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Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash
well, it isn't like other Queens haven't ordered heads to be chopped off or even had their own heads chopped off. Also not like it has been that long - history wise - since the last UK execution.
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True Sarah - tho the last time any monarch ordered a beheading was before the US was ever heard of. History obviously was not a strong point
The UK death penalty was abolished formally in the 60's and the Human Rights Act (1998) adopted the "no death penalty" as part of that treaty - tho most participating countries already had terminated death sentences by that time.
Interesting that the scenario is the reverse in the US where the death penalty was reinstated around 30 years ago and since that time around 1000 people were terminated. As an aside, a friend has been a witness to a few US executions - as case officer in most, but a friend in two. After the numbers of publicised "botched executions", I asked if any of them were botched - but no, they went off relatively peacefully. Also asked if the gutty feeling was that they should all be executed, - generally yes (knew of the exact details of the crime), but in a few instances, definately not - but it's the law.