Should the state execute Ernest Lee Johnson?

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564 Votes

Should the state execute Ernest Lee Johnson?

80%

Yes Yes

20%

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80%

Yes

A jury convicted Johnson in 1994 of the murders of three people at a Columbia convenience store. The murder weapon was a claw hammer.

A jury convicted Johnson in 1994 of the murders of three people at a Columbia convenience store. The murder weapon was a claw hammer. Show Less

5 Comments

Connie Sullivan

Enough is enough.

Donna Welborn-Dicus

This was not a passive murder (shooting), he actively beat these three victims to death with a HAMMER.

Max

This man beat the victims with a hammer, with such savagery that the initial investigation, it was thought that they had been shot in their faces with a large shotgun. He should have been put down many years ago.

Will Mason

It is time to stop wasting money on this fool. He should have been executed years ago.

N A

the death penalty is actually far more expensive than a system that utilizes life in prison

Chris Hill

Against the death penalty in general, but then there are cases like this one.

20%

No

Death penalty foes are trying to get the governor to spare Johnson after other legal efforts failed to get him off death row. They say Johnson is intellectually disabled.

Death penalty foes are trying to get the governor to spare Johnson after other legal efforts failed to get him off death row. They say Johnson is intellectually disabled. Show Less

3 Comments

N A

regardless of your stance on the death penalty, the supreme court clearly established in 2002 that it is considered "cruel and unusual punishment" to execute someone with a mental disability. Johnson repeatedly scored below the comprehension level of a 5 yr old on disability tests.

Christopher Watson

Two wrongs don't make a right, it's NOT justice, it's revenge, that is evil. Makes you no better than the Perp.

N A

in response to max de young: 1. no one was advocating this man ever be freed from prison 2. the death penalty is proven to not reduce the amount of violent crimes in a country

Max

But it will prevent another wrong, and that may save an undetermined amount of lives.

Letitia DenHartog

There is no way of knowing whether he understood what he was doing when he killed the people.

Max

I'm pretty certain the people he beat to death also failed to understand him too.

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361 Votes

Do you trust Trump on tariffs?

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Yes Yes

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50%

Yes

2 Comments

Eric Smith

My wallet is more plump than it was this time last year, and that is all that matters to me.

Fat Guy Outdoors

All my investments are making me money. Absolutely nothing he has done has lost me a single cent. Its called winning.

Max DeYoung

Obviously you're not invested in Socialism. My accounts are also doing well.

50%

No

3 Comments

Paula Southman Stanley

He.knows nothing about economics. He is a chaotic and ignorant president.

Max DeYoung

Compare your bank account to Trump's, then explain economics to me. I'm waiting.

Connie Jacobs

Absolutely NOT! That moron thinks the importing country pays, when actually the receiving country pays.

Zaos Gonzolez

If by tarriffs you mean Epstein files, then NO.

Do you agree that paid sick leave requirements were too big a burden on employers?

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280 Votes

Do you agree that paid sick leave requirements were too big a burden on employers?

36%

Yes Yes

64%

No No

36%

Yes

2 Comments

Toasty

The new paid sick leave requirements were another 'problem' that didn't exist and certainly didn't require more government regulation.

Fat Guy Outdoors

There wasn't such a thing as sick days in the Army. You were told to quit being a female body part and ruckup and draw fire.

64%

No

1 Comment

Sara Kalinowski

If you staff correctly & uphold attendance policies, there shouldn't be an issue. Unwell employees means non-productive employees. If you can afford expensive vacations, then you can take care of your employees. It's that simple.

ABC 17 News

Should the state execute Ernest Lee Johnson?

80% Yes Yes

20% No No

80% Yes

20% No

Do you trust Trump on tariffs?

50% Yes Yes

50% No No

50% Yes

50% No

Do you agree that paid sick leave requirements were too big a burden on employers?

36% Yes Yes

64% No No

36% Yes

64% No

80%

Yes Yes

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No No

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Yes

20%

No

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Yes Yes

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Yes

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No

36%

Yes Yes

64%

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Yes

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No