Posted on 01/28/2009 10:36:24 PM PST by bruinbirdman
Tokyo - Japan on Thursday executed four convicted murderers, the Justice Ministry announced, a decision expected to draw renewed protests from pressure groups.
Japan is one of the very few industrialized countries upholding capital punishment. The world's second largest economy after the United States faces regular international condemnation from human rights organizations like Amnesty International over prison conditions and its continued adherence to capital punishment.
Relatives are informed of executions only after the fact, and prisoners of death row are told of their upcoming death only in morning of their executions, leaving them only hours to live.
In 2008, the country executed 15 prisoners, a sharp increase from 2007, when nine condemned prisoners were hanged, the usual method of execution in Japan.
The four condemned prisoners were executed in prisons in Tokyo, Nagoya and Fukuoka.
I read somewhere that the means of execution in Japan is a karate chop to the neck or some Judo hold that snaps the neck or something like that. Not sure if it’s still practiced.
WTG, Japan!
they hang them in japan.
Japan understands the concepts of justice and prevention.
In California, a death sentence means you will outlive the judge who sentenced you.
Still waiting for Shoko Asahara..........
hanging.... they do it old school.
I think that's what they do on Vulcan.
This is much more humane than the American way. They are not left for years or months or weeks or days knowing that they will be executed on a certain unless they get a stay. Where stays come in a random manner weeks, days or minutes before the execution. I prefer we continue with the American, inhumane, way.
I think that must be it.
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One of the major reasons for the dichotomy is that Texas has the death penalty. Very stark contrast in outcomes.
Your facts are indisputable. I see your point very clearly. /sarc.
I looked at your other posts. Do you have a fetish for boxes ?
Yet Amnesty says absolutely NOTHING about the murder that goes on in Islamic countries for "crimes" like pointing out Mohammad for being the murdering pedophile that he was. If a woman dare show a little ankle? bury her up to her neck and stone her to death. a regular "Friday night at the movies" community event.
Amnesty should shut up and go protest about the barbarism that exists in every single Islamic country, exposing the cult for what it is, is the only way this world is going to be able to eradicate it. Covering it up and calling it the "religion of peace", and allowing that book of hate, slavery, racism, and genocide to be practiced in the western world is the real crime in this world, not picking on civilized country who use execution after it's most notorious criminals are first convicted in a court of law by a jury of his peers, and sentenced to death for his crimes, which also acts as a deterrent for others who may think of committing the same crimes.
letting murderers go after a few years in jail to go and murder again is not a deterrent, it's a crime against civilized society.
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I’ve always heard that El Paso is one of the more dangerous places, because of it’s proximity to Juarez. I don’t recall where the article was, but they talked about the number of kidnappings and murders in El Paso itself.
I wonder why the left keeps claiming that the USA is the only “civilized” country that still used the death penalty. Oh, that’s right, it’s because they’re liars.
And this is why Japan is a safer country than most that are industrialized. When I was there on business I never felt nervous or scared about being in a bad section - heck, the policemen didn’t even carry guns on them. If you have quick, swift punishment and suffer the consequences of your actions and are held accountable - it actually deters many people from committing crimes or behaving poorly - imagine that... I was taught that at a young age by my parents and it was called discipline - what an odd concept nowadays for American society...
The ol' Japanese short drop. The relatives aren't notified 'til after bcause sometimes it takes a while.
yitbos
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