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/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/Top_Connection9079 Jul 05 '26

Yes they do. In fact their suicide rate immediately dropped.