I am appalled at the decision and action of the Home Secretary for having put hanging (or capital punishment) to death.

I simply ask what is the alternative with serious crime constantly increasing? No doubt the answer would be given as life imprisonment which never happens for even a nine-year term is reduced to six.

In my view life should mean life ie no release - the criminal's life being forfeit because another has been taken.

Justin Justice

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