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muriel_volestrangler

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10. Why did support for the death penalty grow from 42% in the late 60s to 78% in 1996?

Sun Apr 19, 2015, 06:13 AM

Apr 2015

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That's bizarre.

(Just realised, looking again at the graph, the low figure for support in the 1960s was 42%, not 47% (which was the figure for opposition then)).

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We the people still support the death penalty. [View all] yallerdawg Apr 2015 OP

In a way, I am torn here. sheshe2 Apr 2015 #1

I think that's the difference between liberals and conservatives. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #2

I had to stop reading. sheshe2 Apr 2015 #3

And still MA doesn't want the death penalty. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #5

The vote is not in yet. sheshe2 Apr 2015 #6

I still support it, but I'll be a bit relieved if it's banned. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #4

Wow, really? What 2 countries do you admire that uses it? Just curious? nt Logical Apr 2015 #21

The U.S. And Texas. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #24

You obviously looked at the list and realize no countries we consider progressive use it. Hmmmm..... Logical Apr 2015 #28

Lol. You're so funny. I love your schtick. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #29

LOL, you exposed yourself! Classic. nt Logical Apr 2015 #31

I was a child when California reintroduced the death penalty Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2015 #7

We need to end this barbaric practice of locking people in cages for the rest of their lives 951-Riverside Apr 2015 #8

Agreed. Jail / prison is cruel and unusual. PinkPotus Apr 2015 #18

Prison is punishment. tritsofme Apr 2015 #38

and people like you are why I support the Death Penalty FLPanhandle Apr 2015 #40

It's only recently that polling in the UK found support for capital punishment under 50% Spider Jerusalem Apr 2015 #9

Why did support for the death penalty grow from 42% in the late 60s to 78% in 1996? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2015 #10

Just speculating but maybe DNA and video evidence? MillennialDem Apr 2015 #13

I don't see how that's relevant muriel_volestrangler Apr 2015 #15

I think both of those give more "certainty of guilt" than evidence that was used in the 1960s. And MillennialDem Apr 2015 #16

But DNA evidence didn't appear until the late 80s muriel_volestrangler Apr 2015 #17

Ok good to know. It was just speculation on my (uninformed) part, I wasn't claiming I knew. MillennialDem Apr 2015 #19

Looks like support for DP sorta mirrors the horrific crime rates of those times PinkPotus Apr 2015 #20

I oppose the dp because I have had, as long as I can remember, a horror cali Apr 2015 #11

Capital punishment is a barbaric, cruel practice and ladjf Apr 2015 #12

The only time I'd even consider supporting it is if the person admits it publicly. DNA evidence MillennialDem Apr 2015 #14

You know 25% of the people let of death row confessed to the crime? nt Logical Apr 2015 #22

Well in that case we're still giving them what they want :p again I'm talking about MillennialDem Apr 2015 #41

I have been categorically oppose to capital punishment MineralMan Apr 2015 #23

Really, there aren't any good reasons to support it JonLP24 Apr 2015 #25

not me a people spanone Apr 2015 #26

I don't support the Death Penalty. It's abhorrent for a civil society to have it. BlueCaliDem Apr 2015 #27

What I appreciate from this polling... yallerdawg Apr 2015 #30

Probably another "pro" reason is that if there are mistakes, there's a good chance it's a black man libdem4life Apr 2015 #35

You, many of the people. LWolf Apr 2015 #32

"We the people" is a recognition of our democracy. yallerdawg Apr 2015 #33

Yes. LWolf Apr 2015 #37

And our recourse is the judicial system. yallerdawg Apr 2015 #39

Me the Person sarisataka Apr 2015 #34

40% of Democrats support the death penalty. yallerdawg Apr 2015 #36

You the People. Iggo Apr 2015 #42