Poll Finds 80% of Taiwan's Public Support Death Penalty Ahead of Court Ruling

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Ahead of a court ruling scheduled for Friday on whether capital punishment is constitutional, a new poll finds that 80% of Taiwan's public remain in favor of the death penalty.

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00:00A new poll shows that 80% of people in Taiwan are in favor of keeping the death penalty.

00:06That comes ahead of an expected court ruling on whether capital punishment is constitutional.

00:11The poll also showed that the percentage of people who support abolishing the death penalty

00:16dropped to just 9.2%, while more than 10% did not give an opinion.

00:21The survey was done by the Taiwan-based Chinese Association of Human Rights.

00:26A constitutional court ruling is scheduled for Friday to determine the future of capital

00:30punishment in Taiwan.

00:32Opponents of the death penalty say such polls do not capture the nuances of public views

00:36on the topic.

00:37If you just ask whether you support or oppose the death penalty, many people may still think

00:43that the death penalty should not be maintained.

00:44But if there is a discussion of a substitute plan, people may imagine and change, and then

00:53think about whether this will be a better situation.

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