What Does Everyone Think of This?

[squiffy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_United_Kingdom

 

[Sparky__H]

Iv’e never been a fan of the idea of capital punishment, but without a legel government this is not capital punishment its sanctioned murder.

As the old eye for an eye adage, I would much prefer someone in an orange jumpsuit working themselves to death at the side of the road then having their throat cut out like an animal.

I would even go so far as to say state sanctioned slavery…

 

[id10T_error]

An Eye For An Eye Will Make The Whole World Blind
Mahatma Gandhi

In answer to the OP I would say that this is wrong, what concern me are the following

Due course
The damage to the boy as a result of being invited to kill
The potential for revenge upon the boy by the convicted's family and then the cycle of revenge this might promote
The painful/ prolonged death that the convicted man faced

I don't like the concept of the death sentence but then neither do I like the concept of life with no chance of rehabilitation, I'm not sure what the solution is but is sure as hell isn't getting a 16 year old boy to commit homocide with legal sanction.

MB