One way to cut murders

In the 1950s and 1960s the crime of murder was quite rare and when there was one it was reported as headline news for several days and the trial was extensively covered.

Today, murder is common and happens on a daily basis as there is no deterrent, only prison and eventual release.

The only way to reduce the number of murders and knife crimes is to reintroduce capital punishment. Peter Roulston, Loughborough