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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.

50%
Yes
50%
No
38%
Yes
45%
No
12%
Yes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence
3%
No, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence
1%
Yes, but the victim’s family should decide the punishment
2%
No, too many people are innocently convicted

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 @97VCSDTanswered…1yr1Y

For those who commit sexual crimes upon children.

 @ALcubbybear88 from Illinois answered…1yr1Y

No, any use of the death penalty at any level of government is a clear violation of The Ten Commandments and I strongly oppose any and all effort to reinstate it

 @8LJBV5Rfrom Ontario answered…3yrs3Y

No. The death penalty is barbaric

 @9LMMHM7from Ontario answered…5 days5D

Yes, but the victim's family should decide, and only if it is a horrific crime with undeniable evidence

 @9KDYD2Wfrom Saskatchewan answered…2mos2MO

I believe the victim’s family should decide. However, I also believe that the person found guilty needs to thoroughly be proven guilty.

 @9K58RGLfrom Yukon Territory answered…2mos2MO

Yes, but only with substantial clear evidence and only with the purpose of completely eliminating the possibility of that crime occurring by the same person a second time. Punishment is a waste, 100% prevention is worthwhile but only with crimes where the risk of recidivism is extreme. Child abuse, murder, sex trafficking, and so forth

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…3wks3W

Uganda Upholds Ant-LGBT Law. Uganda's constitutional court on Wednesday refused to annul or suspend an anti-LGBTQ law tha…

Uganda's constitutional court on Wednesday refused to annul or suspend an anti-LGBTQ law that includes the death penalty for certain same-sex acts, but voided some provisions it said are inconsistent with certain fundamental human rights.The legislation, adopted in May last year, is among the world's harshest anti-gay laws and has drawn condemnation from rights campaigners and sanctions from Western nations.Activists say the law has unleashed a torrent of abuse against LGBTQ people, including torture, rape, arrest and eviction."We decline to nullify the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 in its entirety, neither will we grant a permanent injunction against its enforcement," said lead judge Richard Buteera, reading the judgment on behalf of his four colleagues.However, the court struck down certain sections it said were "inconsistent with right to health, privacy and freedom of religion".The portions of the act that were voided criminalised the letting of premises for use for homosexual acts and failure to report homosexual acts.Under the Anti-Homosexuality Act, citizens had an obligation to report anyone they suspected of engaging in homosexuality. This requirement violated individual rights, the court found.The government will now have to remove these sections from the law, Edward Ssemambo, a human rights lawyer representing the petitioners, told Reuters.

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