A 2014 Bangkok Post article said that "Mahidol University lecturer Srisombat Chokprajakchat said last week that her survey indicated more than 41% of Thais nationwide want to keep the death penalty on the books, but only 8% want to scrap capital punishment, with the majority undecided. Ms Srisombat said most of those who favoured execution as a legal punishment felt it was the most effective deterrent against capital crimes, including murder and rape.