People’s support for restoration of death penalty is weak and shallow, a pro-life lawmaker said on Monday.

“Offhand, many Filipinos who appear to favor the revival of capital punishment are merely venting their exasperation over the miserable performance of our criminal justice system,” Rep. Lito Atienza of Buhay party-list group noted.

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