@ISIDEWITHQuestionsSocial Issues13yrs 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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Response rates from 13.2k Portugal voters.

28%
Yes
72%
No
18%
Yes
64%
No
11%
Yes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence
6%
No, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence
0%
Yes, but the victim’s family should decide the punishment
2%
No, too many people are innocently convicted

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