Behind The Smile

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The Death Penalty

Published on February 29, 2008 by admin

Surprisingly the Thai Department of Corrections has a page justifiying the use of the death penalty. I wonder how do you “correct” someone by murdering him (or her)? It is a long way from sentencing to the death penalty eventually being carried out and prisoners can request individual pardon from the king. Since 2001 the king has rejected 26 such requests, according to the department.

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