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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition Reinstate the death penalty for Murder, Rape, and Terrorism

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Reinstate Capital Punishment via a humane method.
Lethal injection is effective and humane.
Hanging is not suitable for modern times.

Murder does not include active euthanasia. Murder is unjustified killing which can be proven in a court of law.

Rape must be DNA proven and violent/drug related. No executions for drunken mistakes.

Terrorism must be dealt with harshly, where proven, with capital punishment.

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