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Questions - Arizona Shooting Incident - January 24-25, 2011

56% Say Arizona Shooter Should Receive Death Penalty
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National Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted January 24-25, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* How closely have you followed news reports about the recent shooting incident in Arizona?

 

 

2* If a jury believes a suspected criminal is mentally ill, should that suspect be punished less severely than someone who is not mentally ill?

 

 

3* If convicted, should the suspect in the Arizona shooting incident receive the death penalty?

 

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence