Do I favor the death penalty? Theoretically, I do, but when you realize that there's a 4 percent error rate, you end up putting guilty people to death.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I support the death penalty. But I also think there has to be no margin for error.
Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons.
The death penalty issue is obviously a divisive one. But whether one is for or against, you can not deny the basic illogic - if we know the system is flawed, if we know there are innocent people on Death Row, then until the system is reformed, should we not abandon the death penalty to protect those who are innocent?
My personal view is that I am opposed to the death penalty.
I was personally opposed to the death penalty, and yet I think I have probably asked for the death penalty more than most people in the United States.
I am against the death penalty.
I'm actually really opposed to the death penalty.
I don't want to put one innocent person to death to put 99 that are guilty to death. So philosophically I'm a tooth-for-tooth guy, but the reality is the death penalty as public policy is flawed.
Yes, I support the death penalty. It is an issue that cannot be fudged or hedged.
I am not a proponent of the death penalty, but I will enforce the law as this Congress gives it to us.