Opinion: Supreme Court paused one execution. Now U.S. should abolish the death penalty.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Regarding "Texas man gets execution delay over pastor's touch request," (Sept. 7): Those of us who work against the death penalty in Texas are happy that the execution of John Ramirez was stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
45% : Who does and does not get the death penalty depends not only on the crime, but also the economic status and race of the defendant and where the crime was committed.
44% : There is a worldwide trend among nations to abolish the death penalty.
42% : Texas leads the nation with 572 executions since 1977, the "current era" of the death penalty.
41% : In 1972 the U.S. Supreme Court abolished the death penalty in the United States when it declared it was being applied in an arbitrary and capricious manner.
37% : Forty-five years later, in 2021, evidence strongly suggests that the death penalty is still being applied in an arbitrary and capricious manner.
37% : Twenty-two states -- plus Washington D.C. -- have already abolished the death penalty and another three states have declared a moratorium on its use.

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