Use caning as deterrent to crime, lawmaker says
By Xu Chi |
January 31, 2013, Thursday
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A LAWMAKER in Guangdong Province proposed caning as punishment for male criminals in China, which sparked heated discussion on the Internet.
Chen Weicai, deputy to the National People's Congress, proposed in a group discussion among lawmakers to introduce caning from Singapore's legal system to beat men convicted of crime on their backsides as a way to reduce crime, Southern Metropolis Daily reported yesterday.
Chen said although Chinese laws may give death sentence to criminals committing serious crimes, other punishment is not enough to be a long-term deterrent, according to the newspaper.
"Caning male criminals on their backsides can be a deterrent for them," said Chen.
The proposal sparked heated discussion among tens of thousands of netizens.
On news website ifeng.com, a poll that drew more than 60,000 participants showed 61 percent agreed the punishment is a deterrent and 58 percent supported using it in China because it is already in use elsewhere.
About 36 percent said caning is cruel and unnecessary corporal punishment that should be eliminated as an insult to human dignity.
"The punishment of caning should not be introduced as it violates the country's legal spirit by physically harming the criminals," a netizen said.
Another said "the country's corrupt government officials and child abusers totally deserve such punishment and should be the first batch to suffer it."
Chen Weicai, deputy to the National People's Congress, proposed in a group discussion among lawmakers to introduce caning from Singapore's legal system to beat men convicted of crime on their backsides as a way to reduce crime, Southern Metropolis Daily reported yesterday.
Chen said although Chinese laws may give death sentence to criminals committing serious crimes, other punishment is not enough to be a long-term deterrent, according to the newspaper.
"Caning male criminals on their backsides can be a deterrent for them," said Chen.
The proposal sparked heated discussion among tens of thousands of netizens.
On news website ifeng.com, a poll that drew more than 60,000 participants showed 61 percent agreed the punishment is a deterrent and 58 percent supported using it in China because it is already in use elsewhere.
About 36 percent said caning is cruel and unnecessary corporal punishment that should be eliminated as an insult to human dignity.
"The punishment of caning should not be introduced as it violates the country's legal spirit by physically harming the criminals," a netizen said.
Another said "the country's corrupt government officials and child abusers totally deserve such punishment and should be the first batch to suffer it."
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