# This is sad, scary and infuriating

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-sad-scary-and-infuriating/773656>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 2, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-sad-scary-and-infuriating/773656 "2016-12-02T19:18:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-sad-scary-and-infuriating/773656/1 "2016-12-02T19:18:37Z")

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The Chinese judiciary exonerates a man … 21 years after his execution for rape/murder.

From the China Daily (online edition):

[QUOTE=China Daily]  
China’s top court said on Friday that it had pardoned Nie Shubin, who was wrongfully executed more than 20 years ago, based on the legal principle that there should be “no punishment in doubtful cases”.  
[/QUOTE]

Oh fuck :smack:

[Link to the relevant “China Daily” article.](http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-12/02/content_27549168.htm)

[And some extra details from CNN.](http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/01/asia/china-executed-man-found-innocent-nie-shubin/)

Again – Oh fuck ☹

I have no words right now.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-sad-scary-and-infuriating/773656/2 "2016-12-02T19:57:29Z")

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Ya think that only happens in China?

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-sad-scary-and-infuriating/773656/3 "2016-12-02T20:13:00Z")

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“…a slight, but regrettable, slip of the Tong.”

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-sad-scary-and-infuriating/773656/4 "2016-12-02T20:35:36Z")

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It’s all Ok, though. They’ll just un-execu…

wait, they can’t do that?

Well, shit. Maybe they’ll send the family a nice fruit basket by way of apology. I suppose retroactive exoneration is better than not. In no practical way, but in an empty gesture way.