China’s decision to execute the head of its drug regulatory agency has rekindled international debate about capital punishment. It is an age-old question, one that harks back to Plato, who in his “Laws” saw the need to punish by death those who commit egregious crimes.
中国判处原药监局局长死刑再度引发了有关死刑的国际争论。这个问题由来已久，可以追溯到波拉图时代，按照波拉图“定律”，必须要对犯下重罪的人处以死刑。