> Death penalty for corruption? That seems barbaric. I find this a 'curious' pov. If financial fraud is affecting savings of many thousands of people, where sa

> Death penalty for corruption? That seems barbaric. I find this a 'curious' pov. If financial fraud is affecting savings of many thousands of people, where savings = lifetime spent toiling, a view one may dare take is that there is little difference in killing someone (essentially robbing them of the leftover lifetime). In a country like Vietnam, where about 13% of people pay into pensions at all [1], loosing your savings literally will shorten your life. Even if you're in those 13% btw, as you can't live off state-pensions[2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensions_in_Vietnam#Funding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensions_in_Vietnam#Funding [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensions_in_Vietnam#State_non-contributory_pensions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensions_in_Vietnam#State_non-... EDIT: I like to add that I am against death penalty under any circumstances. But if you're in the US and are ok with death penalty there, I'd argue you should be, too, in the case at hand.