Saturday, June 12, 2010

The Death Penalty in Utah

The Desert News reports on the newest poll showing overwhelming support for the death penalty, this one from Utah.

In the course of seven years, Utahns' support for the death penalty has not waned.

Results from a Deseret News-KSL poll conducted this week show that 79 percent of Utahns either strongly or somewhat favor the death penalty. The poll, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates, found that only 16 percent oppose executions.

The poll results mirror a 2003 survey that asked Utahns the same question. In that Deseret News poll, 78 percent favored the death penalty and 17 percent opposed it. Because of the built-in margin of error, the results were basically identical.

The number of Utahns who favor the death penalty is 15 percentage points higher than the rest of the nation, according to a 2008 Gallup poll that showed 64 percent of Americans favor capital punishment.

Is that a Mormon thing? Do you think capital punishment is more clearly condoned in the Book of Mormon than it is in the Bible? As we know, biased people like Linoge and Bob S. can justify all kinds of nonsense using the bible, but these percentages in Utah must come from somewhere.

What's your opinion? Why do they favor the death penalty so much in Utah?

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