{"id":2485857,"date":"2025-09-12T13:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/america-falls-in-love-with-death-penalty-after-gruesome-killings\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T13:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:05:37","slug":"america-falls-in-love-with-death-penalty-after-gruesome-killings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/america-falls-in-love-with-death-penalty-after-gruesome-killings\/","title":{"rendered":"America falls in love with death penalty after gruesome killings"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerica-falls-in-love-with-death-penalty-after-gruesome-killings%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2485857&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a surge in public support for the death penalty in America following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-stephen-breyer-weighs-in-on-his-potential-retirement\/\" title=\"Justice Stephen Breyer Weighs In On His Potential Retirement\">recent high-profile<\/a> and brutal murders, including the killings of conservative leader Charlie Kirk and Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. The national outrage over crime, amplified by media coverage, has led to increased calls for capital punishment as a response to violent offenders. President Donald Trump publicly expressed his hope that Kirk&#8217;s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, receives the death penalty, reflecting sentiments shared widely online. A Rasmussen Reports survey shows that 60% of respondents favor the death penalty for the suspect in Zarutska&#8217;s stabbing, with broad support across political affiliations. However, overall national support has narrowed compared to 30 years ago, currently standing at 53% in favor versus 43% opposed, down from an 80% majority decades ago. The suspect in the Charlotte case, Decarlos Brown Jr., has a history of violent crimes and a schizophrenia diagnosis, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-insurgence-leader-john-sullivan-speaks-out-in-infowars-interview-bidens-victory-is-fishy-massive-support-for-trump-speaks-for-itself-video\/\" title=\"Antifa-In...nce Leader John Sullivan Speaks Out in Infowars Interview: Biden\u2019s Victory Is \u2018Fishy,\u2019 Massive ... For ... \u2018Speaks For Itself\u2019 (Video)\">faces federal charges<\/a> eligible<\/a> for the death penalty. Additionally, Utah&#8217;s governor has pledged to seek capital punishment for the accused in Kirk&#8217;s assassination. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">America falls in love with death penalty after gruesome killings<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2229479\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>America&rsquo;s anger at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-linked-manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-no-incarceration-except-for-homicide-and-a-few-other-cases\/\" title=\"Soros-linked Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg: No Incarceration Except for Homicide and a Few Other Cases\">national crime wave<\/a> they see on TV, highlighted by the slayings of conservative leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3805045\/tyler-robinson-arrested-suspect-charlie-kirk-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Kirk<\/a> and Ukrainian refugee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3796856\/what-to-know-charlotte-light-rail-stabbing-iryna-zarutska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iryna Zarutska<\/a>, has led to an outspokenness of support for the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Donald Trump<\/a> led the way when he first announced in a Fox News appearance that the alleged killer of Kirk had been arrested, turned in by his father.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3803414\/charlie-kirk-charlotte-slayings-ending-political-correctness\/\">Charlie Kirk and Charlotte slayings ending political correctness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3801136\/new-warning-chinese-student-espionage-costs-us-600-billion\/\">New warning about Chinese student &lsquo;espionage,&rsquo; which costs US $600 billion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3799261\/gen-z-and-millennials-would-seize-excess-wealth-for-themselves\/\">Gen Z and millennials would seize &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-warning-about-chinese-student-espionage-which-costs-us-600-billion\/\" title=\"New warning about Chinese student \u2018espionage,\u2019 which costs US 0 billion\">excess wealth&#038;rsquo<\/a>; for themselves<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I hope he gets the death penalty,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3801001\/charlie-kirk-killer-in-custody-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump said<\/a> of Tyler Robinson, a sentiment shared in several online comments.<\/p>\n<p>Ditto for the suspect in Zarutska&rsquo;s gruesome knifing death on a Charlotte, North Carolina, commuter train. According to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/trump_administration_second_term\/60_favor_death_penalty_in_n_c_stabbing_case\">Rasmussen Reports<\/a> survey shared with <em>Washington Secrets<\/em> on Friday, 60% favor the death penalty for Decarlos Brown Jr. if convicted.<\/p>\n<p>Americans have generally endorsed the death penalty, though the gap between those who favor it and those who don&rsquo;t has shrunk to 10 points. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/1606\/death-penalty.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gallup,<\/a> 53% support the death penalty and 43% don&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty years ago, the gap was 64 points, with 80% in support and 16% opposed.<\/p>\n<p>In the Zarutska case, every demographic supported the use of the death penalty, said Rasmussen&rsquo;s analysis. Among Republicans, support was 76%, for Democrats it was 48%, and 64% of independents supported it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brown, who has a long rap sheet of violent crime charges, has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He faces federal charges that are covered by the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>In Utah, where Kirk was assassinated, the governor has promised to seek the death penalty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America&#8217;s support for death penalty rises after brutal killings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2485858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Death-Penalty-Poll.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5374,39043,50403,33571,34832],"class_list":["post-2485857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-america","tag-capital-punishment","tag-crime-2","tag-death-penalty","tag-public-opinion"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Death-Penalty-Poll.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2485857"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2485861,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485857\/revisions\/2485861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2485858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2485857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2485857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2485857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}