Should Capital Punishment be Re-introduced in Britain?

Capital Punishment is the use of death as punishment. In the 18th century Parliament was continuously enlarging the list of capital crimes, which were punishable by death, these included stealing in a shop to the value of five shillings, stealing anything at all privily from a person, sending threatening letters, sacrilege, and cutting down a tree. Starting in the 1820s, the number of capital crimes slowly decreased. In 1861, murder became the only offence for which the death penalty was used in peacetime.
On 13th July 1955 Ruth Ellis was hanged at Holloway Prison, London. Her execution aroused the public interest and sympathy. There was nothing solemn or chastening about her death. It was mainly this execution that sparked off a new wave of controversy that led to hangings being suspended in Britain for almost two years and an important legislative step being taken towards no capital punishment.

The 1957 Homicide Act dramatically reduced the number of executions- In the firs...