Chinese Official Executed for Corruption?
I know this is old news, but I finally read that the former head of the
Chinese Food and Drug Administration has been executed for
corruption. Hmm...executed for corruption and causing the deaths of innocents
for personal gain? Sheesh, here in the United States such trivial actions
generally get a slap on the wrist. You know, a fine and maybe some jail time
if it doesn't get pardoned or commuted.
Don't get me wrong, death sentences are as harsh as you can get and should not be
given out lightly. Still, our system of punishment for government corruption
seems to be failing and maybe we need to kick it up a notch to get the message
across to our public "servants".
Perhaps we have something to learn from China in this regard. What do you
think?