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View Poll Results: Do you call in this situation? | |||
yes | 1 | 3.70% | |
no | 26 | 96.30% | |
Voters: 27. You may not vote on this poll |
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Death Penalty Poll
Do you favor the death penalty in the following situations:
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Reason for the Poll
I read a study once (way in the back of my mind) that made the assertion that when faced with the 3 choices in the poll the number of people who favor or strongly favor the death penalty decreases as you move from question 1 (which has HUGE support) to question 3 (which drops below 50%.) This suggests to me that at least part of the reason people support the death penalty is a general frustration with the criminal justice system and the perception that people are getting out too easily. Any thoughts?
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Re: Reason for the Poll
I think people that support the death penalty are vengeful bastards.
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Re: Reason for the Poll
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I think people that support the death penalty are vengeful bastards. [/ QUOTE ] You're right. We are. |
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[ QUOTE ] I think people that support the death penalty are vengeful bastards. [/ QUOTE ] You're right. We are. [/ QUOTE ]LMAO [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] |
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Re: Reason for the Poll
The Death Penelty is one of the worst things in our criminal system. We've killed innocent people. THat is unforgivable. If it were perfect I'd be behind it 100%, but if even one innocent person is put to death, that is unacceptable.
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Re: Death Penalty Poll
The problem with death penalty is the finality. This year we have heard about numerous cases where people were cleared by DNA testing that didn't exist 20 years ago.
So I could never support the death penalty for someone convicted of murder on circumstantial evidence. |
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The problem with death penalty is the finality. This year we have heard about numerous cases where people were cleared by DNA testing that didn't exist 20 years ago. So I could never support the death penalty for someone convicted of murder on circumstantial evidence. [/ QUOTE ] But you are ok with them sitting in jail for the rest of their lives? At least death penalty cases get a high level of scrutiny. If these people were wasting away for life in prison, no one would care to look into their cases. |
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[ QUOTE ] The problem with death penalty is the finality. This year we have heard about numerous cases where people were cleared by DNA testing that didn't exist 20 years ago. So I could never support the death penalty for someone convicted of murder on circumstantial evidence. [/ QUOTE ] But you are ok with them sitting in jail for the rest of their lives? At least death penalty cases get a high level of scrutiny. If these people were wasting away for life in prison, no one would care to look into their cases. [/ QUOTE ] If they were innocent, people would take a look at the case. Basically, in our society, if someone gets locked up for a crime they didn't commit, and they get out, they sue. |
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[ QUOTE ] The problem with death penalty is the finality. This year we have heard about numerous cases where people were cleared by DNA testing that didn't exist 20 years ago. So I could never support the death penalty for someone convicted of murder on circumstantial evidence. [/ QUOTE ] But you are ok with them sitting in jail for the rest of their lives? At least death penalty cases get a high level of scrutiny. If these people were wasting away for life in prison, no one would care to look into their cases. [/ QUOTE ] No, who said I was Ok with them wasting away in prison? But, at least if you don't put them to death, there's a chance that the injustice can be rectified. I'm surprised by your reply as this is pretty obvious stuff. |
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