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qh2150 t1_irwg7i7 wrote

Reply to comment by erikarew in Sharon Tate at the Premiere of Rosemary’s Baby - 1968 by gwynsbooty

Most families advocate for the closure of execution and the majority of death row inmates fight to get their executions stayed.

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erikarew t1_irwjh8j wrote

"Family members of murder victims share no single, uniform response to the death penalty, but two recent publications illustrate that a growing number of these families are now advocating against capital punishment." (Death Penalty Info.org)

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qh2150 t1_irxaiad wrote

Right but “a growing proportion” is not a majority or even implicitly a large amount, which points to the fallacy there. Even just nationwide 65% of people (Pew) favor the death penalty and in the vast majority of death row cases the families continue to advocate for the penalty while convicts fight against it. Tells you all you need to know. Look at the casework.

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