Death Penalty
Did you know that there is a different financial burden to the stae when a Judge sentences a convicted defendant to Death versus Life in prison with parole? (A Death sentence usually averages around $4 million and the Life sentence averages around $900,000. In other words a Death sentence usually costs 4 times as much as a Life sentence)
| 80% (106) | Yes, I knew that | |
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| 19% (25) | No, I did not know that |
131 voters have answered this question.
Some that have been sentenced to death and have found to be not guilty because of DNA. Did you know that dozens of people have been exonerated because of DNA?
| 97% (129) | Yes, I knew that | |
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| 2% (3) | No, I did not know that |
132 voters have answered this question.
Did you know that most countries in the world do not have the Death penalty, but some do like Russia, China, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, and the United States?
| 91% (121) | Yes, I knew that | |
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| 8% (11) | No, I did not know that |
132 voters have answered this question.
Do you believe that we we (the state) execute someone, we are in the same club as he is, meaning that he is a killer and so are we?
| 18% (24) | Yes, I believe when we (the state) executes someone, we are in the same club as the killer is. | |
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| 81% (108) | No, I do not believe we are in the same club as the killer is. I think it is different when we kill someone. |
132 voters have answered this question.
Did you know that studies show that Capitial Punishment does not offer any real detterent to homocides? (In fact some homocides rates are higher in states that have the death penalty and some homocide rates are lower in states that do not have Capital Punishment)
| 30% (39) | Yes, I knew that Capital Punishment does not stop homocides | |
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| 69% (87) | No, I did not know that Capital Punishment does not stop homocides |
126 voters have answered this question.
Are you in favor of Capital Punsihment (Death Penalty)?
| 78% (104) | Yes, I am | |
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| 21% (28) | No, I am not |
132 voters have answered this question.
Are you in favor of Capital Punsihment (Death Penalty)?
| 78% (104) | Yes, I am | |
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| 21% (28) | No, I am not |
132 voters have answered this question.
Your age
| 25% (33) | Under 18 | |
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| 28% (38) | 18-29 | |
| 16% (22) | 30-39 | |
| 15% (20) | 40-49 | |
| 7% (10) | 50-59 | |
| 6% (9) | 60+ |
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Education
| 21% (28) | Less than High School Diploma | |
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| 37% (49) | Graduated High School | |
| 11% (15) | AA Degree (2 year) | |
| 16% (22) | BA/BS (4 year Degree) | |
| 5% (7) | Masters Degree | |
| 7% (10) | PhD |
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Male or Female
| 70% (93) | Male | |
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| 29% (38) | Female |
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Do you consider yourself an avid reader?
| 58% (76) | Yes, I read a lot | |
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| 16% (21) | No, I rarely read | |
| 25% (34) | Somewhere in the middle |
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Where do you get most of your information?
| 40% (53) | Newspapers | |
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| 18% (25) | TV | |
| 25% (33) | Internet | |
| 6% (9) | Books, Magazines | |
| 2% (3) | Radio | |
| 6% (9) | Other |
132 voters have answered this question.
Do you consider yourself politically...
| 17% (23) | Left of Center | |
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| 43% (57) | Center | |
| 19% (25) | Right of Center | |
| 12% (17) | Hard right | |
| 6% (9) | Hard left |
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