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Bill: CP Capital Punishment Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Liberal Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 2172
Description[?]:
| PROPOSAL We propose that capital punishment be introduced in certain circumstances. Murder committed by a re-offender - If a murderer is sentenced to so many years in prison, and upon release murders again and are proved guilty, then they should be executed. Serial Murder - If a murderer murders one or more persons, on multiple occasions, and they are proved guilty, then they should be executed Serial Rape - If a rapists rape one or more persons, on multiple occasions, and they are proved guilty, then they should be executed Child rape - If an adult rapes a minor (someone below the age of adulthood) and they are proved guilty, they are executed. If a Policeman is murdered - and the murderer is proved guilty, then they should be executed. --- REASONING We feel than in the above circumstances capital punishment is necessary. In the first case, it has been proved that the offender is beyond rehabilitation and thus should be executed. In the second case the murderer has proved that they are motivated purely by evil and they should be executed. The third case is the same as the second. The fourth case offers additional protection to children. The fifth case offers protection to police officers, especially those who work in prisons. --- TRIAL Trials for murder cases shall involve a jury of 12 persons, all 12 must agree that the suspect is guilty BEYOND ALL REASONABLE DOUBT. Once this has been proved then the final decision is left up to the judge, about whether or not to apply capital punishment in this case. This keeps the decision firmly in the hands of the judiciary. --- APPEALS A suspect who is pronounced guilty, and condemned to be executed, is given one appeal, that should occur within six months of the first trial. If this appeal is quashed, then execution shall occur within one month. This prevents the system from descending into chaos, with multiple appeals, prolonging the stay on death row for years. The proposed system means that death row will last a maximum of 7 months. --- METHOD The condemned shall be executed by hanging --- INTERVENTION The President has the power to intervene and impose a life sentence upon the condemned man |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Current: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:29:16, January 14, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the CP Capital Punishment Bill |
| Message | The AAS semi-supports this legislation. If the CP removed the special deal for the police, and replaced it with 'multiple rape', the AAS would enthusiastically support. |
| Date | 21:37:13, January 14, 2006 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the CP Capital Punishment Bill |
| Message | Leave the police clause in there, we will easily extend it to include our 'defenders of the faith' in the religious state. |
| Date | 21:38:27, January 14, 2006 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the CP Capital Punishment Bill |
| Message | We would however, welcome rape clause, it need not be a 'multiple' one. |
| Date | 21:44:04, January 14, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Liberal Party | To | Debating the CP Capital Punishment Bill |
| Message | We shall add serial rapists. However we still feel that Police Officers must receive extra protection, due to the nature of their profession. |
| Date | 21:46:20, January 14, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Liberal Party | To | Debating the CP Capital Punishment Bill |
| Message | Also added child rapists. |
| Date | 22:45:42, January 14, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the CP Capital Punishment Bill |
| Message | Okay. AAS is happy to support. |
| Date | 22:53:00, January 14, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Liberal Party | To | Debating the CP Capital Punishment Bill |
| Message | to vote |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 440 | ||||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 60 |
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