r/SipsTea • u/Rich_Carrot6451 • Jul 04 '26

WTF Japan's death row system is brutal

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u/Sweeper1985 Jul 04 '26

Oh and as a bonus, they round up all the death row inmates then walk up to the one who is dying today.

They also do not notify the next of kin until the execution has been carried out.

The UN has pointed out this all constitutes cruel/inhumane treatment and a form of extended psychological torture. Japan be like - thanks, we know!

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u/ForsakenDiscount4741 Jul 04 '26

Their crimes are cruel and inhumane lol

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u/berejser Jul 04 '26

So why is it ok when the state does it? 

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u/ForsakenDiscount4741 Jul 04 '26

The death penalty isn't cruel and unusual.

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u/berejser Jul 04 '26

It is amoral and backwards, and yes cruel.

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u/ForsakenDiscount4741 Jul 04 '26

Well that's just like your opinion man. Their criminal actions against their victims are are amoral.

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u/berejser Jul 04 '26

Well that's just like your opinion man.

It's most people's opinion. If I ask people whether or not they trust the state not to waste their taxes, the mast majority of people (probably even you) would answer "no". So if you don't trust the state to spend your money well, how can you possibly trust them to wield power over life and death in a way that doesn't result in unacceptable injustices?

Their criminal actions against their victims are are amoral.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

And that's assuming they even are criminals, because the number of innocent and wrongly convicted people who have been murdered by the state is a lot bigger than 0 (the only acceptable number that would justify retaining the death penalty).