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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition Do not re-introduce the death penalty to the UK

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Capital punishment should not be re-introduced into the UK, as revenge has no place in a civilised justice system, in addition to the fact that executions resulting from miscarriages of justice would be horrendous.

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