We should be told (From York Press)
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We should be told
11:35am Thursday 27th September 2012 in Letters By Reader's letter
My views on the death penalty are well known. However, I do not know the views of Lord Prescott, my opponent in the forthcoming Police Crime and Commissioners elections, despite asking him.
I believe the death penalty should be brought back for police, serial and child killers and murder in furtherance of a robbery. A new category of crime ‘Murder One’. Perhaps he could tell the electorate?
Godfrey Bloom MEP, UKIP candidate, Police Crime and Commissioner for Humberside.
Comments(9)
Zetkin
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12:18pm Thu 27 Sep 12
rothko
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12:42pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Even if people are apathetic about this post I hope they do vote so we don't get a reactionary right winger running the police.
Buzz Light-year
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1:03pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Zetkin wrote:As opposed to a slap on the wrist for bad health and safety and a full pension.
Mr Bloom, since you see the police as a special case, do you advocate the retrun of the death penalty for police officers who kill members of the public?
As for Mr Bloom's letter, I really can't wrap my head round why killing a police officer deserves a graver punishment than killing anyone.
Who sets the bar? Is it the thin end of a wedge? How long before more arbitrary groups are added/taken away from the list?
Despairing Yorkie
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1:13pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Jezreel
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2:32pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Two of their MEP's have been nicked for fraudulent expenses claims, and remember UKIP is tiny so this is the highest proportion of fraudsters for any party in the European Parliament.
Dr. Sked has advised supporters to vote Tory in future because of UKIP racism
jorvik
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3:07pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Jezreel wrote:Have you said your quota for calling people racists today?,all from your keyboard of course
UKIP MEP's are a joke. They have amongst the worst attendence record (according to UKIP founder Dr. Alan Sked) but they still pick up their full allowance.(Telegraph 30th May 2004)
Two of their MEP's have been nicked for fraudulent expenses claims, and remember UKIP is tiny so this is the highest proportion of fraudsters for any party in the European Parliament.
Dr. Sked has advised supporters to vote Tory in future because of UKIP racism
ColdAsChristmas
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3:46pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Anyone advocating the death Penalty should read Sid Dearnly's book: 'A Hangman's tale' before they commit to murder by the state. What we should be looking to are genuine life sentences for the worst crimes, including cold blood murder.
sb72
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12:46pm Fri 28 Sep 12
I have been pleased to read that a large proportion of those commenting on the Death Penalty in the last view days share my view that has no part in a modern society.
Perhaps Mr Bloom will be prepared to back up his policy with a pledge to offer his own life in recompense the first time his policy leads to the legal killing of a person who is later proved to have been incorrectly convicted of a crime they didn't commit.
The Great Buda says...
11:44am Thu 27 Sep 12