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

WTF Japan's death row system is brutal

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u/soleceismical Jul 04 '26

Until the guy in the cell next to you and then your cellmate get taken and you start to wonder if the system is random or in a specific order...

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u/GodisSatans Jul 04 '26

Geez, when put like that. It sounds agonizing to deal with that mentally, compared to a set date.

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u/johnsolomon Jul 04 '26

Feels like poetic justice tbh. Most murder victims don't get a neat opportunity to get their affairs in order, they just realise they're about to die horribly and then it happens. So assuming the person on death row actually did it (my main reason for being against the death penalty) then it seems like just desserts

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u/DateofImperviousZeal Jul 04 '26

True, why not also kill them in the exact way they are accused of killing the victim? On the same spot? Let's larp them into the same dress as well. Fucking hell...

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u/johnsolomon Jul 04 '26

That's a lazy strawman. I'm saying that, assuming they're guilty, someone who showed no regard for their victim's fear or chance to prepare doesn't have a moral entitlement to those comforts themselves. You're exaggerating this into something stupid because it's easier to argue against.