Definitely suggests a bias. That being said, and a little tangentially, views on the death penalty are actually quite mixed (for instance in France about 40% o

Definitely suggests a bias. That being said, and a little tangentially, views on the death penalty are actually quite mixed (for instance in France about 40% of people are in favour of the death penalty for some crimes) but, like a number of other topics, one opinion has been labeled "wrong" and so is not represented in the mainstream public space. In addition, in Europe a ban on the death penalty is a legal condition for EU membership so national debates are moot...