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[-] ag_roberston_author@beehaw.org 15 points 6 months ago

Canadians who support the return of the death penalty primarily cite four reasons: Deterrence (50 per cent), a punishment that fits the crime (also 50 per cent), saving taxpayers money and the costs associated with having murderers in prison (48 per cent) and closure for the families of murder victims (47 per cent).

48% of respondents aren't aware that it's more expensive to execute someone due to the appeals process.

[-] Kichae@lemmy.ca 15 points 6 months ago

And half -- I'm guessing with significant overlap here -- don't know that punishment only acts as a deterrence if you believe you'll get caught, and most people committing crimes either don't believe that they will, or aren't thinking about it in the moment at all.

[-] psvrh@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago

Tribalism is a hell of a drug, and conservative voters are some of the most strongly tribal.

The information-deficit model is pretty much dead, but it's dead-and-buried-and-starting-to-smell with the political right.

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