The Anonymous Widower

The Vengeance Tendency Hi-Jacks the E-Petitions

According to this report on the BBC, there are dozens of e-petitions calling for the government to bring back hanging. So the spiteful and vengeful in the UK population celebrate the suspension of the death penalty in Japan in an appropriate way.

I am one of the few people in the UK, who has met someone, who was sentenced to death in the UK.  He was later reprieved and went on to be well-known on television for his work. How does the vengeance tendency square with such miscarriages of justice?  I suppose it’s alright for someone to get hung to discourage the others, even if they are innocent.  Unless of course, you happen to be that person.

I think I’l start an e-petition to stop the NHS wasting taxpayers money on homeopathy! Perhaps the money saved could be used to pay for the death penalty. After all for many the result is the same!

August 4, 2011 - Posted by AnonW | News | Death Penalty, Homeopathy, Justice