Drunk-Driving Death Sentence After Deadly Crash in China

[Amused]

Drunk-Driving Death Sentence After Crash a First for China
Friday, July 24, 2009


BEIJING ? A court in southwestern China has sentenced a man to death for a drunken-driving accident that killed four people in what's being called a first for the country.

The 30-year-old man was found guilty of endangering public safety and sentenced to death yesterday.

He was reportedly drunk and speeding in the capital of Sichuan province last year when he struck four other cars. Four people were killed and another person was seriously injured. He was also driving without a license.

One newspaper reports that the man begged the judge for a chance to start a new life. He said he would appeal.

China imposes capital punishment more than any other country.

Amnesty International says China put at least 1,718 people to death last year. The actual figure is believed to be higher.

Poll courtesy of
thecrecarc

 

[eLiu]

/lawnchair
/popcorn

Go!

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Good for them.
Their country, their laws. Don't want to die, don't break the law.

 

[thecrecarc]

Side 1: YES! That is EXACTLY whats supposed to happen! Now if America would stop being such a damn pansy and do the same thing. Criminals these days get off way too light.

Side 2: Wow, what a horrendous abuse of human rights. China is so evil, and the death penalty does not fit the crime. Thank god we don't live in THAT oppressive hellhole.

/end thread.

 

[JS80]

I bet if that was a prominent business man or politician, would not have made it in the news as drunk driving.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: thecrecarc
Side 1: YES! That is EXACTLY whats supposed to happen! Now if America would stop being such a damn pansy and do the same thing. Criminals these days get off way too light.

Side 2: Wow, what a horrendous abuse of human rights. China is so evil, and the death penalty does not fit the crime. Thank god we don't live in THAT oppressive hellhole.

/end thread.

#2

we need a poll

 

[IgorFL]

#1, with an option to let the family members affected choose the manner of death.

 

[Amused]

Why did this die?

 

[CRXican]

crappy thread

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: CRXican
crappy thread

🙁

 

[GagHalfrunt]

China 1 - USA 0

 

[DaveSimmons]

This is why we need to improve transplant technology. In a Larry Niven world we'd harvest all of his organs and make something good out of his worthless life.

 

[ChaoZ]

He's lucky China didn't go after his family to even out the numbers.

 

[Passions]

At least he didn't steal an iphone.

 

[Tsaico]

Originally posted by: Passions
At least he didn't steal an iphone.

I lol'ed

 

[txrandom]

I think this is a good idea for the most part. What if someone had a glass of wine or a beer that night drove home under the BAC limit, could the prosecutor try to say he was drunk and eligible for the death penalty?

 

[Mo0o]

China executes white collar criminals. I think we should adopt that

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: thecrecarc
Side 1: YES! That is EXACTLY whats supposed to happen! Now if America would stop being such a damn pansy and do the same thing. Criminals these days get off way too light.

Side 2: Wow, what a horrendous abuse of human rights. China is so evil, and the death penalty does not fit the crime. Thank god we don't live in THAT oppressive hellhole.

/end thread.

LOL.

Well played.

 

[DaWhim]

Justice system in China is flawless!

 

[mjrpes3]

Cannot vote because choices are lame.

 

[Sea Moose]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
China executes white collar criminals. I think we should adopt that

Hi Mo0oooo!


You would have a lot of dead americans in your business centres, didnt wall street greed cause wfc?

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: Sea Moose

Originally posted by: Mo0o
China executes white collar criminals. I think we should adopt that

Hi Mo0oooo!


You would have a lot of dead americans in your business centres, didnt wall street greed cause wfc?

hahaha sup. i see your ban-cation came to an end

 

[Sea Moose]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: Sea Moose

Originally posted by: Mo0o
China executes white collar criminals. I think we should adopt that

Hi Mo0oooo!


You would have a lot of dead americans in your business centres, didnt wall street greed cause wfc?

hahaha sup. i see your ban-cation came to an end

Yeah... Has been the biggest week of my life.


Edit: ban was probably well timed

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Dont drink and drive, simple. Now if only the fuckwits here in the states would learn not to do it as well.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

i would tend to agree for repeat drunk driving offenders. but i don't know if its the right thing to do to someone who happened to make one terrible decision.