This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Bring back the death sentence for murderers
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In the past five years in Scotland there have been over 500 murders, 3264 between England and Wales and 130 in Northern Ireland. These figures are way above the national average for other countries.
So many families are being ripped apart due to losing a loved one because some person thought it was cool to carry a knife or managed to get their hands on a gun and dont care what the outcome will be. 99 per cent of the the time the outcome will result in a death.
Enough is enough its time to bring back the death sentence for anyone found guilty of murder where there is enough evidence to prove it was them.
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