LA Times: Support for end to California death penalty surges (but still trails)

Tender Branson
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« on: October 26, 2012, 07:23:22 AM »

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poll-death-penalty-20121026,0,7370020.story

It would be better if it led by 10 points to offset a possible "Death" Bradley-Effect, but well, the trend is encouraging ...

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Franzl
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« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2012, 07:31:13 AM »

I seriously doubt California voters will agree to abolition. They seem to like wasting money on pointless things.

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	Re: LA Times: Support for end to California death penalty surges (but still trails) « Reply #2 on: October 26, 2012, 07:59:09 AM »
	« Edited: October 26, 2012, 08:20:41 AM by Holmes »

I seriously doubt California voters will agree to abolition. They seem to like wasting money on pointless things.

It's not that they like wasting money, it's just that killing people is pretty popular.

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Franzl
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« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2012, 08:06:43 AM »

I seriously doubt California voters will agree to abolition. They seem to like wasting money on pointless things.

It's that they like wasting money, it's just that killing people is pretty popular.

California hardly ever kills people. It's just money wasted on that illusion. (And you're right. People like killing people...)

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