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Bill: Capital Punishment Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Intellectual Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: August 2272
Description[?]:
| We propose that capital punishment is never used. It is not an effective deterrent, it robs both the convict and the state of their dignity and humanity and there is the risk that an innocent could be killed. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Current: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Proposed: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:28:29, August 18, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Capital Punishment Bill |
| Message | It is an effective deterrent to repeat offenses; there are certain crimes so henious that the convict has no further dignity, the dignity of the state is robbed more by allowing such criminals to remain alive and supported by teh taxpayers of the state, and we respect the abilities of our juries to determine if there is any reasoable doubt before passing death upon anyone. |
| Date | 00:31:17, August 19, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Intellectual Party | To | Debating the Capital Punishment Bill |
| Message | Studies all around the world have shown that the punishment for a crime is not the deterrent, a criminal invariably believes that he or she will not be caught therefore the punishment is irrelevant, the most effective deterrent is to raise the conviction rate, which would mean additional police. Also, who are you to decide what crimes warrant the taking of life? Yes, perhaps the criminal in question has done so but are we no better than them? And as for juries deciding reasonable doubt...there are hundreds of examples of being who were convicted of a crime and then being found innocent. If they are imprisoned they can be released and compensated, if they are dead, there is little that can be done. |
| Date | 16:01:42, August 20, 2006 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Capital Punishment Bill |
| Message | This issue always proves contentious. Within our party, both sides have been argued passionately, and with great eloquence. Ultimately, the key factors were: 1. Does the existence of a death penalty provide a deterrant? 2. How many innocent lives are likely to be lost through wrongful conviction? 3. Is, therefore, the deterrant provided by a death penalty going to incrase the overall safety of the majority? Our party commisioned research that suggested that those who commit capital crimes are less likely to re-offend than those who commit lesser crimes, however there is still a 35% liklihood of further offences. This means that the only other option is imprisonment for life. Our research also suggested that the cost of life imprisonment, based on current prison figures, if put into healthcare, could save tens, maybe hundreds of lives per annum. It has been shown that the number of innocents killed would not outweigh this, so we must support the current legislation. We would, however recomend a regular review. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 184 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 317 |
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