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Weigh the pros, cons and controversies surrounding the grave issue of capital punishment; should the death penalty be allowed?

The Scam Script Hasn't Changed. The Money Route Has.
The scripts used in telecom and online fraud have barely changed. At its June press conference, the Ministry of Public Security said ten scam types account for 85% of cases: brushing-for-rebate, fake shopping and services, fake investment and wealth management, fake e-commerce and logistics customer service, loan and credit-reporting, fake game trading, romance and dating, impersonating police, prosecutors, and courts, impersonating superiors and acquaintances, and flight refund and change scams. Most “new scam” warnings on your phone break down into one of these ten.
By Jinabout 20 hours ago in Criminal
Tennessee's failed executions of Christa Pike and Tony Carruthers expose a systemic failure of competence and justice awareness
Where has justice gone? ... I wonder. The decades-long and utterly disturbing criminal case that should have culminated with the execution of the murderer and convicted criminal Christa Pike on 30th September, 2026 is still going on.
By Susan Fourtané about 20 hours ago in Criminal
The ATM Sent 20,000 Yuan to a Stranger. The Bank Blamed a Recycled Phone Number.
At an ATM in Xiaogan, Hubei, on Oct. 5, Mr. Xu picked “transfer to phone number.” He typed his own mobile number and sent 20,000 yuan from his father’s bank card. The cash dispenser was empty, so he wanted to move the money to his own account first. No text arrived. At home, his father got the debit alert. The money had gone to an account named “Xu Fei.”
By Jin3 days ago in Criminal
400 Clients. 3,000 Yen a Day. 100,000 Retweets for Her Abuser.
I. A Single Tatami Mat In Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on the second floor of a mixed-use building, behind a shop with a "girls' bar" sign, there was a storage room.
By Jin8 days ago in Criminal
He Was Forced to Take Out a Loan in Myanmar. Does He Have to Pay It Back?
I On that afternoon in the Myanmar compound, someone took Wang Xing’s phone. A hand pressed his shoulder. Another hand turned his face toward the screen. Facial recognition passed. The loan application went through. The money arrived and left before he could see the balance.
By Jin12 days ago in Criminal
The Family That Had Its Own Army: Inside the Wei Crime Group’s 122 Billion Yuan Empire
On October 13, 2026, the Quanzhou Intermediate People’s Court and the Nan’an People’s Court in Fujian Province delivered first-instance judgments in the Wei family criminal group cases. Wei Huairen, Chen Dawei, and Liao Jingfang received death sentences. Wei Qingtao, Kang Min, and Xiong Hengxing received life imprisonment. Su Hongxiang, Deng Zida, Chen Longjiang, and 52 others, 55 defendants total, received fixed-term sentences from 24 years to 3 years and 3 months.
By Jin12 days ago in Criminal
When Justice Becomes a Spectacle:
When Justice Becomes a Spectacle: America’s Return to Public Execution We can believe in consequences for horrific crimes without turning death into a public performance.
By Lilithea Adasia14 days ago in Criminal
Should Executions Be Televised?
On December 3, 2026, the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former U.S. Army major, will take place in Fort Hood, Texas. Originally it was to be televised via livestream. Hasan was convicted of 13 counts of murder and was responsible for injuring 32 others in a mass shooting that took place in Fort Hood in 2009.
By Janis Masyk-Jackson14 days ago in Criminal
I Watched the Myanmar Scam Compound Documentary. The Most Chilling Part Wasn’t the Arrests.
At two in the morning, the laptop fan was still running. The last subtitle rolled off the screen. I hit space. The fridge hummed. Upstairs, someone dragged a chair. I stayed still.
By Jin16 days ago in Criminal
Bart Whitaker, The Texas Son Who Planned His Family's Murder — And The Father Who Saved Him From Execution
On the evening of December 10, 2003, the Whitaker family of Sugar Land, Texas, went out to celebrate. Their oldest son, 23-year-old Thomas Bartlett “Bart” Whitaker, had told them he was about to graduate from Sam Houston State University, and his parents, Kent and Tricia, took him and his 19-year-old brother Kevin to dinner at a Pappadeaux restaurant in nearby Stafford. Bart unwrapped a Rolex watch, a graduation gift.
By Rare Stories18 days ago in Criminal
Myanmar Said No Chinese Died. Chinese Police Dug Up Three Bodies.
December 2023, Laukkai, Kokang, northern Myanmar. Fighter jets flew overhead. Explosions sent smoke up from positions in the distance.
By Jin19 days ago in Criminal
They Killed a Stranger to Seal a Deal. Then They Smiled in Court.
Chen Dawei told his men to find a stranger. Anywhere. His men dragged a man out of the dark room. The man was in solitary because he would not submit to the park’s discipline. Chen Dawei pushed him onto the sacrifice platform. Gunshot. Sworn brotherhood. Glasses filled. Someone asked what it felt like to shoot. Chen Dawei said, What feeling was needed? None.
By Jin19 days ago in Criminal