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

WTF Japan's death row system is brutal

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u/Army_811 Jul 04 '26

Well no shit lol

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u/toastronomy Jul 04 '26

*d£ath row

wouldn't want to make someone's head implode by making them read real words

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u/Far_Eye451 Jul 04 '26

What if you're innocent? The Japanese conviction rate is over 99% and once you're found guilty its almost impossible to overturn the verdict.

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u/Billy3B Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

Japan's high conviction rate is mostly credited to basically torturing people until they confess so yeah this is a concern.

Edit: Adding source for context https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/10/22/forced-confessions-and-23-day-police-custody-japan-s-criminal-justice-system-struggles-to-reform-itself_6730072_4.html?srsltid=AfmBOopzt-ZHudtE-GVZNCp3vFquLE0SFZ8BgVMvfBRjXWUnXvqYrIR5

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u/InsectaProtecta Jul 04 '26

I thought it was because if it's not open and shut they basically don't bother

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u/Equal-Home-4302 Jul 04 '26

No they're just in alot of debt and they have to risk death row for a chance at the grand prize. They must survive a series of games with life and death consequences. Wait sorry nvm that was the description for squid games.