{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/39969.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":39969,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Death penalty","background":null,"additional_details":"In light of the recent tragic events, it’s time that the people of the UK were given the right to take a vote on  whether or not we as a nation should reintroduce Capital punishment for certain crimes, 1st degree murder, Terrorism and paedophiles who murder or sexually assault children. No longer should we as a decent law abiding citizens have to tolerate the acts of these individuals, if you take a life then you forfeit your own. The victims of these crimes can no longer speak for themselves; it is our duty to make sure that the perpetrators of these heinous crimes receive a right and just punishment; so that we can all rest assured that these perpetrators cannot return to commit further abominable acts on our society.\r\n","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2012-10-08T11:15:16.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:28:29.861Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:39:38.831Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-10-08T11:15:16.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":null},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}