Petition · past parliament

Bring back the death penalty for all rapists, murderers and sex offenders!

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

There's not enough prison officers to prisoners so this will help free up space! And also this will help to make people think about doing crime. Hopefully this will make people think twice about committing a crime.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

21 Jan 2017 Petition opened for signatures
24 Jan 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Jan 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.