China executes UK citizen

[QuakerPete]

BBC News - British anger at China execution

 

[Wormdirt]

Reprehensible and inexcusible. Prayers go out to his family...

 

[ThankGodforGod]

The BBC said the family had said that he had told them he was going to become a pop star in China but couldn't sing....at all. Obviously the guy was mentally ill but just like here in Texas we they have no qualms about killing the disabled.

 

[GigageiTsula]

It is reprehensible and inexcusable but what else can we expect, it is China after all.

 

[GigageiTsula]

That's true TGFG.

 

[QuakerPete]

I was surprised that the Chinese did not show last-minute clemency towards this person . . . and being cynical, I could say it was in response towards British criticism of China's stance in the recent Copenhagen summit over global warming. Whatever the reasons, I don't believe that any civilised society should be killing its own or anyone else's citizens.

But punish them severely for their crimes? Absolutely!!!

 

[Buzzbee]

The story about this Brit citizen was that he was accused of drug trafficking. Considering that the past history of Chinese court cases that about 90% of cases of where you are accused of something end in a successful conviction in favor of the state I would say I don't believe the Brit had much of a chance of being turned out to the British Embassy in China. Also, executions should only be reserved for sure for only two actions: unwanted, violent, sexual actions (i.e. rape) and intentionally killing another human being and planning it in the first place; this excludes soldiers fighting each other in wars and individuals doing self-defense against very grave physical injury or death by another human being.

They executed the man was cited on drug charges. How in the would do you kill someone for either substance addiction or selling to people that intentionally with knowledge know they are buying addicting or sensory-alternating substances?

 

[underpressure]

The guy had bi-polar and was duped into going by gangs who said he had become a major pop star in China after recording a nonsense song. He was certainly mad, and he thought the song would bring world peace, but he ended up getting executed for drug smuggling. Unfortunately, someone like this is easy for a gang to exploit. Disgusting that China chose to execute him, but my friend in China said that they'd painted him as a dangerous criminal in their press, so it would have looked weak if they'd chosen to give a last minute reprieve.

China are out of control in my opinion, best you can do is to boycott any goods made there.

 

[GigageiTsula]

It just boggles the mind, doesn't it?

 

[pariah112]

Reprehensible and inexcusible. Prayers go out to his family...

I thought you were going to say that to 100'000s of innocent Iraqis that were slaughtered by the British!!! Gee...wezz

 

[Supreme]

China should feel ashamed. I'm proud that Gordon Brown and co are making their disgust at the execution known to the Chinese, it shows they have beliefs and principles.

 

[Phylogeny]

I am opposed to the death penalty in general, and in executions of the mentally ill in particular. However, I'm surprised people have expressed their disgust given that the US have executed mentally disabled people, and executes more people than most other developed nations in the world. Is it only bad when China does it? I think executions are bad no matter what the reason or which country does it.

 

[Yusuf Evans]

May Allah SWT have mercy on hm.

 

[revanneosl]

I am opposed to the death penalty in general, and in executions of the mentally ill in particular. However, I'm surprised people have expressed their disgust given that the US have executed mentally disabled people, and executes more people than most other developed nations in the world. Is it only bad when China does it? I think executions are bad no matter what the reason or which country does it.

I'm with you on this.

 

[Supreme]

I am opposed to the death penalty in general, and in executions of the mentally ill in particular. However, I'm surprised people have expressed their disgust given that the US have executed mentally disabled people, and executes more people than most other developed nations in the world. Is it only bad when China does it? I think executions are bad no matter what the reason or which country does it.

Oh yes, but China does account for 75% of the world's executions, and there's 80 odd offenses punishable by death in China.

 

[lawtonfogle]

The story about this Brit citizen was that he was accused of drug trafficking. Considering that the past history of Chinese court cases that about 90% of cases of where you are accused of something end in a successful conviction in favor of the state I would say I don't believe the Brit had much of a chance of being turned out to the British Embassy in China. Also, executions should only be reserved for sure for only two actions: unwanted, violent, sexual actions (i.e. rape) and intentionally killing another human being and planning it in the first place; this excludes soldiers fighting each other in wars and individuals doing self-defense against very grave physical injury or death by another human being.

They executed the man was cited on drug charges. How in the would do you kill someone for either substance addiction or selling to people that intentionally with knowledge know they are buying addicting or sensory-alternating substances?

Why allow death for rape? Drug trafficking (when it really does happen) can ruin lives of children just as much, if not more so, as sexually assaulting them can.