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. The first ever hanging in the UK was in the 5th century by the Anglo-Saxon's who used it as a method of execution. Hanging in Britain happened until 13 July 1955 when Ruth Ellis became the last person to be executed in the UK. Many people in the UK believe that capital punishment is wrong and that people who commit the crime do not deserve to die. On the other hand there are some people that think that a normal prison sentence is to easy for the criminal and that the death sentence should be used in extreme circumstances.
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