Last time I looked a majority of Brits support the death penalty. Which personally I’ve always found quite disturbing considering all the problems with it.

But 5 mins on any subreddit and you have people frothing at the mouth to hang every criminal.

Which if even more disturbing.

So what do you think?

  • ThenThreeMore
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    5 months ago

    The defendant saying that they did it doesn’t mean that they did. That could be helping the real guilty party get off.

    • CashewNut 🏴󠁢󠁥󠁧󠁿@lemmy.worldOP
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      5 months ago

      Not just that. I’ve been convicted of a crime before. If I could plead guilty to something that would get me executed I would. Because at various times I’ve been suicidal.

      Not just that but I plead guilty to charges I wasn’t even sure I committed simply out of shame and a lack of self preservation.

      It was complicated and I won’t get into it but suffice to say: my experience made me realise criminality isn’t black and white.