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Do you support the death penalty?

Capital punishment or the death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death as a punishment for a crime. Canada abolished capital punishment in 1976.

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 @9D4YVYKNew Democraticfrom British Columbia  answered…2yrs2Y

No. We should focus on rehabilitation of people in prisons rather than punishment and/or death.

 @9RC97PLNew Democraticfrom British Columbia  answered…9mos9MO

No, the death penalty will increase number of appeals and increase costs and burden to the legal system.

 @96VPMXGNew Democraticfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

No except in very severe cases

 @8TX5K2WNew Democraticfrom Quebec  answered…4yrs4Y

For violent crimes committed in prison

 @8J66B8RNew Democraticfrom British Columbia  answered…5yrs5Y

No, you are showing people that murder is illegal by murdering them.

 @997L8JJNew Democraticfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but at the discretion of the convicted or their Family, with the alternative being life in prison.

 @8V5TPXXNew Democraticfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

No, but there should be a reform of how our prison structure is modelled to reflect an interest in rehabilitation. There should also be more funded mental health outreach, particularly in communities at risk for breeding crime. Mental health services in prisons as well that are geared toward reform.

 @8TV88B5New Democraticfrom Saskatchewan  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but only for heinous crimes such as betraying the country (not whistleblowers) or acts exploring the vulnerable in horrific ways

 @92W29CRNew Democraticfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

Personally I believe a life sentence is worse than death, and I also believe rehabilitation makes more sense

 @8RJ87FN from North Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

I'd rather have someone that comitted a horrific crime be tortured for life, rather than given the death penalty or life in prison. Life in prison isn't so bad when you get used to it, and the death penalty is an easy way out.

 @8YJ6ZGY from Michigan  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence

 @8STJ2TC from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, if the person is proven to be unchangeable and a danger if kept alive.

 @8YPN2V5 from Louisiana  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, if the person murdered another person on purpose.

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