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New Public Opinion Polling

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"Americans Pick Death Penalty for Murder Cases," is from Angus Reid Global Monitor.Many adults in the United States believe capital punishment is a better penalty for murder, according to a poll by Opinion Research Corporation released by CNN. 53 per cent of respondents choose the death penalty, while 46 per cent select life imprisonment with absolutely no possibility of parole. In addition, only 26 per cent of respondents believe that the death penalty should be considered as "cruel and unusual" punishment. Since 1976, 1,167 people have been put to death in the United States, including 31 this year. More than a third of all executions have taken place in the state of Texas. Fourteen states and the District of Columbia do not engage in capital punishment...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 08, 2009 (boomark / email).