-wales)

Have you learnt nothing from Guantanamo Bay?

**DoctorStrangelove** · 9 February 2023, 19:38

Originally posted by Lt Briggs

People are guilty until proven... I mean... goddamnit, you know what I mean

Originally posted by Harry Callahan

When police start becoming their own executioners, where's it gonna end? Pretty soon you start executing people for jaywalking, and executing people for traffic violations. Then you end up executing your neighbor because his dog pisses on your lawn

Goddamn it, Briggs was right!

**NotAllThere** · 9 February 2023, 20:07

Wearing a loud shirt in a built up area.
Being Gricer.

**Uncle Albert** · 9 February 2023, 20:40

Anyone proposing the death penalty should be made to test it first.

**David71** · 9 February 2023, 21:38

None

But murder should get a full-life tariff by default with a lesser tariff only in exceptional circumstances.

**vetran** · 9 February 2023, 22:00

Originally posted by David71 View Post

None

But murder should get a full-life tariff by default with a lesser tariff only in exceptional circumstances.

Agree until we can be absolutely sure that they committed the crime the death sentence is no go.

**WTFH** · 9 February 2023, 22:03

First thing on the list should be politicians lying.

That will either mean we’ll never have the death penalty, or we’ll have honest politicians, or at least fewer of the current crooks.

**northernladuk** · 9 February 2023, 22:05

Originally posted by vetran View Post

Agree until we can be absolutely sure that they committed the crime the death sentence is no go.

You mean like the Lee Rigby murderers?

What crimes would warrant the death penalty ?