KUALA LUMPUR: Are Malaysians a vengeful lot? Those who support the mandatory death penalty seem more interested in retribution than in its function as a deterrence.
According to a recent public opinion survey on the mandatory death penalty for murder, drug trafficking and Firearms (Enhanced Penalties) Act offences, that was strongest reason given for imposing the death sentence.
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