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China Says Serious Polluters Will Get the Death Penalty

Posted by Soulskill on from the green-revolution-will-not-be-televised dept.

formaggio writes "According to the Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese government is now allowing courts to punish those who commit environment crimes with the death penalty. The new judicial interpretation comes in the wake of several serious environmental problems that have hit the country over the last few months, including dangerous levels of air pollution, a river full of dead pigs, and other development projects that have imperiled public health."

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  1. Ironic by slashmydots · · Score: 5, Funny

    Boy, I sure hope they catch and kill the worst pollution offender in the entire country: the Chinese government.

  2. Communist China by Pagey123 · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Communist China, pollution kills you (literally)!

  3. Re:Thou hast angered thy King by ionymous · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, I can only speak for myself. If I were executed for a crime, I would definitely think twice before committing that crime again. It's just not worth it.

  4. Too much by PPH · · Score: 3, Funny

    A prison sentence is sufficient. With a bread and water diet.

    Guess where we got the water.

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  5. Re:Thou hast angered thy King by Nyder · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know. If you have the death penalty I can see pollution being a worthy offense.

    So who do you execute, then? The entire board of directors, the guy(s) that did it directly, or all of them?

    Start with the lawyers.

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