U.S. support for death penalty hits 29-year low

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Source: Raw Story
By Kase Wickman

Americans’ support for the death penalty has waned to a 39-year low, according to results of a Gallup poll released Thursday.

The controversial topic of capital punishment has been in the news recently surrounding the execution of Georgia inmate Troy Davis. Davis was convicted of murdering off-duty Georgia police officer Mark MacPhail in 1989. During his two decades of imprisonment, the evidence in Davis’ case planted the seed of doubt about his guilt in the crime.

Davis was executed by lethal injection on Sept. 21, 2011, to widespread public outcry.

Despite the widespread rallying around Davis’ case, the results of the Gallup poll show that 61 percent of Americans support the death penalty in the case of a person who is convicted of murder, the lowest return since 1972. Last year, 64 percent of Americans said that they supported the death penalty.

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Is it a 29 or 39 year low?

[dtexdem]

1. Does it matter when 3/5 still support it?

The trend may be in the right direction, but it is slow, slow, slow.