Poll: Don’t repeal California’s death penalty

A majority of respondents to a recent Argus-Courier online poll said they would not vote to repeal the death penalty in California, when the question comes up on the November ballot.|

A majority of respondents to a recent Argus-Courier online poll said they would not vote to repeal the death penalty in California, when the question comes up on the November ballot. About two-thirds of respondents said they would vote “no” on the measure, while one-third said they would vote to end the death penalty.

Here are some comments:

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“Absolutely not. If an individual is convicted of murder, they deserve the death penalty. Our tax dollars should not be spent taking care of these people while they sit comfortably in prison getting free health care and other ridiculous rights. Get rid of them.”

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“Criminals have no fear, so they commit crimes, knowing they will live a sheltered life in prison. Texas doesn’t keep the criminals accused and found guilty in a major crime around long. They’re executed. California should follow their plan. How many are on death row now?”

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“I say keep it. But the process needs to be cleaned up drastically.”

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“Might as well. Those people just sit there on death row for years and years, waiting to die. It seems like they’re never going to execute them anyway.”

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“My first instinct is to say that the death penalty is wrong. But if I imagine one of my family members being murdered, I would wish the death penalty for that killer. I don’t think I can help feeling that.”

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“The boundary between life and death is sacred. I’ll save a moth if I possibly can and certainly can’t condone government taking a life, no matter how evil the criminal.”

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“We are one of the few civilized nations in the world to have the death penalty. It’s time to abolish the death penalty nationwide, which will save the tax payers billions of dollars in time-consuming appeals. More death row inmates are dying of old age rather than by lethal injection.”

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“We just need to use it. The AG not enforcing the law is the problem.”

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“It should be enforced. Too many criminals are not punished, it should show them it’s not OK to commit crimes. California gives them another 20-plus years of life with free housing, food, medical, etc., so currently the ‘alleged’ death penalty is a moot point.”

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“It’s not a fair system at all, and we shouldn’t be in the business of executing people.”

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