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REINSTATEMENT OF DEATH PENALTY IN SOUTH AFRICA

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Dinnie
5 months ago

Please

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Nico Geldenhuys
5 months ago

We need to get the Death Penalty back. That will be the only deterrend for criminals. You take a life, your's will be taken. Eye for an eye.

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Sandy Moodley
5 months ago

Death penalty is needed in this country sick of these criminals getting away with murders rapes etc

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E Venter
5 months ago

I agree that the death penalty should be reinstated. Criminals/ murderers get away, sit in jail, have a good time and the familiss are suffering.

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Lilian bucklkland
5 months ago

The amount of violent crimes and disregard for human life's are alarmingly high and these perpetrators are not scared of the law

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Lee
5 months ago

Formal Petition for the Reinstatement of Capital Punishment (DEATH PENALTY) In South Africa ​TO: The Speaker of the National Assembly / The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces Parliament of the Republic of South Africa ​SUBJECT: Petition for the Reinstatement of the Death Penalty for Heinous Crimes ​We, the undersigned citizens of South Africa, do hereby submit this petition to Parliament, expressing our profound grief, anger, and loss of safety following the recent brutal murder of the Monswamy family. ​We believe the current criminal justice system is failing to provide adequate justice for victims of the most heinous crimes. Specifically, we hold that: ​For crimes of extreme brutality, imprisonment does not provide sufficient justice or address the irreparable harm caused to victims and their families. ​We believe it is fundamentally unjust for the state to provide taxpayer-funded shelter, food, education, and medical care to individuals who have committed mass murder and other heinous acts of violence. ​We believe that the current sentencing regime has failed to act as a sufficient deterrent to violent criminals and that the reinstatement of capital punishment is necessary to restore the authority of the law and protect our communities. ​The frequency and severity of recent crimes have created an environment of fear that the current system is not equipped to manage, and we urge the government to align its policy with the urgent demands of the people it represents. ​Our Request: We humbly pray that the Honourable Parliament will: 1. ​Initiate a formal, transparent, and urgent parliamentary debate on the reinstatement of the death penalty for specific categories of heinous crimes. 2. ​Review existing sentencing legislation to ensure that the punishment for extreme violence is commensurate with the gravity of the crimes committed. 3. Prioritize the safety and rights of victims over the rights of convicted

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Jenny Pillay
5 months ago

Bring back the death penalty. We as South Africans need it because of the serious crime rate

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Anonymous
5 months ago

These terrible acts of violence will not end until something is done

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Anonymous
5 months ago

Death Penalty 'comeback' Long overdue!!!

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Veryll Bradshaw
5 months ago

The murder rate in this Country has reached a hideously mark, peoples' lives do not matter in this Country.

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Abdul
5 months ago

We cannot live like this , we are supposed to be a free society and we are captured by a violent few

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Anonymous
5 months ago

When a life is taken unlawfully and not in self-defense, the offender should be subject to the death penalty.

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Cheryl
5 months ago

Death penalty will save our country from heinous crimes

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Sunshine
5 months ago

Bring back the death penalty

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PATHMAVATHIE GOVENDER
5 months ago

HANG THE BASTARDS

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Seelan Reddi
5 months ago

Crime is out of control. No law and order. The police is captured.

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Shaziya Sheik
5 months ago

We really need it back to much people are losing they life’s like it mean nothing

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Anonymous
5 months ago

Then only, murder innocent people will

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MOSHELLE Pasqualli
5 months ago

I support the death penalty

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Anonymous
5 months ago

Bring it back We shall no longer live in fear!