Sorry markie, I missed this post of yours before, because I forgot that you're probably the kind of person who wouldn't read the forum rules, as well as not reading this topic properly.markie said:Softus people who kill kids are animals in my book so there is no diff between sharks/dogs/lions so they can be hunted. i bet if there was a vote in the UK 99.9 would feel the same as me.
Anyway, if you want to put your money where your mouth is then I would accept a wager with you, assuming that:
1. When you say "99.9", you mean 99.9%.
2. You will be providing the evidence that you're right.
Interestingly, I would need to find only in excess of 0.1% of the population that agree with me, to show that you're wrong.
Well, at the time of writing this, 16 forum users have expressed a clear opinion on the 'kill them or don't kill them issue, on this topic. (For the purposes of this I'm counting "david and julie" as one person. Also, nominally, Slogger is one person, although some may regard him either as mentally incomplete, or, conversely, having multiple personalities.) Of those 16, I believe 7 have clearly stated that they don't support a change to the death penalty; this is 43.75% - more than the 0.1% required to show that your wager would be foolhardy.
Furthermore, the 1969 vote in the HoC revealed that 343 voted against 185 to abolish the death penalty. Also, reading further:
Widening the scope, the same article indicates that 68 other countries have abolished the death penalty for all crimes. With fewer than 250 countries on the planet, this represents a sizeable group of people who each stand ready to grab your wager and sandpaper your ears with it.Amnesty International said:There have been at least 13 attempts to bring back hanging for various categories of murder since 1969. All have failed, and the trend has been towards ever greater majorities in Parliament for abolition.
It might well be that you intended to sample only the foolish and dishonest members of the population, in which case your prediction is probably quite accurate. If not, then please indicate how much money you would be willing to give me, and I'll contact you to arrange for collection.
* Amnesty International