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by golergka 3026 days ago
I'd be very careful reading about how laws in asian countries work in theory (on paper) without experience of what real life enforcement looks like.
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Yeah right.

"Chinese Drug Dealers Are Being Sentenced to Death in Sports Stadiums and Public Squares"

http://www.newsweek.com/china-criminals-sentenced-death-spor...

[2015] "On Wednesday, China’s Supreme People’s Court argued that serious drug crimes merit the death penalty. Serious cases involving “drug lords, professional drug dealers or re-offenders” as well as “drug smuggling, organized transnational drug crime and armed or violent drug crime” should all receive capital sentences, according to a circular released by the SPC."

https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/chinas-growing-drug-problem/

The reality of the situation is if you are connected, privileged, and drop some gifts or hush money, you won’t face a thing.