death sentence in the uk?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Rat Faced

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by vidcc

The government would have to re-introduce the death penalty for treason.

---

No they wouldn't.

They would merely have to withdraw from a certain EU treaty, which they would have to do anyway before trying to introduce any legislation for a death penalty for anything :P

Its still on the books, however the EU Human Rights treaties have precedence..

---

So in reality the difference is?

Anywhere from 6 months to forever...

The existing legislation would automatically come into effect on withdrawing from the treaty.

It takes forever to get those bastards in Parliament to pass any new legislation not in their own direct interests :rolleyes:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Rat Faced

Anywhere from 6 months to forever...

The existing legislation would automatically come into effect on withdrawing from the treaty.

It takes forever to get those bastards in Parliament to pass any new legislation not in their own direct interests :rolleyes:

---

You've gone off on a tangent. i just asked how what you wrote differs from what i said...that it would need to be re-introduced.

However I think you may be incorrect about it still being on the books. The Crime and Disorder Act.1998 (googled :) ) removed it as far as i can tell. The treaty you are talking of was a "never again" treaty.


Edit: this would have save me some reading :angry: :lol:

Thanks for that. :)

I hadnt realised that the The Crime & Disorder Act abolished the death penalty, it wasnt even mentioned in the summary we were given about it. :lol:

If that BBC thing is right, then the only Capital Offence now is Mutiny, which means only in the Armed Services in time of war probably....

If we ever withdraw from that treaty that is... :blink:

I withdraw my comment sir ;)

Treason still carries the death penalty

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Voetsek

Treason still carries the death penalty

---

where?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Rat Faced

Thanks for that. :)

I hadnt realised that the The Crime & Disorder Act abolished the death penalty, it wasnt even mentioned in the summary we were given about it. :lol:

If that BBC thing is right, then the only Capital Offence now is Mutiny, which means only in the Armed Services in time of war probably....

If we ever withdraw from that treaty that is... :blink:

I withdraw my comment sir ;)

---

I thought as you did until I used google.with it being the treaty..(busy/j2... it can serve to educate as well as make us appear "learned" :lol: )

I knew it had been abolished but not the details as to how.

I think where we got confused was that the treaty removed the military crimes thing...I think. :unsure:

http://www.richard.clark32.btinterne.../thoughts.html

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Voetsek

http://www.richard.clark32.btinterne.../thoughts.html

---

An interesting read but doesn't answer the question

Looking at the arrests in hackney today it doesn't look like those two at least were ready to die.