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Questions for February 2008 Winthrop/ETV Poll: STATE ISSUES

 

DUI / DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PENALTIES

 

Do you believe that current criminal penalties for domestic abuse in South Carolina are too harsh, about right, or too lenient?
Too harsh 3.9
About right 18.1
Too lenient 59.2
Not sure/ Don’t know [volunteered] 18.8
Refused 0.0
 

Do you believe that current criminal penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol in South Carolina are too harsh, about right, or too lenient?
Too harsh 3.1
About right 29.1
Too lenient 59.1
Not sure/ Don’t know [volunteered] 8.8
Refused 0.0