@ISIDEWITHQuestionsSocial Issues12yrs ago

Do you support the death penalty?

The death penalty or capital punishment is the punishment by death for a crime. Currently 58 countries worldwide allow the death penalty (including the U.S.) while 97 countries have outlawed it.

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56%
Yes
44%
No
48%
Yes
43%
No
7%
Yes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence
1%
No, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence
1%
Yes, but the victim’s family should decide the punishment
1%
No, too many people are innocently convicted

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