Some onlookers were surprised the other night at the GOP primary debate at the amount of attendees who were in favor of Governor Rick Perry's record for executions. A huge round of applause was given when Brian William's told the crowd about the 243 executions that Perry has overseen. The article goes into detail about the percentage of registered voters in Texas that support the death penalty. At 75% in support of the death penalty, these numbers are a good amount higher than the national numbers. Most people disagree with the stereotypes Texas carries, but with statistics like these, no one can deny some truth behind them. But the showing of support at the debate proves that it's not just Texas who thinks crime should pay. Surveys show that not only are the Republicans supporting Perry's record, a large portion of Democrats are in favor of the death penalty as well. I heard "fun fact" the other day that says a person is more likely to die under Perry's reign by the death penatly than to die in a plane crash. But apparently, people like those odds.
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-dept-criminal-justice/death-penalty/guest-column-behind-death-penalty-cheers/
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