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[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Has the death penalty been used for this sort of crime before in Vietnam and has it been effective at deterring others in a measurable way?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

In Vietnam? Not sure. The French seemed to have a lasting benefit from doing this to every landlord they could lay hands on in the late 1700s, though.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Has the death sentence been a deterrent for any crime?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Singapore kills drug dealers which is a bit scary.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I hope that city gets an asteroid.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You should get a bullet for "state murders in Asia" and wishing Singapore an asteroid for punishing billionaire leeches. Evil piece of shit.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Tin pot dictator states get the asteroid. Quick before the authoritarianisn disease spreads.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Western countries should get the asteroid first then.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

No it's a big show for statists to show how strong and dominating they are. It's not about your lowly practical concerns. It doesn't even matter of they kill the right one. As long as blood is spilled. The anger of the masses will be sated for a little while and all will know there is no escape from the violence of the state.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago

I dunno, try it and find out?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The death penalty in this case isn't to deter future crime of the same type. It's to remove a specific type of malignant cancer from society and ensure that it can't spread to others. All of her cohorts that could be punished were sentenced for a range of time and a fine as is appropriate.