Petition · past parliament

Reinstate the death penalty for murder beyond reasonable doubt

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Citizens of united Kingdom believe that we will never be safe from evil murderers who are given jail sentences then after are released in to our communities. This can't be right and it's not justice at all.

It's the duty of every government to protect the public so give the courts the power
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/781769/finsbury-park-toddler-man-charged-murder-thames-magistrates-court-north-london

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/677440/David-Mcgreavy-Monster-of-Worcester-impaled-children-murder-released-prison

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

21 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
30 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Mar 2017

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