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一個媽媽被判死刑/死刑存廢
New Taipei woman sentenced to death for murdering her two children
New Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) A woman who killed her young son and daughter before attempting suicide earlier this year was sentenced to death by the New Taipei District Court on Wednesday, for a crime described by the court as "extremely cruel and cold-blooded."
The 30-year-old woman, surnamed Wu (吳), was a single mother who raised an 8-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son on her own after a divorce.
On Feb. 13 this year, after an argument with her brother and his wife, Wu drove her children to a motel in New Taipei's Wugu District to stay overnight. While in the room that night, she attempted to suffocate the children with pillows, but failed as they fought back, according to the court.
Two days later, however, Wu drugged her children with sleeping pills before strangling them with a rope in the motel. She later texted her ex-husband a message that read: "I'm gone. I'm going to be with the kids, or they will feel lonely," according to the court.
Wu's ex-husband rushed to the motel only to find his children dead and Wu lethargic after taking sleeping pills, antidepressant drugs and alcohol. Wu was rushed to the hospital and treated.
During the trial, Wu confessed to committing the murders, saying that she had felt overwhelmed with the burden of caring for two children on her own.
"These seven years, I've been looked down on, left to face the pressure of public opinion and all sorts of dirty looks, all while being unable to find a steady job," she said. "It has only been me caring for them 24 hours a day, without any kind of freedom for myself."
In its verdict, the court wrote that Wu had committed the "extremely cruel and cold-blooded" murders solely because of stress and dissatisfaction with her personal circumstances, and had failed to show any sign of remorse for her crimes.
While acknowledging that there is an ongoing debate over capital punishment in Taiwanese society, the court said it had a responsibility to uphold the "inherent right to life" guaranteed to every child, citing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Pro-Con: Should the death penalty be abolished?
By Ashley Nellis
The American criminal justice system has been getting some much-needed renovations lately: people with nonviolent and low-level convictions are being diverted from receiving harsh sentences, prison populations are declining in many states and policymakers are open to new approaches to addressing crime.
At the deep end of the system we see reforms as well: efforts to eliminate the death penalty are gaining ground and public support for the death penalty is at its lowest point in 40 years. For the first time in Gallup’s polling history on the question, a majority (60%) of Americans say that life imprisonment with no possibility of parole is a better punishment for murder than the death penalty. Ten of the current Democratic presidential candidates publicly support abolishing the death penalty.
The declining support for the death penalty is indeed a victory and comes about as a result of successful abolition campaigns that bring together unlikely allies.
Exonerations based on new evidence, exorbitant costs and the drawn-out appeals process means far fewer people are being sentenced to death than in the past and executions have become increasingly uncommon. Death row currently comprises 2,500 people, reflecting a steady decline in the size of death row for nearly 20 years. Maintenance of the death penalty has become difficult to justify as concerns about efficacy, deterrence value and morality converge.
But the presence or absence of the death penalty should not be our sole barometer for a proportionate sentencing regime. The sentence of life without parole — touted as “the humane alternative” to death — is highly problematic for many of these same reasons, plus additional ones.
The well-documented deficiencies of the death penalty process should raise serious concerns about sentences of life imprisonment, sentences that receive substandard critical review. On this point, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor recently expressed her uneasiness with life sentences without parole, writing, “A statute that shields itself from judicial scrutiny of sentences of life without the possibility of parole raises serious constitutional concerns.”
Capital punishment is routinely set apart from all other sentences in terms of the judiciary’s willingness to regulate it, based on the notion that “death is different.” This has led to a separate, heightened system of review of death-eligible cases.
Take, for example, the fact that attorneys in death penalty cases often receive specialized litigation training. And while procedural errors and substandard representation still occur with these protections in place, there is an established protocol for review when such claims are made. But the heightened standard of review does not take place with life imprisonment, creating an increased likelihood that innocent individuals will be convicted. In the absence of a rigorous review process, one cannot know precisely how widespread the errors in life imprisonment are.
Capital defendants sentenced to death also have a right to state-appointed counsel for appellate reviews, but those sentenced to life imprisonment do not. In addition, appeals are time-barred in all but death penalty cases. Even with stringent regulations around the death penalty, errors are rampant. Just imagine the scale of errors in life imprisonment among the 53,000 people serving their sentence, 21 times the number of people on death row.
The logical inference from the U.S. Supreme Court’s categorical finding “death is different” is that all sentences other than death are not different and can thus be held to a different (lower) level of scrutiny. (The sole instance where this categorical ban has been reconsidered comes from recent rulings disqualifying most juveniles from receiving life without parole on the basis of the categorical ban that “children are different.”)
In public polling on support for the death penalty, the only alternative punishment offered is life imprisonment with no chance for release. But why must we limit punishment considerations for our most serious crimes to only these two terminal sentences which are, in the end, the same: both result of an individual dying in prison at the hand of the state?
There are many other sentencing options that could be made available. Those that afford regular review and a meaningful opportunity for parole are ideal. Sanctions can accommodate a legitimate desire to punish, but allow for the chance for evaluation at regular intervals.
Though it seems counterintuitive, the science on offending tells us that in most cases, even individuals who commit serious crimes grow beyond their poor judgment and learn to abide by the law. The United States should follow the lead of other Western democracies in abolishing both the death penalty and life without parole.
Genny Rojas was 4 years old when her aunt and uncle, Veronica and Ivan Gonzales, tortured and murdered her. They suspended her alive by a hook on the closet wall in their apartment. They shook her violently, strangled her, beat her with a hairbrush and handcuffed her for days. She died after she was forced into a scalding bathtub for three minutes.
A California jury sentenced Veronica and Ivan to death, and the California Supreme Court upheld their convictions. If anyone deserved the ultimate punishment, they did.
There are, to be sure, heartfelt arguments for people to be against the death penalty, not the least of which are religious, moral or other reasons and beliefs. There are also valid arguments regarding the historical use of the death penalty against minorities, especially in the South.
Yet a majority of Americans, quite reasonably, support the death penalty in appropriate cases and believe that, despite its imperfections, it is constitutional.
The Supreme Court has held the death penalty to be constitutional. The Fifth and 14th amendments carry express approval of the death penalty: a person may not be “deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.”
A majority of states (29) have the death penalty on the books. Similarly, the federal government and the military have the ultimate punishment for the most heinous crimes.
Since 1976, when the Supreme Court reinstated the punishment, there have been 1,512 executions, with whites making up the majority of defendants executed (55%), followed by blacks (34%). Whites make up the majority of victims in death penalty cases (76%), followed by blacks (15%). A majority of Americans support the death penalty, and have since polling began in 1938.
Q:
Should We Abolish the Death Penalty?
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6 Tips for Healing Emotional Wounds
By Margaret Achieng, Freelance writer
Emotional restoration is viable. Get unstuck with those pointers to heal your emotional wounds. Do you ever marvel if healing from emotional wounds is honestly possible? Can a person definitely heal from trauma, rejection, despair, a broken heart? Perhaps you’ve been hurting for a long term and things don’t seem to be getting better. Perhaps you feel caught like you’ve attempted the entirety, and it hasn’t helped or possibly you experience like you’re too old or it’s too overdue to change.
When you feel so broken and defeated, the project of rebuilding or reinventing yourself and your life may be overwhelming. It’s natural to have doubt and to be surprised if emotional healing is absolutely possible.
1. Emotional healing is feasible.
I want to guarantee you that emotional restoration is possible. As a therapist, “I see human beings make extraordinary recoveries, becoming healthful, glad, and extra completely themselves – regularly in ways they can’t imagine.”As told by one therapist. However, it’s real, not all of our returns to emotional health. A few individuals maintain to revel in deep emotional ache, unhealthy behaviours and relationships, and battle with negative, distorted thoughts. In my 20+ years, one psychotherapist and social employee, said,” I’ve observed a few commonalities among those who heal absolutely from their emotional wounds and ache. I hope those reflections and guidelines will assist you to heal, as properly”.
2. Tips for recuperation from
Take baby steps. Seeking to make too many changes all of sudden can backfire. You can end up crushed if you set unrealistic expectancies. And dramatic adjustments are regularly unsustainable. Making micro-modifications – small, doable, incremental modifications – create emotions, wish, fulfilment and encouragement that is crucial to carry you through your recovery process. You may learn more about making micro-modifications right here.
Keep in mind that you must not heal 100% at once to improve your life. Many people mistakenly believe that emotional healing is not a big deal any more, this notion can be misleading and overwhelming. But most importantly, it’s not accurate. Any modest quantity of recovery will improve the first-class of your existence. Take it one step at a time and you’ll register small improvements for your mood, capability to cope with triggers, relationships, vanity, and capacity to complete your day-to-day activities.
3. Be patient and persistent..
Recuperation is lots of labour. We need to be patient and allow for the time needed to benefit new insights and skills. And we need to be persistent and keep going even if it gets difficult, be inclined to try new processes, and challenge yourself with new ways. Set sensible expectancies. I’m a big believer in the importance of setting practical expectancies. When we don’t, we end up upset and pissed off frequently, at yourself, which doesn’t assist you to heal.
One of the most common unrealistic expectancies that I see is looking forward to progress to be always forward. Nobody simply gets more potent and stronger, healthier and healthier. Development is much more likely steppes step backwards. And, virtually, don’t be surprised if every so often it steps backwards and one leap forward. This isn’t a failure, it’s a reality. And sensible expectations coupled with patience, staying power, and self-compass forwarding cause ahead development, it simply may additionally consist of a few detours and be slower than you’d like.
4. View setbacks as a part of the technique and learning the possibilities.
Not only are setbacks normal, however, but they’re also additionally regular, we learn more of what doesn’t work and what does. So, rather than trying to avoid setbacks or relapses, except that they’re a part of the method and undertaking you’re to be curious about what you can learn to help you move forward and toward greater recovery and self-love. Prioritize self-care and self-compassion. As you ask a whole lot from yourself, you need to provide a lot to yourself. And working a lot on emotional restoration takes a lousy lot of strength, time, and on occasion cash. With a purpose to keep going, you need to truly take note of your emotions and your physical sensations in your mind such as tight muscle mass, complications, fatigue, and so on, due to the fact those are your body’s way of telling you what it wishes. Take more time to pay attention and take desirable care of yourself.
5. Be inclined to system your feelings from your the past.
Seeking to keep away from what took place in your past doesn’t work. The one’s feelings have a tendency to stick around, occasionally, mendacity dormant or numbed for a while, however, they finally burst back into our recognition with a vengeance. That is why therapists so often talk about desiring to “feel your emotions”. We want to feel them and give them space before they lose their strength over us with time and absolutely become part of the past. You could slowly work on sitting quietly, permitting your feelings to resurface, talking about them, and exploring what they’re about. To a lot of people, that’s pretty hard and working with a therapist can be beneficial.
Ask for assistance. Recovery isn’t meant to be performed in isolation. It isn’t easy to ask for assistance, in particular, if people have betrayed before. But reaching out for assistance has a lot of advantages – emotional guide, steerage, and the ability to slow down the disgrace. And assistance can take much paperwork depending on your desires, so I’m hoping you’ll take it like every other type of self-care and ask for the sort of help that best meets your wishes.
6. The Way to Heal emotional wounds and recovery of emotional ache.
Recuperation Meditation In case you feel discouraged, a guided meditation or mantra permits you to shift your mind in the direction of more hope, advantageous outlook. You may experiment with the quick recovery meditation written underneath or attempt developing one which in particular demands your own situations and wishes.
Q: what are the steps for healing the past wounds and emotional trauma?
New Taipei woman sentenced to death for murdering her two children
New Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) A woman who killed her young son and daughter before attempting suicide earlier this year was sentenced to death by the New Taipei District Court on Wednesday, for a crime described by the court as "extremely cruel and cold-blooded."
The 30-year-old woman, surnamed Wu (吳), was a single mother who raised an 8-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son on her own after a divorce.
On Feb. 13 this year, after an argument with her brother and his wife, Wu drove her children to a motel in New Taipei's Wugu District to stay overnight. While in the room that night, she attempted to suffocate the children with pillows, but failed as they fought back, according to the court.
Two days later, however, Wu drugged her children with sleeping pills before strangling them with a rope in the motel. She later texted her ex-husband a message that read: "I'm gone. I'm going to be with the kids, or they will feel lonely," according to the court.
Wu's ex-husband rushed to the motel only to find his children dead and Wu lethargic after taking sleeping pills, antidepressant drugs and alcohol. Wu was rushed to the hospital and treated.
During the trial, Wu confessed to committing the murders, saying that she had felt overwhelmed with the burden of caring for two children on her own.
"These seven years, I've been looked down on, left to face the pressure of public opinion and all sorts of dirty looks, all while being unable to find a steady job," she said. "It has only been me caring for them 24 hours a day, without any kind of freedom for myself."
In its verdict, the court wrote that Wu had committed the "extremely cruel and cold-blooded" murders solely because of stress and dissatisfaction with her personal circumstances, and had failed to show any sign of remorse for her crimes.
While acknowledging that there is an ongoing debate over capital punishment in Taiwanese society, the court said it had a responsibility to uphold the "inherent right to life" guaranteed to every child, citing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
----
Pro-Con: Should the death penalty be abolished?
By Ashley Nellis
The American criminal justice system has been getting some much-needed renovations lately: people with nonviolent and low-level convictions are being diverted from receiving harsh sentences, prison populations are declining in many states and policymakers are open to new approaches to addressing crime.
At the deep end of the system we see reforms as well: efforts to eliminate the death penalty are gaining ground and public support for the death penalty is at its lowest point in 40 years. For the first time in Gallup’s polling history on the question, a majority (60%) of Americans say that life imprisonment with no possibility of parole is a better punishment for murder than the death penalty. Ten of the current Democratic presidential candidates publicly support abolishing the death penalty.
The declining support for the death penalty is indeed a victory and comes about as a result of successful abolition campaigns that bring together unlikely allies.
Exonerations based on new evidence, exorbitant costs and the drawn-out appeals process means far fewer people are being sentenced to death than in the past and executions have become increasingly uncommon. Death row currently comprises 2,500 people, reflecting a steady decline in the size of death row for nearly 20 years. Maintenance of the death penalty has become difficult to justify as concerns about efficacy, deterrence value and morality converge.
But the presence or absence of the death penalty should not be our sole barometer for a proportionate sentencing regime. The sentence of life without parole — touted as “the humane alternative” to death — is highly problematic for many of these same reasons, plus additional ones.
The well-documented deficiencies of the death penalty process should raise serious concerns about sentences of life imprisonment, sentences that receive substandard critical review. On this point, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor recently expressed her uneasiness with life sentences without parole, writing, “A statute that shields itself from judicial scrutiny of sentences of life without the possibility of parole raises serious constitutional concerns.”
Capital punishment is routinely set apart from all other sentences in terms of the judiciary’s willingness to regulate it, based on the notion that “death is different.” This has led to a separate, heightened system of review of death-eligible cases.
Take, for example, the fact that attorneys in death penalty cases often receive specialized litigation training. And while procedural errors and substandard representation still occur with these protections in place, there is an established protocol for review when such claims are made. But the heightened standard of review does not take place with life imprisonment, creating an increased likelihood that innocent individuals will be convicted. In the absence of a rigorous review process, one cannot know precisely how widespread the errors in life imprisonment are.
Capital defendants sentenced to death also have a right to state-appointed counsel for appellate reviews, but those sentenced to life imprisonment do not. In addition, appeals are time-barred in all but death penalty cases. Even with stringent regulations around the death penalty, errors are rampant. Just imagine the scale of errors in life imprisonment among the 53,000 people serving their sentence, 21 times the number of people on death row.
The logical inference from the U.S. Supreme Court’s categorical finding “death is different” is that all sentences other than death are not different and can thus be held to a different (lower) level of scrutiny. (The sole instance where this categorical ban has been reconsidered comes from recent rulings disqualifying most juveniles from receiving life without parole on the basis of the categorical ban that “children are different.”)
In public polling on support for the death penalty, the only alternative punishment offered is life imprisonment with no chance for release. But why must we limit punishment considerations for our most serious crimes to only these two terminal sentences which are, in the end, the same: both result of an individual dying in prison at the hand of the state?
There are many other sentencing options that could be made available. Those that afford regular review and a meaningful opportunity for parole are ideal. Sanctions can accommodate a legitimate desire to punish, but allow for the chance for evaluation at regular intervals.
Though it seems counterintuitive, the science on offending tells us that in most cases, even individuals who commit serious crimes grow beyond their poor judgment and learn to abide by the law. The United States should follow the lead of other Western democracies in abolishing both the death penalty and life without parole.
Genny Rojas was 4 years old when her aunt and uncle, Veronica and Ivan Gonzales, tortured and murdered her. They suspended her alive by a hook on the closet wall in their apartment. They shook her violently, strangled her, beat her with a hairbrush and handcuffed her for days. She died after she was forced into a scalding bathtub for three minutes.
A California jury sentenced Veronica and Ivan to death, and the California Supreme Court upheld their convictions. If anyone deserved the ultimate punishment, they did.
There are, to be sure, heartfelt arguments for people to be against the death penalty, not the least of which are religious, moral or other reasons and beliefs. There are also valid arguments regarding the historical use of the death penalty against minorities, especially in the South.
Yet a majority of Americans, quite reasonably, support the death penalty in appropriate cases and believe that, despite its imperfections, it is constitutional.
The Supreme Court has held the death penalty to be constitutional. The Fifth and 14th amendments carry express approval of the death penalty: a person may not be “deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.”
A majority of states (29) have the death penalty on the books. Similarly, the federal government and the military have the ultimate punishment for the most heinous crimes.
Since 1976, when the Supreme Court reinstated the punishment, there have been 1,512 executions, with whites making up the majority of defendants executed (55%), followed by blacks (34%). Whites make up the majority of victims in death penalty cases (76%), followed by blacks (15%). A majority of Americans support the death penalty, and have since polling began in 1938.
Q:
Should We Abolish the Death Penalty?
6 Tips for Healing Emotional Wounds
By Margaret Achieng, Freelance writer
Emotional restoration is viable. Get unstuck with those pointers to heal your emotional wounds. Do you ever marvel if healing from emotional wounds is honestly possible? Can a person definitely heal from trauma, rejection, despair, a broken heart? Perhaps you’ve been hurting for a long term and things don’t seem to be getting better. Perhaps you feel caught like you’ve attempted the entirety, and it hasn’t helped or possibly you experience like you’re too old or it’s too overdue to change.
When you feel so broken and defeated, the project of rebuilding or reinventing yourself and your life may be overwhelming. It’s natural to have doubt and to be surprised if emotional healing is absolutely possible.
1. Emotional healing is feasible.
I want to guarantee you that emotional restoration is possible. As a therapist, “I see human beings make extraordinary recoveries, becoming healthful, glad, and extra completely themselves – regularly in ways they can’t imagine.”As told by one therapist. However, it’s real, not all of our returns to emotional health. A few individuals maintain to revel in deep emotional ache, unhealthy behaviours and relationships, and battle with negative, distorted thoughts. In my 20+ years, one psychotherapist and social employee, said,” I’ve observed a few commonalities among those who heal absolutely from their emotional wounds and ache. I hope those reflections and guidelines will assist you to heal, as properly”.
2. Tips for recuperation from
Take baby steps. Seeking to make too many changes all of sudden can backfire. You can end up crushed if you set unrealistic expectancies. And dramatic adjustments are regularly unsustainable. Making micro-modifications – small, doable, incremental modifications – create emotions, wish, fulfilment and encouragement that is crucial to carry you through your recovery process. You may learn more about making micro-modifications right here.
Keep in mind that you must not heal 100% at once to improve your life. Many people mistakenly believe that emotional healing is not a big deal any more, this notion can be misleading and overwhelming. But most importantly, it’s not accurate. Any modest quantity of recovery will improve the first-class of your existence. Take it one step at a time and you’ll register small improvements for your mood, capability to cope with triggers, relationships, vanity, and capacity to complete your day-to-day activities.
3. Be patient and persistent..
Recuperation is lots of labour. We need to be patient and allow for the time needed to benefit new insights and skills. And we need to be persistent and keep going even if it gets difficult, be inclined to try new processes, and challenge yourself with new ways. Set sensible expectancies. I’m a big believer in the importance of setting practical expectancies. When we don’t, we end up upset and pissed off frequently, at yourself, which doesn’t assist you to heal.
One of the most common unrealistic expectancies that I see is looking forward to progress to be always forward. Nobody simply gets more potent and stronger, healthier and healthier. Development is much more likely steppes step backwards. And, virtually, don’t be surprised if every so often it steps backwards and one leap forward. This isn’t a failure, it’s a reality. And sensible expectations coupled with patience, staying power, and self-compass forwarding cause ahead development, it simply may additionally consist of a few detours and be slower than you’d like.
4. View setbacks as a part of the technique and learning the possibilities.
Not only are setbacks normal, however, but they’re also additionally regular, we learn more of what doesn’t work and what does. So, rather than trying to avoid setbacks or relapses, except that they’re a part of the method and undertaking you’re to be curious about what you can learn to help you move forward and toward greater recovery and self-love. Prioritize self-care and self-compassion. As you ask a whole lot from yourself, you need to provide a lot to yourself. And working a lot on emotional restoration takes a lousy lot of strength, time, and on occasion cash. With a purpose to keep going, you need to truly take note of your emotions and your physical sensations in your mind such as tight muscle mass, complications, fatigue, and so on, due to the fact those are your body’s way of telling you what it wishes. Take more time to pay attention and take desirable care of yourself.
5. Be inclined to system your feelings from your the past.
Seeking to keep away from what took place in your past doesn’t work. The one’s feelings have a tendency to stick around, occasionally, mendacity dormant or numbed for a while, however, they finally burst back into our recognition with a vengeance. That is why therapists so often talk about desiring to “feel your emotions”. We want to feel them and give them space before they lose their strength over us with time and absolutely become part of the past. You could slowly work on sitting quietly, permitting your feelings to resurface, talking about them, and exploring what they’re about. To a lot of people, that’s pretty hard and working with a therapist can be beneficial.
Ask for assistance. Recovery isn’t meant to be performed in isolation. It isn’t easy to ask for assistance, in particular, if people have betrayed before. But reaching out for assistance has a lot of advantages – emotional guide, steerage, and the ability to slow down the disgrace. And assistance can take much paperwork depending on your desires, so I’m hoping you’ll take it like every other type of self-care and ask for the sort of help that best meets your wishes.
6. The Way to Heal emotional wounds and recovery of emotional ache.
Recuperation Meditation In case you feel discouraged, a guided meditation or mantra permits you to shift your mind in the direction of more hope, advantageous outlook. You may experiment with the quick recovery meditation written underneath or attempt developing one which in particular demands your own situations and wishes.
Q: what are the steps for healing the past wounds and emotional trauma?
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