Comments on: Chǎo Fàn: Greatest Hits ‘06 http://peer-see.com/blog/ch%c7%8eo-fan-greatest-hits-06/2007/05/29/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:43:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Gena Marshall http://peer-see.com/blog/ch%c7%8eo-fan-greatest-hits-06/2007/05/29/comment-page-1/#comment-7469 Gena Marshall Thu, 31 May 2007 21:21:52 +0000 http://peer-see.com/blog/ch%c7%8eo-fan-greatest-hits-06/2007/05/29/#comment-7469 I'm pretty reliably opposed to court-ordered killing, but if you're talking about applying it to the worst of government malfeasance, it sounds a lot more tempting. I always thought our leaders deserved to be sentenced to living off minimum wage and social security for the rest of their lives, but death might be right too. Death by minimum military wage perhaps? I’m pretty reliably opposed to court-ordered killing, but if you’re talking about applying it to the worst of government malfeasance, it sounds a lot more tempting. I always thought our leaders deserved to be sentenced to living off minimum wage and social security for the rest of their lives, but death might be right too. Death by minimum military wage perhaps?

]]> By: JAM http://peer-see.com/blog/ch%c7%8eo-fan-greatest-hits-06/2007/05/29/comment-page-1/#comment-7229 JAM Tue, 29 May 2007 16:18:22 +0000 http://peer-see.com/blog/ch%c7%8eo-fan-greatest-hits-06/2007/05/29/#comment-7229 How about this one! China sentences ex-official to death Zheng Xiaoyu, the former head of State Food and Drug Administration, was convicted of accepting bribes from drug companies. May 29 2007: 10:20 AM EDT BEIJING (Reuters) -- China on Tuesday sentenced the former head of its food and drugs agency to death for corruption in a surprise judgment as the government sought to contain a wave of scandals over health safety. Zheng Xiaoyu, former head of the State Food and Drug Administration, was convicted on charges of taking bribes and dereliction of duty, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Beijing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People's Court. The sentence, which was unusually harsh, could still be reduced on appeal. But it reflects the weight China's top leaders are giving to the issues of corruption and food safety as they grapple with the fallout overseas after a series of safety breaches involving toxins in food and other products. "Zheng was supposed to use the power given to him by the state and the people seriously and honestly, but instead he has ignored their vital interests... by taking the bribes," Xinhua quoted the court as saying. "This has threatened the safety of people's life and health and has caused an extremely bad social impact." How about this one!

China sentences ex-official to death
Zheng Xiaoyu, the former head of State Food and Drug Administration, was convicted of accepting bribes from drug companies.
May 29 2007: 10:20 AM EDT

BEIJING (Reuters) — China on Tuesday sentenced the former head of its food and drugs agency to death for corruption in a surprise judgment as the government sought to contain a wave of scandals over health safety.

Zheng Xiaoyu, former head of the State Food and Drug Administration, was convicted on charges of taking bribes and dereliction of duty, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Beijing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court.

The sentence, which was unusually harsh, could still be reduced on appeal. But it reflects the weight China’s top leaders are giving to the issues of corruption and food safety as they grapple with the fallout overseas after a series of safety breaches involving toxins in food and other products.

“Zheng was supposed to use the power given to him by the state and the people seriously and honestly, but instead he has ignored their vital interests… by taking the bribes,” Xinhua quoted the court as saying.

“This has threatened the safety of people’s life and health and has caused an extremely bad social impact.”

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