Posted on 04/26/2007 4:24:36 AM PDT by Princip. Conservative
Highlights from the poll:
1a. Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for people convicted of murder? Is that strongly favor/oppose or somewhat favor/oppose?
United States: 69% Total Favor; 29% Total Oppose
Canada: 44% Total Favor; 52% Total Oppose
Mexico: 71% Total Favor; 26% Total Oppose
South Korea: 72% Total Favor; 28% Total Oppose
France: 45% Total Favor; 52% Total Oppose
Germany: 35% Total Favor; 62% Total Oppose
Italy: 31% Total Favor; 64% Total Oppose
Spain: 28% Total Favor; 69% Total Oppose
United Kingdom: 50% Total Favor; 45% Total Oppose
1b. Which punishment do you prefer for people convicted of murder?
United States: 52% Death Penalty; 37% Life in Prison (no parole)
Canada: 25% Death Penalty; 51% Life in Prison
Mexico: 46% Death Penalty; 43% Life in Prison
South Korea: 35% Death Penalty; 44% Life in Prison
France: 21% Death Penalty; 55% Life in Prison
Germany: 11% Death Penalty; 59% Life in Prison
Italy: 16% Death Penalty; 60% Life in Prison
Spain: 12% Death Penalty; 64% Life in Prison
United Kingdom: 34% Death Penalty; 44% Life in Prison
3. If Osama bin Laden is captured, tried and convicted of being a terrorist, which punishment should he receive?
United States: 62% Death Penalty; 33% Life in Prison (no parole)
Canada: 42% Death Penalty; 45% Life in Prison
Mexico: 54% Death Penalty; 31% Life in Prison
South Korea: 44% Death Penalty; 43% Life in Prison
France: 38% Death Penalty; 53% Life in Prison
Germany: 26% Death Penalty; 60% Life in Prison
Italy: 25% Death Penalty; 61% Life in Prison
Spain: 23% Death Penalty; 65% Life in Prison
United Kingdom: 40% Death Penalty; 48% Life in Prison
(Excerpt) Read more at ap-ipsosresults.com ...
What is a bit more surprising is that our fickle 'allies' are actually very liberal when it comes to the death penalty, with few exceptions. It's nice to see that Mexico and South Korea have the right idea, but what about the Canadians???!! A majority oppose the death penalty, just 25% actually want it carried out and only 42% want Bin Laden dead? Pathetic.
The British aren't quite so bad, but the Germans, Italians, French and Spaniards are simply outrageous.
It’s kind of moot point in regards to OBL and the death penalty. If he’s found he won’t make to it trial.
I wonder how they chose their countries? That seems to me an odd list of countries.
The RATS favor probation.
Probably the only ones that could muster a reliable and relatively uncorrupt voting system...
The US is the one that lost 3000 people.
Frankly I don’t give a damn what any other country has to say in the matter.
One round...one hit.........50 cal preferred.
The Congressional Democrats, all of them, are traitors. They are directly causing more of our soldiers to be killed or wounded. The penalty for the Democrats’ treason should be death by hanging. The penalty for bin Laden should be the same (so as not to make it “cruel and unusual punishment”). There is no difference between the Congressional Democrats and bin Laden, except he may be a bit smarter.
In my humble and sarcastic opinion, both the Republicans and Democrats are so incompetent they wouldn’t know what to do if he turned himself in at the local police station.
We spend too much time worrying about what other countries ‘will think’.
Its of interest, dont’ get me wrong. But I could care less what old Europe thinks about anything.
...and that kind of attitude is why you dont have more support from your allies.
Yes the US lost the most, but there’s still plenty of mourning families all around the world.
It also shows why bin Laden will ideally be killed on the spot - as Saddam Hussein should have been.
He was.
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We have allies to cut down on the number of people we have to kill.
Europeans are pathetic on this issue, even with UBL.
Curious. That’s the same attitude the Islamists have.
Haha.
Globalization is a failed proposition, just like socialism and its counterparts. There are quite a few benefits to isolationism, the most obvious of which is not having to listen to the opinions of countries who aren’t doing you much good in the first place. See previous comments, my coffee cup is still on its first fill.
If bin Laden were ever found alive (he won’t be) I would prefer, instead of execution, to lock him in solitary in a room painted red white and blue with the Star Spangled Banner and Onward Christian Soldiers played repeatedly through loudspeakers 24 hours a day, seven days a week until he either dies or goes mad.
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