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Bring back? Do you currently not have the death penalty? That’s blowing my mind. I had no idea that was abolished in the US.
This is one of those weird right-wing talking points that can be easily disproved. I think this disingenuous discourse contributes to Fox News viewers' perception that crime in the US is out of control when it's actually at its lowest in decades in most cities.
The US does have capital punishment as a federal penalty, but it is not commonly used. There are particular "aggravating" factors to a federal murder charge that can make it eligible for the death penalty.
Capital sentences are far more likely punishments at the state level, and a little more than half of the states still use the death penalty.