Sampling, data collection and tabulation for this poll were done by TNS Intersearch.

Twenty-four percent favor other punishment, ranging from revoking Walker's citizenship to executing him. Reflecting the uncertainties of the situation, 21 percent have no opinion as to what should be done. But very few — just 2 percent — say he should be released.

Walker, 20, was captured Dec. 1 after apparently participating in an uprising by Taliban prisoners at the Qalai Janghi fort in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, that killed CIA agent Johnny Micheal Spann. Walker is being detained at a U.S. Marine base southwest of Kandahar; authorities say they haven't decided what ultimately to do with him.

The Fate of John Walker
Charge him with a crime	55%
Includes:
Treason	34
Lesser crime	16
Don't know	5
Do something else	24
Includes:
Execute him	5
Don't know	5
Turn him over to Afghans	4
Revoke his citizenship	3
Release him	2
Other	5
No Opinion	21

Given the uncertainties, this poll posed the two broadest options: should Walker be arrested to face criminal charges in the United States, or should "something else" be done with him? Those who favored a criminal trial were asked if the charge should be treason, which can carry the death penalty; or a lesser, noncapital charge. Those who favored "something else" were asked what that should be.

The range of answers sums up the diversity of views on Walker. Here are some:

•  "His parents should deal with him."
• "I think he should be prosecuted as a traitor."
• "Hear his side of the story."
• "Leave him alone."
• "Interrogate further to see if he was brainwashed."
• "Whatever the Afghan people want to do with him. He deserves the same punishment that they would give their own people. I think it should be up to them to decide."
• "Hold him prisoner until the war is over, then take away his citizenship."
• "Hang the bastard."
• "The guy is young. He simply ended up where he ended up because of his circumstances. Use him for his knowledge."

Levying criminal charges is the preferred action, and treason is the preferred charge, in nearly all demographic groups. Women are 11 points more likely to have no opinion on what should be done with Walker, while men are nine points more apt to prefer something other than criminal charges.

Methodology
This ABCNEWS.com survey was conducted by telephone Dec. 5-9 among a random national sample of 1,025 adults. The results have a three-point error margin. Sampling, data collection and tabulation were conducted by TNS Intersearch of Horsham, Pa.

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