Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Bring back the death penalty for convicted murderers and child sex offenders.

These offences are inhumane and disgusting, the offenders need to receive capital punishment as a way of setting an example to others.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/159001

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