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el_bryanto

(11,804 posts) Mon Feb 17, 2014, 09:06 AM Feb 2014

Death Penalty temperature gauge - Do You Support the Death Penalty? [View all]

Just curious about this in light of the Dunn trial result.

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	2 (3%)
	Somewhat support
	11 (18%)
	Not sure
	1 (2%)
	Somewhat oppose
	2 (3%)
	Completely oppose
	44 (73%)
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Death Penalty temperature gauge - Do You Support the Death Penalty? [View all] el_bryanto Feb 2014 OP

Do not support the death penalty at all. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #1

Completely oppose rock Feb 2014 #2

+1. people focus too much on what the criminal "deserves". it's what the *government* deserves! unblock Feb 2014 #12

100% correct rock Feb 2014 #39

Humans are fallable, self-serving Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #3

Oppose at state level. Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #4

Makes no sense, but ok! nt Logical Feb 2014 #7

To articulate Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #10

The Feds can make mistakes also. Nt Logical Feb 2014 #19

Agreed. Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #28

I was completely opposed until Timothy McVey - TBF Feb 2014 #47

I fear you're devolving on the issue. Hammurabi ruled a long time ago. Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #77

I said nothing of the sort - TBF Feb 2014 #79

Oppose..... but.... Adrahil Feb 2014 #5

Me, too. closeupready Feb 2014 #20

Nice to know the people who support it, tells me a lot about them! nt Logical Feb 2014 #6

What does it tell you about them? nt el_bryanto Feb 2014 #9

They love revenge and don't realize most countries like us.... Logical Feb 2014 #21

Data? Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #32

Data for what? Simple for you....google countries who banned death penalty! Nt Logical Feb 2014 #57

So I should prove your points for you Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #58

Lol, No, keep the blinders on! nt Logical Feb 2014 #61

Try googling "capital punishment in the US" and check the number Skidmore Feb 2014 #59

I prefer not to be in the company of the countries who still use it.... Logical Feb 2014 #62

I did not say I support the DP. Just pointing out Skidmore Feb 2014 #63

You are lucky. I live in Kansas. Quickly becoming the hell hole of the Tea Baggers. n-t Logical Feb 2014 #64

Judging someone else pipi_k Feb 2014 #42

Great Post Politicalboi Feb 2014 #52

Look at the other countries that have banned it! Logical Feb 2014 #54

You want revenge, not justice. You would of loved lynch mobs too! nt Logical Feb 2014 #55

Those people should never be in charge of a death penalty decision. I can empathize with your Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #78

I think it should be used sparingly - only for 'Exhibition Killing' wercal Feb 2014 #8

LOL, Classic. Look at list of countries who still use it vs. who eliminated it. nt Logical Feb 2014 #22

Huh? wercal Feb 2014 #35

Completely oppose. TheMathieu Feb 2014 #11

i completely understand and empathize with the emotional desire for vengeance unblock Feb 2014 #15

i completely oppose the cold-blooded killing off defenseless human beings. unblock Feb 2014 #13

There are plenty of murderers, rapists, child molesters, and timeshare salespersons who deserve it OmahaBlueDog Feb 2014 #14

I agree with you on all your points left is right Feb 2014 #16

Thank you for pipi_k Feb 2014 #46

Completely 100% oppose. It's the one issue I see in complete right vs. wrong framing. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #17

Completely oppose. Chorophyll Feb 2014 #18

No self-defense laws? aikoaiko Feb 2014 #27

I don't know about castle laws - but stand your ground is being used as a tool of aggression el_bryanto Feb 2014 #34

No Castle Doctrine laws? sked14 Feb 2014 #30

Oh, I've brought out the gunners. Chorophyll Feb 2014 #37

I don't. sked14 Feb 2014 #38

Odds are very high that the person entering your home wants to take your stuff, not harm your family Hippo_Tron Feb 2014 #74

If someone comes into my home with myself and my family there, sked14 Feb 2014 #75

Support under one circumstance Prophet 451 Feb 2014 #23

I like having it as an option for some cases. aikoaiko Feb 2014 #24

Oppose. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #25

Completely oppose MsLeopard Feb 2014 #26

I oppose it. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2014 #29

I was having a discussion with someone recently, and they suggested hughee99 Feb 2014 #31

That points to the real problem with those who advocate it for cases of "obvious guilt" markpkessinger Feb 2014 #60

I agree. hughee99 Feb 2014 #70

I don't see it having a place in a civilian justice system (nt) Recursion Feb 2014 #33

I don't support the DP *at all*. BlueCaliDem Feb 2014 #36

One of those completely pipi_k Feb 2014 #40

Oppose, but might well support if it could be applied infallibly, or if there were no prisons. Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2014 #41

I will continue to oppose the death penalty rustydog Feb 2014 #43

I support it, provided the defendant has competent representation. MicaelS Feb 2014 #44

Yeah, I got pissed... bobclark86 Feb 2014 #45

Assuming Bin Laden was lined up against a wall and shot (and he probably was) I agree... Hippo_Tron Feb 2014 #71

I support it with my taxes, but I'm 100% against it. Iggo Feb 2014 #48

I dont want blood on my hands DiverDave Feb 2014 #49

I have a hard time with it. Butterbean Feb 2014 #50

I 100% oppose the death penalty. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #51

Absolute opposition in all cases, without exception. morningfog Feb 2014 #53

I'm completely opposed under any circumstances. nt LittleBlue Feb 2014 #56

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #65

I oppose it Broken_Hero Feb 2014 #66

Against the death penalty Harmony Blue Feb 2014 #67

No. Nothing good will come as a result of such a hideous act and our penal system is a train wreck. Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #68

I support it. linuxman Feb 2014 #69

You can't have a different standard of evidence for the death penalty vs life in prison Hippo_Tron Feb 2014 #72

As long as I'm talking pie in the sky... linuxman Feb 2014 #76

Oppose, as always. Solly Mack Feb 2014 #73