The death penalty for drugs offences has quite a bit of popular support in Malaysia, but there are signs this support could be quite fragile. In studies of peo

The death penalty for drugs offences has quite a bit of popular support in Malaysia, but there are signs this support could be quite fragile. In studies of people who say they support the mandatory death penalty, when faced with 'judging' specific cases and given the option of recommending the death penalty or another sentence as most appropriate, they very often shy away from recommending the death penalty as appropriate. It's one thing to give a blanket answer, but quite another to stick to that line when faced with decisions about particular circumstances.