... Voted fair, as ten people DIED because of this man. These innocents woke up in the morning, brushed their teeth, then dropped dead from the poison in their toothpaste. (not sure all 10 died from toothpaste -
Cool was the name of the stuff).
... In the People's Republic, being caught with drugs is a capital (death sentence) offense, as is any attempt to sell or distribute pornography.
... I remember when I was there, think it was about 2 years ago (same year as the tsunamis), a guy in Guangzhou slipped some poison into a street vendor's batter (the guy made cakes). It was a competition thing, as they both sold the same stuff. 16 people died as a result. The man (murderer) was quickly caught, and he was dead in less than 2 weeks.
... The Chinese government holds public executions, and the family of the executed is charged for the cost of the bullet used for the execution. A rather grisly touch, if you ask me.
... What always scares the hell out of me is the way a huge number of people who commit relatively minor crimes (tax evasion, theft... ) get the death penalty. Thing is, executed prisoners are the chief source of organ - sales in China. Need a kidney or a liver? If you have about 30K USD it's not hard to get one in China.... if you can live with yourself afterwards.
.... Anybody here ever seen those cadaver models that are positioned in poses - playing tennis, or sitting at a computer? They were rather popular here in Japan for a while.... (don't know about the US & Europe) ... Those, too, are Chinese prisoners, executed and sold to the company that puts on this "educational" exhibition. (link below). There's a factory in China where the dead are processed - pumped full of chemicals to preserve them for the show... assembly-line style.
http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/
... I have family there, which is why this stuff concerns me ...
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