Petition · past parliament
Bring back the death penalty for rapists and pedophiles.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
Bring back the death penalty for pedophiles and rapists. Statistically they are more likely to commit the same type of crime again after being released. We need to protect our children, men and women against these crimes.
The justice system is not hard enough on these sort of people. They have their time in prison, get released then do it all over again. Our people need protected. The death penalty such as the lethal injection will do this.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 17 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.