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Parade corrupt officials instead

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-07-27 09:24

Comment on "Ministry says respect dignity of prostitutes" (China Daily Website, July 26)

The public parading of prostitutes constitutes an act of extra-judicial punishment. It subjects the prostitutes to humiliation, which in terms of human instinct is more severe than a death sentence.

Ask yourself: Can any person take it in his/her stride, to be paraded down a street without pants? Of course, physically, it causes no harm, but in terms of human feelings, it's worse than death. This type of punishment should be reserved for corrupt officials, not poor women who have nothing to sell, other than themselves, to earn a living.

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