Apart from the fact that keeping people on death row for prolonged periods is widely considered an abuse of human rights ...
if anybody thinks that sentencing Chiou Ho-shun (邱和順) ... to death for the 11th time is the right thing to do, read recently retired senior prosecutor Chen Chui's (陳追) account of overseeing 122 executions.
“Although I was in charge of executions, I am personally opposed to the death penalty.”
“Many religions urge people to practice mercy, and not to kill. If people are not supposed to kill each other, then how is it OK for the state to kill people?” ...
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