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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition Convicted right to choose the death penalty

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When convicted of murder, where there is no doubt of the guilt, the convicted will be given the option to choose the death sentence rather than a lifetime behind bars and lifetime drain on the tax payers of Great Britain

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