New Jersey Votes On Death Penalty Ban

American Voices

November 14, 2007 | ISSUE 43•46

The New Jersey Assembly will vote on Dec. 13 whether to abolish the death penalty. What do you think?

That's good, but I'd still rather kill people in New York.

Kira Hauser
Registered Nurse
Hey, I'm all for the decision, just as long as New Jersey doesn't get rid of the slow, torturous death of a regular prison sentence.

Ed Dolby
Vending Machine Reapairman
They haven't executed anybody in 44 years. Shouldn't they at least try it before abolishing it all together?

George Dean
Systems Analyst

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