It's still best deterrent the law has, poll says
KING-OUA LAOHONG Thailand is not ready to scrap the death penalty because people believe it is still the best deterrent against serious crime when compared with ineffective law enforcement by state agencies, a leading academic says. Mahidol University lecturer, Sri sombat Chokprajakchat, was speaking at a seminar titled"What offences should be exempt from the death penalty?" at the Justice Ministry's Rights and Liberties Protection Department yesterday. She said 41.4% of people questioned in an opinion poll, conducted in four regions across the country, believed capital pun ishment should be maintained while 7.8% believed it should be scrapped. The rest of the 1,073 respondents were undecided The poll was conducted by the univer sity in conjunction with the government department. It was noted, however, that fewer people supported the death penalty after learning more about it, she said. The university also conducted an online survey. It revealed that of the 1,301 respondents, who knew little about the death penalty, 73% supported it, while 4% wanted it abolished
It's still best deterrent the law has, poll says
KING-OUA LAOHONG Thailand is not ready to scrap the death penalty because people believe it is still the best deterrent against serious crime when compared with ineffective law enforcement by state agencies, a leading academic says. Mahidol University lecturer, Sri sombat Chokprajakchat, was speaking at a seminar titled"What offences should be exempt from the death penalty?" at the Justice Ministry's Rights and Liberties Protection Department yesterday. She said 41.4% of people questioned in an opinion poll, conducted in four regions across the country, believed capital pun ishment should be maintained while 7.8% believed it should be scrapped. The rest of the 1,073 respondents were undecided The poll was conducted by the univer sity in conjunction with the government department. It was noted, however, that fewer people supported the death penalty after learning more about it, she said. The university also conducted an online survey. It revealed that of the 1,301 respondents, who knew little about the death penalty, 73% supported it, while 4% wanted it abolished
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