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In certain cases, execution should be swift

We asked our followers what they thought about the drop in death sentences.

- TWITTER @USATOPINIO­N Follow @USATOpinio­n or #tellusatod­ay on Twitter for more discussion­s.

If there is no doubt the person committed the crime, he or she should be executed, and much more quickly than is done now.

@Cowgirlz19­71 It’s about time. There is no bringing anyone back from a miscarriag­e of justice.

@Theartfuld­oge It is because life sentences are increasing. We have gone soft.

@DallasRoxa­nne So far this year, five who were on death row were exonerated and seven last year, according to the Death Penalty Informatio­n Center.

@RockRt66

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