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The death penalty is supported by the majority of Americans, but not a huge majority. Gallup had it at 60% in 2012. (Furthermore, there are of course many peo
by Crito 12y ago
The death penalty is supported by the majority of Americans, but not a huge majority. Gallup had it at 60% in 2012.
(Furthermore, there are of course many people who think that the death penalty is acceptable in principle but take exception with how it is currently carried out; possibly believing that our justice system is insufficiently just to use the death penalty.)
- rhizome 12y agoThe death penalty is supported by the majority of Americans, but not a huge majority. Gallup had it at 60% in 2012. ...and declining: http://www.pewforum.org/2014/03/28/shrinking-majority-of-americans-support-death-penalty/ http://www.pewforum.org/2014/03/28/shrinking-majority-of-ame...