[airdalecheif]

Lan was found guilty of embezzlement, bribery and violating banking rules around lending. She was sentenced to death for the embezzlement charges and to 20 years in prison for each of the other two accusations, according to state media.

[Mathews]

If one wanted to root out corruption, this is how one would root out corruption.

[bk1000]

Funny this would show up as Trump faces charges of real estate fraud. Anyone thinks we get through this without major bloodshed is dreaming.

[Red Badger]

Seems a tad harsh. I mean, liek 20 years each?......

[Lurker]

“ She was sentenced to death for the embezzlement charges and to 20 years in prison for each of the other two accusations.”

Which comes first?

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[ConservativeMind]

I say this should be handed out with the execution first, followed by the 20 years of imprisonment.

[moovova]

I guess it’s ok to complain about the laws in a country that beat our butts in war.

[DCBryan1]

Vietnam doesn’t play. She’ll be dead in 2024.

[TheDon]

Guess she didn’t bribe the right folks...

[Paal Gulli]

This points out that our use of the death sentence is far too limited. We should consider making it a capital crime if the victim suffered irreparable injury (physical, emotional or financial) that would significantly diminish the quality of whatever life they have remaining.

For instance, the rape of a child. Or bilking blue-hairded little old ladies out of their life savings.

Because the whole rationale of a capital offense is you have broken one of the most sacrosanct of civilization’s proscriptions. And the only way to be certain you cannot repeat the offense is to put you in a hole in the ground.

Because the rate of recidivism among criminals who have had capital punishment correctly administered is 0.0000000000%.

[BitWielder1]

$44 billion?
Zelenskyy: Amateur!