some comments on james turnbull's article:
I wasn’t aware they did electrocution either. They most commonly use firing squad, and used to charge the relatives of the deceased for the cost of the bullet. It’s hard to be sure how real those photo’s are, as security around such sensitive issues in China would be so strong no journalist would ever be allowed to photograph such clear, accurate shots, and I can’t see why the government would need to either. Although, having lived in China, I can confirm that it is a pretty messed up place in many ways and it is possible that these are real shots!
Rich, June 7, 2009 ***
Thanks guys.
That original, albeit unreliable Yahoo! Korea report I linked to did say that Chinese netizens were speculating that the government wanted to show a more merciful side, and I also think that some of the older, not particularly glamorous photos shown are real…but on the other hand the ones featuring the woman in the electric chair certainly did seem very artificial looking, and that’s the first time I’ve ever heard of an electric chair being used in China also, which would be particularly strange given the well-known practice of organ harvesting of executed prisoners, and even of their skin too, many articles about which came up when I tried to find out more of these photos on Google.
James Turnbull, June 7, 2009Linkback:
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