Excerpt: "Although the death penalty is still considered constitutional by the Supreme Court, Americans' appetite for this barbaric practice diminishes with each passing year. The signs of capital punishment's impending demise are all around."
An execution chamber. (photo: Sue Ogrocki/AP)
24 October 16
lthough the death penalty is still considered constitutional by the Supreme Court, Americans’ appetite for this barbaric practice diminishes with each passing year.
The signs of capital punishment’s impending demise are all around.
For the first time in nearly half a century, less than half of Americans said they support the death penalty, according to a Pew Research poll released last month. While that proportion has been going down for years, the loss of majority support is an important marker against state-sanctioned killing.
