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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. Italy abolished capital punishment in 1889.

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14% Yes	86% No
6% Yes	79% No
7% Yes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence	6% No, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence
0% Yes, but the victim’s family should decide the punishment	1% No, too many people are innocently convicted

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