Food And Drug Chief Gets Death
China sentenced its ex-food and drug chief to death for accepting bribes.
Quite a harsh punishment for accepting $800,000 in bribes. Pity the US doesn’t have laws like that. It would do wonders for the integrity of system. Here we’ve become conditioned to accept that politicians will lie and accept bribes and grant favors to people who grease their palms.
I’m against capital punishment because the cost of error is too high. However, in the case of politicians, I’m willing to make an exception. Corrupt politicians should be given the death penalty or reduced sentences for lesser crimes.
Some of the other possible sentences could be
1. Asset confiscation and a life as a social worker on a $24,000 salary. No other income or jobs permitted.
2. Public flogging
3. Exile to a deserted island.
4. Neutering
What do you guys think?
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May 31st, 2007 at 6:15 pm
If the US had rules like China that would leave very few politicians alive.heh heh heh.
OK…I’m morbidly jesting…seriously though, I think death for stealing the money is MORE than a bit harsh. Make him pay it back and suffer in prison. Sheesh…death is so…so final!
PS: Your suggestions…#1 wouldn’t work for long…he’d probably leave the country and work for more somewhere else. #2Public flogging? I know a couple guys that would settle for an $800,000 flogging any day of the week. #3 Exile to an Island? How bout exile to the hood or something. #4 Neutering…wow…he might just kill himself over that one!
June 6th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
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