Submitted on Thursday 15th May 2025
Rejected on Friday 30th May 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Bring back the death penalty
We call on the UK government to reinstate the death penalty—but strictly for child murderers whose guilt is proven with 100% certainty through DNA evidence. Justice must reflect the horror of the crime when the most innocent lives are taken.
Some crimes go beyond rehabilitation. The murder of a child is one of them.
When someone brutally takes the life of a child, and modern DNA evidence confirms their guilt beyond all doubt, there should be no room for leniency. It’s time for the UK to bring back the death penalty in the most extreme cases—but only where the evidence is final and irrefutable.
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Bring back the death penalty for homicide of a child
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/709710
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