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nedbal (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-28-07 11:15 PM Original message |
China’s top drug regulator gets death sentence |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-28-07 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. From what I understand, the Chinese don't fool around. No appeal |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. May well have been shot by now. |
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kurth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. In China "gangsters and corrupt officials are killed by injection more than gunshot": |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 04:55 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. That's news to me. Whatever, life is cheap cheap cheap in China |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 11:31 AM Response to Reply #14 |
30. "Life is cheap in China" is a stereotype. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. I think that statement is more about the Government |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:54 PM Response to Reply #30 |
54. They value animals lives this way.... |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #54 |
83. yep. |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 05:06 PM Response to Reply #30 |
79. Their government does not now, nor has it ever, valued the lives of |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
53. Yes, to keep him quiet. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 09:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
61. ...and his organs harvested... |
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MidwestTransplant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. I bet a certain former Gov. of Texas would agree with that system. |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. All death sentences in China have an appeal to the high court. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
74. At least the "corrupt elements" |
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OnceUponTimeOnTheNet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-28-07 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. So, It's all taken care of and wrapped up nice and tight. |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
3. In the BBC "article" on this topic, it was stated that > 60 % of the Chinese |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
5. China had to do something this guy was a murderer |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:43 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Yeah, shut him up |
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nedbal (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 08:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
58. We all know there will be many more tainted products fron China |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 04:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. China had to do something? Maybe. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:59 AM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Just a point of fact: |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 10:20 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Best post of the day |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
56. No, it wasn't just "strays" that were killed |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 09:57 PM Response to Reply #56 |
63. Yes, it got out of control |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:08 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. I was merely correcting a mis-statement |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #24 |
66. Maybe - I haven't lived in Arkansas. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:18 PM Response to Reply #66 |
82. Mobs are compassionless, stupid and cruel. |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
55. There were a lot of murderers here |
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MidwestTransplant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
7. Notice he was fired in 2005. His successor doesn't seem to have done a bang up job either. |
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nedbal (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
34. they have to shoot a few more drug regulators, then there will be a big change |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
11. Hmmph! Here he would have gotten the Medal of Freedom and a "Heck of a job!" nt |
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Big Pappa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 02:10 AM Response to Original message |
12. Pretty harsh sentence for a bribe. |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 08:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
57. "A" bribe? |
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nedbal (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 08:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
59. It's the results of the bribe that deserves the punishment he got |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 02:50 PM Response to Reply #12 |
70. bribes kill, hundreds died in panama from chinese medicine w. poison in it EOM |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
15. If we applied the same standards, most of our politicians would be dead. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 09:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
62. Don't Be Such A Tease! It's Cruel! |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
16. China Sentences Former Drug Regulator to Death |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:47 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I am by no means in favor of the death penalty... |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:47 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Many people around the world have died because of this man's actions. |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:47 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. And if this happenned in the U.S. the maximum sentence would be...? |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:47 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I don't favor the death penalty either - this man is part of a whole culture of corruption. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 02:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
72. well the culture of corruption won't change if it isn't prosecuted |
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nedbal (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 10:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
64. It used to be 5 years in club fed, now I think it would be decades??? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 02:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
71. rico violation resulting in several hundred deaths = many lifetimes in prison or death penalty |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:47 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Accountability ? |
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Malidictus Maximus (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #19 |
78. Agreed |
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kurth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:47 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. China FDA guy is dead. Problem is solved. Chinese products are safe |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 08:12 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. The other end also should be scrutinized |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Importers should bear the cost of verifying and showing verification... |
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radicalcapitalist (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
23. Let's enact similar legislation for America's government workers. |
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nedbal (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
26. they don't play around! |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
28. do they still send a family a bill for the bullet used in the execution? |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
29. Dead men don't talk. You can bet he didn't do all that by himself. (nt) |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
32. And believe you me, he's getting off easy |
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BornagainDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
35. This doesn't seem to have much effect on corruption |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
36. Death penalty for China official |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Gotta hand it to those Chinese, they don't play around! |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Yep, And it fixed their quality assurance problems... |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Yeah, he was convicted for embarrassing the gov't, not the poor quality |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Farr guy. |
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nedbal (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 09:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
60. you are correct, the products from China will not change |
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Lobster Martini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Send us lousy pet food -- Die! |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. this sends a strong message about sending the customer bad food |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
43. China sentences former food and drugs chief to death |
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nannah (690 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. sounds like accountability to me. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Well, this is food - peoples' lives depend on it. One mistake will hurt or kill many, |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Never will trust china or its corrupt corporations that do business........ |
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svpadgham (374 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. I'm a bit torn on this one.... |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. I'm definitely not "reassured" by this step. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. more from BBC ... |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
50. Too bad we can't do that here... |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
51. It is very unfortunate that Mr. Zheng was not an American |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
52. Here's another link |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
65. makes me wonder how much more poisons we import from China |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 02:49 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. hundreds of people in panama were killed by bad chinese medicine |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. the FDA was created in part because anti-freeze was used |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
68. Strict penalties for this kind of thing = good |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
75. Somewhere between Chinese death sentences... |
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benld74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
76. MEANWHILE WHILE OUR GOV"T OFFICIALS, F*CK UP, they |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
77. Speaking of scary Chinese imports... I'm boycotting Trader Joes, they're Walmart now. |
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Rainscents (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 06:15 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. I never EVER trusted TJ! |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
81. Conservative family values. |
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