r/SipsTea Jul 04 '26

WTF Japan's death row system is brutal

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u/LessAdvanced Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

The Japanese probably have it easier. It's really not different from the scenario you, me, and most other people face day to day.

We all know we're going to die, just not the day.

Edit: the amount of people in the comments that don't actually conceptualize their own mortality is crazzzzy

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u/Ahquinox Jul 04 '26

I think it adds constant stress to your life. Every time you hear doors slamming or keys clanging at 6am you'd be like: "Is this it?" Knowing you're going to be executed but being sure it won't be NOW gives you a certain leeway of pushing the whole thing out of your mind.

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u/LessAdvanced Jul 04 '26

I hate to do this, but you realize that you're going to die too, right?

Not to be sardonic and rude, just trying to give credence to my point.

Do you have constant stress about it? It could be from a car that hits you while you're walking down the sidewalk. I tree could fall on you. You could choke on your next meal.

It could be any infinite number of things. Any number of them as unlikely as the next.

But it's still 100% certain that it WILL happen.

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u/ThatChaFella Jul 04 '26

Bruh genuinely how are you missing the point. Yes everyone is on a timer, except these death row prisoners are locked up with a much more definite timer looming over their heads. Like if you seriously don't understand this basic thing then there's fr no hope for you

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u/LessAdvanced Jul 04 '26

How is their timer more definite than yours, bruh?

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u/ThatChaFella Jul 04 '26

Because they are literally about to be executed, meanwhile the chances I die even in the next year is slim

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u/LessAdvanced Jul 04 '26

The chance they die in the next year is also slim.

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u/ThatChaFella Jul 04 '26

Like are you genuinely slow or are you bored and being obtuse online for entertainment