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Honest question: how many people are actively protesting against the death penalty in Texas? A cursory search shows one annual march and protests on the day of
by jdietrich 10y ago
Honest question: how many people are actively protesting against the death penalty in Texas? A cursory search shows one annual march and protests on the day of executions, with turnouts in the low tens.
From the outside looking in, it seems that most Texans who oppose the death penalty are either indifferent or resigned to the issue. I'd love to be proven wrong, but I find very little evidence of a credible abolition movement. Without sustained political pressure, disapproval counts for very little.
- alex_young 10y agoWhy does the popularity of a form of punishment matter so much? If the death penalty is unjust, inhumane, and unequally applied, isn't it also then both crual and unusual? The standard we apply in our justice system is not one of popular opinion.