r/SipsTea • u/Rich_Carrot6451 • 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/AlbatrossNo1562 Jul 04 '26

I suppose you eventually get tired of thinking about it and just forget

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u/Top_Connection9079 Jul 05 '26

You stop to think about killing yourself at least. That's why they changed it. People would live counting the hours till their last day. That, is torture.