My wife is from Mexico and reads her hometown paper daily. Mexicans are VERY MUCH demanding the Death Penalty. Kidnapping is rampant, even of simple middle class folk.
I remember reading in the news that one province in Mexico called Mexico, which borders Mexico City voted to reinstate the death penalty. Yes, kidnapping is very rampant there. I have friends from Mexico and they told me about it a lot. Very big problem in Mexico City and they never want to go back to Mexico City.
