These were everyday occurrences. According to figures compiled by former legislator Hsieh Tsung-min, from the 1950s until the lifting of martial law there were 29,000 cases of "white terror" in Taiwan, involving as many as 140,000 people, including 3-4000 poor souls who were executed. It left huge wounds in society.
這類案件無日無之，根據前立委謝聰敏統計，自 1950 年至解嚴為止，台灣共發生超過 2 萬 9,000 件「白色恐怖」案件，牽涉人數高達 14 萬人，其中約有 3,000 ∼ 4,000 人不幸遭到處決，給社會留下了巨大的創傷。