
Q1. Last week a Texas grand jury considering whether to bring charges against Planned Parenthood for illegally selling fetal body parts instead indicted the two activists that made undercover videos purporting to show the illegal activity. The duo face felony charges for using fake driver's licenses in going undercover. Why do you think the grand jury came to this decision in relatively conservative Houston? (check all that apply)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
According to the law and the facts, this was the proper decision
55%
50%
60%
27%
56%
85%
65%
58%
51%
Liberals infiltrated the Houston grand jury
11%
17%
7%
21%
12%
0%
4%
9%
15%
Liberals infiltrated the Houston D.A.'s office
15%
22%
9%
31%
14%
1%
6%
14%
19%
Houston is not relatively conservative
22%
20%
24%
38%
21%
8%
16%
22%
24%
Other
9%
12%
7%
9%
11%
7%
13%
11%
7%
None of these
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
1%
Don't know
12%
11%
12%
14%
12%
9%
14%
10%
12%
Don't care
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Q2. One activist also faces a misdemeanor charge for illegally attempting to buy fetal tissue (in hoping to illustrate that PP illegally sells fetal tissue). IN GENERAL, do you think investigative journalists should be charged if they engage in illegal activity in bringing to light illegal activity in others? (Set aside this case, whether you think these activists are journalists, or if you think what either they or PP did was illegal).
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Undercover journalists should be protected from prosecution if their illegal activity illustrates a greater wrongdoing
47%
53%
41%
53%
47%
41%
56%
47%
44%
Undercover journalists should not be protected from prosecution if their illegal activity illustrates a greater wrongdoing
41%
36%
46%
39%
40%
47%
44%
40%
42%
Don't know
10%
9%
11%
7%
12%
11%
0%
11%
13%
Don't care
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Q3. Entrapment laws in the US are vague. For instance in 1932 the Supreme Court reversed the conviction of a man whom Prohibition officers repeatedly asked to procure them liquor. But case law holds that if the wrongdoer is predisposed to commit the crime then some deceit is allowed. Which professions below should be able to use 'moderate' deceit (such as false identities) in order to 'catch' wrongdoers in the act? (check all that apply)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
FBI Agents
73%
73%
73%
72%
71%
77%
71%
73%
74%
Police detectives
59%
64%
54%
64%
55%
56%
37%
61%
63%
Police officers
37%
42%
32%
46%
32%
32%
23%
35%
42%
Private detectives
23%
28%
18%
18%
30%
20%
38%
21%
20%
Journalists
36%
42%
31%
33%
43%
32%
48%
36%
33%
CIA agents
67%
68%
65%
67%
66%
67%
60%
72%
65%
Other
4%
7%
2%
6%
5%
3%
2%
5%
5%
None of these
10%
13%
8%
15%
8%
9%
14%
8%
11%
Anyone
5%
8%
2%
7%
5%
2%
6%
6%
3%
Don't know
7%
4%
10%
5%
9%
8%
7%
8%
7%
Don't care
1%
0%
1%
0%
0%
3%
4%
0%
0%
Article reporting that Houston contains 3 of the 4 most conservative large counties in Texas
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