What crimes would warrant the death penalty ?

[vetran]

Rather than the death penalty, couldn’t we send them all to the Isle of Man and leave them to fend for themselves. Just need to set up a couple of patrol boats to stop them escaping. Many criminals already have bases there (Cojak has a list on another part of the forum), and it’s been used in the past as an internment camp when the Allies were fighting the Nazis.

Well it worked for Australia, USA and New Zealand.

[Uncle Albert]

Obvious trouble with the death penalty is that wrongly convicted people have no chance of escape. Coincidences happen and convictions are rarely 100% reliable. "Beyond reasonable doubt" is not absolute certainty.

Yes, it's also the case that juries are less likely to convict if it would lead to the death penalty.

[SueEllen]

Rather than the death penalty, couldn’t we send them all to the Isle of Man and leave them to fend for themselves. Just need to set up a couple of patrol boats to stop them escaping. Many criminals already have bases there (Cojak has a list on another part of the forum), and it’s been used in the past as an internment camp when the Allies were fighting the Nazis.

I think there are some islands of the Scottish coast that would be more suitable.

A helicopter could be used to drop regular supplies.

In winter due to the very poor weather there would be a natural reduction in the islands population.

[Gibbon]

Rather than the death penalty, couldn’t we send them all to the Isle of Man and leave them to fend for themselves. Just need to set up a couple of patrol boats to stop them escaping. Many criminals already have bases there (Cojak has a list on another part of the forum), and it’s been used in the past as an internment camp when the Allies were fighting the Nazis.

You'd need a couple of gun boats to stop the crazies who tend to write and marry psychopathic murderers, and then you'd have the children problem.

[northernladuk]

I think there are some islands of the Scottish coast that would be more suitable.

A helicopter could be used to drop regular supplies.

In winter due to the very poor weather there would be a natural reduction in the islands population.

Jesus, I pity the friend that forgets to send you a birthday card

[Whorty]

The new deputy chairman of the Conservative Party has said he would support the return of the death penalty.

So what crimes might justify such a sentence, if any?

Fiddling your taxes or expense claims

[Whorty]

There's no place for state sanctioned murder in any right thinking society.

Wasn't you in the army?

Granted, not always, but isn't a UK soldier killing someone on their own soil kind of state sanctioned murder?

[SueEllen]

Jesus, I pity the friend that forgets to send you a birthday card

Just so you don't forget - I'm the woke champagne socialist on this board.

[SueEllen]

Wasn't you in the army?

Granted, not always, but isn't a UK soldier killing someone on their own soil kind of state sanctioned murder?

Now behave - they were only following orders.

[Zigenare]

Wasn't you in the army?

Granted, not always, but isn't a UK soldier killing someone on their own soil kind of state sanctioned murder?

Piss off! I was a bootneck!

Read up on rules of engagement.