Should the state execute Ernest Lee Johnson?

Asked by ABC 17 News

564 Votes

Should the state execute Ernest Lee Johnson?

80%

Yes Yes

20%

No No

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.

Should President Trump continue to pursue a United States takeover of Greenland?

Asked by ABC 17 News

305 Votes

Should President Trump continue to pursue a United States takeover of Greenland?

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

77%

No

6 Comments

Nancy Sims-VanBuren

He has us at odds with our allies, our adversaries and within our own nation due to the extreme violence with the ICE issue... civil unrest...

Steven Watson

He is completely insane. He and his cabinet want the natural resources, like Venezuela oil!!!

Bryan Jones

We already have a military presence in Greenland. Denmark is a NATO ally. Trump should NOT be threatening the European balance or the time-tested established order. This has ramifications far beyond Trump's ego.

0571953

US should not invade other countries. Never Greenland or Venezuela. This is Trump enriching himself. Dangerous and destroying US reputation on human rights.

Denzel McVeigh

You don't own this country and you can't own Greenland matter of fact go away you prick

Kevin Blount

We have existing agreements with Greenland and Denmark regarding military bases. We should expand on that, rather than threaten to take the entire country by force 'if necessary'

Are you paying attention to the NFL playoffs despite the Chiefs' absence?

Asked by ABC 17 News

197 Votes

Are you paying attention to the NFL playoffs despite the Chiefs' absence?

53%

Yes Yes

47%

No No

53%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

47%

No

3 Comments

Eric Smith

Sports betting app companies now control all professional sports outcomes.

Steve Baumann

Trump is still your President

Max

The referees are determining the winners. The NFL has become a giant money laundering system. There is nothing there for me anymore, but I have a lot more time with my lovely wife, and our friends.

Max

Roger Goodell gets paid $64 million dollars a year to ruin the game.

Max

The Chief's biggest mistake was signing Taylor Swift. That's when it all went South, and now the team is moving West.

ABC 17 News

Should the state execute Ernest Lee Johnson?

80% Yes Yes

20% No No

80% Yes

20% No

Should President Trump continue to pursue a United States takeover of Greenland?

23% Yes Yes

77% No No

23% Yes

77% No

Are you paying attention to the NFL playoffs despite the Chiefs' absence?

53% Yes Yes

47% No No

53% Yes

47% No

80%

Yes Yes

20%

No No

80%

Yes

20%

No

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

Yes

77%

No

53%

Yes Yes

47%

No No

53%

Yes

47%

No