[lbo-talk] the death penalty: Americans luv it

[Miles Jackson]

Doug Henwood wrote:
> <http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=29014>
> 
> October 12, 2007
> Sixty-nine Percent of Americans Support Death Penalty
> Majority say death penalty is applied fairly
> 
> by Frank Newport
> GALLUP NEWS SERVICE


> In short, about two-thirds of Americans support the death penalty in  
> response to two key measures -- as an appropriate penalty for a  
> person convicted of murder and as being morally acceptable.

Perhaps it's just a coincidence, but this is the same proportion of 
research participants who applied the maximum level of shock in the 
Milgram studies.

Miles