Should we bring back the capital punishment for pedophiles, rapist and murderers?

Question

Also when did Great Britain ban the death penalty. And how would they kill them?

Answer 1

These creeps need to be locked away for GOOD.

But the death penalty is not the answer, and here's why:

In the U.S. in the 1800's there was a huge problem with train robberies, so the government decided to impose the death penalty for all convicted train robbers.  The result was not a decrease in train robberies, but a huge decrease in train robbery SURVIVORS.  Rather than leave witnesses that could testify against them, the robbers would simply kill everyone on the train.

What makes you think a pedophile would be any different?

Answer 2

No.  Did you know that homicide rates in the US, which allows the death penalty, are higher than in the UK.  The UK abolished capital punishment for ordinary crimes in 1969 and for all crimes in 1998. Take a look at the death penalty system in action in the US. Here is some of what you'll find:

The death penalty doesn't prevent others from committing murder. No reliable study shows the death penalty deters others. Homicide rates are higher in states and regions that have it than in those that don’t.

Life without parole, on the books in 48 states, also prevents  reoffending. It means what it says, and spending 23 of 24 hours a day locked in a tiny cell is not a picnic. Life without parole costs less than the death penalty.

The death penalty is much more expensive than life in prison, mostly because of the upfront costs of legal process which is supposed to prevent executions of innocent people. (upfront=before and during the initial trial)

129 people on death rows have been released with proof that they were wrongfully convicted. DNA, available in less than 10% of all homicides, can’t guarantee we won’t execute innocent people.

The death penalty isn't reserved for the worst crimes, but for defendants with the worst lawyers. It doesn't apply to people with money. When is the last time a wealthy person was on death row, let alone executed?

The death penalty doesn't necessarily help families of murder victims. Murder victim family members have testified that the drawn-out death penalty process is painful for them and that life without parole is an appropriate alternative.

Problems with speeding up the process. Over 50 of the innocent people released from death row had already served over a decade. Speed up the process and we will execute innocent people.

Sources:

Death Penalty Information Center, www.deathpenaltyinfo.org,  for stats on executions, reports on costs, deterrence studies, links to FBI crime stats and links to testimony (at state legislatures) of victims' family members.

FBI   http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/tab...  

The Innocence Project, www.innocenceproject.org

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/COcostte... page 3 and 4 on why the death penalty is so expensive

http://www.njadp.org/forms/signon-surviv... for statements of victims’ families