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kaid0807

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Which of these issues has not decreased support for the death penalty in Texas?
 
  a. the execution of offenders who were under the age of 18 when they committed murder
  b. changing capital murder sentences from life with parole to life without parole
 c. concerns about racism in the prosecution of minorities for capital murder
 d. DNA testing showing that there were mistakes in past prosecutions
 e. the belief of the majority of Texans that some crimes are so terrible that the perpetrators deserve to die

Question 2

Which of these is not an argument put forth by opponents of the death penalty?
 
  a. Innocent people are sometimes executed.
  b. Capital punishment is racially biased.
  c. Social science studies are inconclusive as to whether the death penalty deters criminal behavior.
  d. It costs more to execute a criminal than to imprison someone for life.
  e. Two wrongs do not make a right.



honnalora

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Answer to Question 1

e

Answer to Question 2

c



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