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Why do you ask questions that everybody knows the answer to? We all know the death penalty won't come back, not in our lifetimes anyway. It's not even a question. The point about re-offending, though hypothetical, still stands as an irrefutable, if unwelcome, fact.

That might be the case in America, but I doubt if it is/was over here. I really don't know how much of a deterrent it is - the re-offending rate is a rather rare statistic though ................

Cancer apparantly, so hopefully it was really painful. Somehow it doesn't feel right, the news of his death sharing space on this website alongside the sad announcements of all the wonderful people we have lost over the years. Perhaps we should have a separate sub forum - like the Coronavirus...