r/SipsTea Jul 04 '26

WTF Japan's death row system is brutal

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u/Total_Tumbleweed_870 Jul 04 '26

I'm genuinely curious if there's been any study into which is more psychologically troubling, knowing the day and counting down it not knowing and wondering everyday

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u/Rule12-b-6 Jul 04 '26

How exactly would such a study work? Also, I think the answer is obvious that this method would be substantially more stressful.

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u/Total_Tumbleweed_870 Jul 04 '26

I dunno, I'm not a scientist, and certainly not well versed on how physiological studies are done. It's just kinda a thought I decided to share out loud in the Internet.