• sadschmuck [none/use name]
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    24 days ago

    highest punishment permissible by law

    The 2 year reprieve means he has a pretty good chance it turns into a life sentence, that is if he cooperates with the authorities and doesn't commit any further crimes.

    • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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      24 days ago

      Killing people is almost always gratuitous for a fairly-developed country that isn't at war. They should probably be killing fewer people, especially among segments of society more vulnerable than billionaires.

      • Red_Scare [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
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        24 days ago

        They should probably be killing fewer people

        They are: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-subject-groups/research-index/impact-index/death-penalty-china-road-reform

        • o_d [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
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          24 days ago

          [...] NGOs, and policy makers attempting to reform the use of capital punishment in many countries such as Trinidad, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Taiwan and Japan.

          Aren't you forgetting someone? 🤔

        • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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          24 days ago

          That's better than the alternative, but they should still not be killing people. There just isn't a good reason for them to.