In my post I did not advocate capital punishment (although sometimes after hearing what people have done makes me want them executed). My post was to see what views others held and the answer was quite clear. All the people who replied to my post are of the same opinion; capital punishment is not the answer.

So the death penalty is out, and so is public flogging we are far to civilised to do that sort of thing. Community service seems to be the only option, for minor offences community service over number of weekends would probably suffice, for more serious offences then a custodial sentence along with community service would be acceptable.

As for the work they do, yes it has to be productive; cleaning our parks for instance would be great idea, the local council does not have the resources to clean these areas leave it to the convicted criminal, he gets punished and the public gets a service.

Only one problem it’s been tired and doesn’t seem to have any effect, so what do we try next, the prisons are full, capital punishment is a non starter, and community service does not work. It looks like a no win situation.

Any ideas?