treason
By 1965, capital punishment had been abolished for almost all crimes, but was still mandatory (unless the offender was pardoned or the sentence commuted) for high treason until 1998. By section 36 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 the maximum punishment for high treason became life imprisonment.
I think they deserved to be hanged, drawn, and quartered the old fashioned way.
Right. They should be hanged, drawn, and quartered (eighthed?) a second time for the other crimes.
Sinko de Mayo
I got that notice this morning, and he's right.