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Bring back the death penalty?

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  • 03-12-2019 1:07pm
    #1
    marieholmfan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,744 ✭✭✭


    Being pro capital punishment used to be a fringe opinion in Ireland.

    Should the death penalty be restored 25 votes

    Yes for serious sexual murder
    40% 10 votes
    Yes for the murder of a serving Garda or Soldier
    12% 3 votes
    Yes for violent hyper recidivists
    12% 3 votes
    Yes for all murderers
    12% 3 votes
    Yes for rapists
    12% 3 votes
    No
    12% 3 votes


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    #2
    osarusan
    Registered Users Posts: 16,643 ✭✭✭✭osarusan


    marieholmfan wrote: »
    Being pro capital punishment used to be a fringe opinion in Ireland.
    And still is.


    Very very few people are willing to leave the EU to bring it back.


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    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,198 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    What an interesting and radical idea.

    Thanks for sharing!


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    #4
    SmartinMartin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,937 ✭✭✭SmartinMartin


    At least attempt to make a point, will ya.


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    Sharp MZ700
    Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭Sharp MZ700


    marieholmfan wrote: »
    Being pro capital punishment used to be a fringe opinion in Ireland.

    A fringe opinion?

    Baldist.


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    marieholmfan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,744 ✭✭✭marieholmfan


    My point is should we bring back hanging?


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    banie01
    Registered Users Posts: 16,803 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    osarusan wrote: »
    And still is.


    Very very few people are willing to leave the EU to bring it back.

    +1.
    The amount of people who spout shít about bringing back the death penalty without paying notice to our EU membership and treaty obligations is staggering.

    Does this not get thought in whatever civics is called these days


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    marieholmfan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,744 ✭✭✭marieholmfan


    banie01 wrote: »
    +1.
    The amount of people who spout shít about bringing back the death penalty without paying notice to our EU membership and treaty obligations is staggering.

    Does this not get thought in whatever civics is called these days
    We could just pay the fine.

    We should never have voted to get rid of it; total virtue signalling.


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    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,198 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    marieholmfan wrote: »
    My point is should we bring back hanging?

    Prefer chilling myself but sometimes I like a good loiter!


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    banie01
    Registered Users Posts: 16,803 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    marieholmfan wrote: »
    We could just pay the fine.

    We should never have voted to get rid of it; total virtue signalling.

    You think implementation of the death penalty would result in a fine?
    Care to demonstrate which others of the EU are currently paying this fine?
    What it amounts to?
    What about the checks to ensure no judicial error results in execution of an innocent person?
    Who compensates the family of wrongly executed folk?
    When does that cost, outweigh the "moral" benefit to you?

    Then, could you present some academic evidence of the efficacy of the death penalty in reducing crime rates? It's deterrent effect?


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    Pherekydes
    Registered Users Posts: 16,179 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Haven't we heard this before?

    Oh, yes, seven months ago. :rolleyes:


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    banie01
    Registered Users Posts: 16,803 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    Pherekydes wrote: »
    Haven't we heard this before?

    Oh, yes, seven months ago. :rolleyes:

    Even the same OP!

    FFS...


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    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,467 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    Maybe not the death penalty but something needs to be done. These people with 50/100/200/300 previous convictions, what's the point in keeping them alive? What do they offer the human race? They'd actually be better off as fertiliser for the planet.


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    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,519 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Mod: See post 11. Closed.


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