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Vietnamese tycoon in race to raise $9bn to avoid execution (www.bbc.com)

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[–] over_clox 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'd think the better idea would be to confiscate all her assets and effectively break her, and send her out to be homeless. Not to have taxpayers paying for her stay in prison, whether waiting death or not.

I'd be the sort of judge to say fuck that, go live on the streets, if you can. And I'd take her ill gotten assets and do my best to reimburse those that were conned, and whatever I couldn't necessarily account for, I'd invest that with full transparency into the government wherever it needs to go.

Edit: Killing the woman isn't beneficial at all. Fuckit, utilize her skills, just do it legitimately.

[–] donuts 4 points 1 day ago

Putting her on the streets would not really solve anything either. It would just exacerbate any issues and prevent long term re-integration.

Not that she's young or anything, but the punishment shouldn't change based on the person