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Petition · past parliament

Introduce the death penalty to people who sexually abuse, torture and kill kids

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

There is currently an epidemic with pedophiles abusing, torturing and murdering children, not just in this country (UK) but in the world! We need to eradicate these creatures by REintroducing the death penalty for these specific cases.

Why it was rejected

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

Bring back the death penalty in the UK

Timeline

20 Jul 2018 Petition opened for signatures
1 Aug 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Aug 2018

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