Should capital punishment be reintroduced in the UK? Capital punishment is "putting a condemned person to death. Many people associated America with capital punishment, as they are the only western society that still uses this form of punishment. However, they will not be alone if the UK decides to bring back the death sentence. The death penalty has been commonplace in English history and has played a crucial role in our development as a society. …showed first 75 words of 898 total…

…showed last 75 words of 898 total…sues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. People that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms." This basically means that violence does solve things and has occurred throughout history up to the current day. For example, World War 2 was fought as negotiation and non-violent alternatives did not work. The war was won and therefore stopped through violence.