This is a tough one because it may send someone to die, who in theory could be innocent...
I read all of the explanatory voting literature that is mailed to my home. That never gets thrown in the recycle bin until it is completely read through, and researched before I make my decisions.
Bonus survey question: Do you read all of the literature for the props/ about the candidates/ etc. ?
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John and Ken say vote NO. There has never been an innocent person on death row. It's really hard to get on death row, and takes an overwelming amount of evidence.
Some argue that it's too expensive. John and Ken say, they should fix the process, not throw it away. I guess I agree. These are really violent and evil people, so I don't feel I should try to save them.
You will notice that people who argue against it, point to old cases from decades ago. Currently, with DNA and science, we have a much greater ability to prove or disprove a case.
No, i don't read ad's from the mail.
science
I favor death penalty only for certain crimes, such as murder or rape. However, i am going to make a tough decision and vote to repeal the death penalty and change it for life sentence, based solely on costs. It actually is more expensive to carry the death penalty than to keep an inmate in prison for life. when someone goes for death sentence, a lot of money goes toward crime investigation, lawyers, multiple hearings, and then administering a "humane" death, etc. We are in no position to waste money, so I am voting to repeal the death sentence.
I read all the literature i receive through the mail, especially the official descriptions sent by the state. Everything else tends to be biased propaganda or incomplete information. I am voting tomorrow with certainty on what my vote actually means.
Grassy
VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION 34
Funded by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) the good guys. Prop 34 would abolish California’s death penalty.
I do read the election board published documents.
There are many mistakes made in the legal system.
tomas g
Prop 34 is in California only - but has national attention.
The proposition is to do away with the death penalty opting instead for life in prison - no possibly of parole.
I agree with it myself, save ourselves $$.
Currently the death penalty isn't effective in California and there is always a question about innocence given that DNA evidence has exonerated some death row inmates.
Anonymous
The only reason death sentences are more expensive than life sentences is because of activists making everyone's appeals like clockwork to artificially inflate the cost.