Surveys Show Support for Death Penalty Climbs in Mexico Amid Murders David Agren - USA Today
go to original January 24, 2014

Relatives of Mexican inmate Edgar Tamayo Arias mourn for him in Miacatlan, Mexico, on Jan. 22, 2014. (Roberto Sanchez/EPA)

MEXICO CITY - The Texas execution of Edgar Tamayo for the murder of a U.S. police officer was heavily criticized by Mexican officials, who say their country rightly banned capital punishment years ago.

But if the Mexican people had their way, the death penalty would be an option for justice for murderers such as Tamayo, say surveys and criminal experts here.

Surveys by polling firms and media outlets in Mexico over the past seven years show that support for the death penalty has been increasing to a point where a majority would like to see it reinstated. Recent polls found between 70% and 80% would like to see the death penalty imposed for crimes such as murder and kidnapping, a rate that is above the majority support for the death penalty in the United States.

The rising support for the death penalty in Mexico comes amid the gruesome kidnappings and mass murders committed by criminals and drug cartels in recent years.

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