Seven in 10 Britons would support the death penalty following the Southport tragedy.
A new poll has found that the majority of Britons are now in support of reinstating the death penalty in the UK, following the sentencing of mass child murderer Axel Rudakubana
Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were stabbed to death by Rudakubana at at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29. Eight other children and two adults were injured but survived.
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According to the new poll, millenials are the strongest supporters of the death penalty.
MSN reports: Three in five, (58 per cent) of Millennials born between 1981 and 1986, believe capital punishment should be reintroduced.
They represent the largest population in Britain and are often called “digital natives,” being the first generation to grow up with the internet.
The survey, conducted by the public opinion think tank More in Common, revealed a notable rise in support for the death penalty compared to its previous poll on the topic in 2023.
The proportion of Brits supporting the return of the death penalty for certain crimes has risen from 50 to 55 per cent, while opposition has decreased from 37 to 32 per cent, The Times reported.
It follows the sentencing of 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana, who was handed a 52-year prison term for the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King, and Elsie Dot Stancombe in Southport, as well as the attempted murder of eight others.
Rudakubana avoided a whole-life order, the toughest punishment available in the UK, because he was under 18 at the time he carried out the savage attack in July last year.
During sentencing, Mr Justice Goose stated that had Rudakubana been 18 at the time of the attack, he would have imposed a life sentence without the possibility of parole, meaning he would never have been released.
Six in ten (59 per cent) of Britons thought Rudakubana’s sentence was too lenient, according to the poll, while a third said it was “about right” and only two per cent thought the sentence was too harsh.
Generation Z, aged between 18 and 26, are the most conflicted over the return of the death penalty, with a fairly even split — 45 per cent in favour and 45 per cent against it.
A majority of the Baby Boomer generation, aged 60 to 74, support the death penalty by a margin of 58 to 34 per cent, while 50 per cent of those over 75 are in favor and 37 per cent are opposed.
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