Petition · past parliament

Reinstate capital punishment for sound minded murders of children and vulnerable

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Global warming, population and unfair justice need contributory solutions. Imposing the death sentence to those of sound mind who act on the intent to maliciously kill a child and/or vulnerable adult, beyond all reasonable doubt would bring a fair carriage of justice and contribute to a safer world.
Because if the Government doesn’t, the incomprehensible crime will continue, incarcerated vigilantes will continue to inflict further punishment to these types of offenders as a result of common unsatisfactory justice. This imposes further punishment on the lesser offender who inflicts his/her own carriage of justice. In turn, the Taxpayers and Government make increased contributions to the imprisonment of all offenders involved for an even longer duration.

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Bring back the death penalty for convicted murderers: Bring back the death penalty for convicted murderers

Timeline

7 Dec 2021 Petition opened for signatures
13 Dec 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Dec 2021

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