@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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30%
Yes
70%
No
23%
Yes
68%
No
6%
Yes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence
1%
No, too many people are innocently convicted
1%
Yes, but the victim’s family should decide the punishment
1%
No, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence

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