tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post6982828537940491233..comments2024-03-24T17:06:47.135-04:00Comments on Story Bones: Weekend Linkee-poo, remedy for me, pleaseSteve Buchheithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-2904931991972274592012-07-21T22:11:26.346-04:002012-07-21T22:11:26.346-04:00Steve, I'm not sure how broadly they define mu...Steve, I'm not sure how broadly they define murder. I do konw they announced that they were thinking about applying the death penalty to some contractors who had deliberately skimped on earthquake proofing in houses that subsequently collapsed, but I don't konw how much of that was hyperbole to get the accused to fess up and avoid a trial.John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-22672303192148501482012-07-21T21:10:30.198-04:002012-07-21T21:10:30.198-04:00Rick, yes they do. although, like I said, those nu...Rick, yes they do. although, like I said, those numbers don't quite add up so well. So I'm not sure the data is showing what a lot of people think it's showing.<br /><br />John, thanks for the correction. Unfortunately it's only for homicide or treason (according to the wiki). Although this would count as homicide, it's a slow acting death, so I doubt a court would count it as applicable. Although I am glad to see some employees refused to cover their badges.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-48057119792419805712012-07-21T19:27:43.307-04:002012-07-21T19:27:43.307-04:00L(I don't believe Japan has the death penalty)...<i>L(I don't believe Japan has the death penalty).</i><br /><br />Yes, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Japan" rel="nofollow">they do</a>. They executed a couple of people when I lived there. <br /><br />It's really nasty the way they do it, too. The prosoner is never notified in advance of the death date, so they wake up every morning wondering if today is the day:<br /><br /><i>Executions are carried out by hanging in a death chamber within the Detention Center. When a death order has been issued, the condemned prisoner is informed in the morning of his or her execution.</i>John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-36615113541825451862012-07-21T19:26:25.099-04:002012-07-21T19:26:25.099-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19111384.post-34265413624495914582012-07-21T18:33:16.986-04:002012-07-21T18:33:16.986-04:00eBooks get more and more interesting, don't th...eBooks get more and more interesting, don't they?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.com