However, the opponents of capital punishment have two reasons why they should not be too confident about their prospects. First, the Gallup and General Social survey data, which indicates very broad support for capital punishment, cannot be overcome quickly. Second, the contrast of the data in the General Social Survey between the quantity of information held on capital punishment and the firmness of opinion towards capital punishment raises the possibility that opinions are being formed by intuition or by illogical thinking. No matter what crime a person is accused of, he or she will always get a fair trial in the United States' judicial system. Jesus did not support the death penalty.
Eyewitness testimony is always completely reliable.
All murderers should be sentenced to life imprisonment without any possibility of parole rather than the death penalty. If the police arrest someone, they must be guilty. If the police use illegal means to extort a confession from a suspect, the confession is reliable, and should always be admitted as evidence. The standard of guilt in any death penalty case should be that the defendant must be found guilty beyond all doubt. If a person is convicted of a crime punishable by the death penalty, that person should be executed immediately, without any appeal.