Quote Originally Posted by chris View Post
the death penalty was abolished in the 1950,s sunshine, a very long time ago, we live in a completely different world nowadays.
It could be argued that some of those men are mentally ill, that doesn't make their crimes any less heinous of course, but I wouldn't be comfortable pressing the button on them.
The problem that I have is that people who call for the reintroduction of the death penalty do so largely on the basis of some vicarious desire for revenge, I don't think that's a sound basis for such punishment.
Most of us are opposed to sharia law in this country, re-introduce the death penalty and you're that much closer to endorsing it.