What’s Our Excuse?
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* Re “Critics Decry China’s Sweeping Use of Death Penalty,” July 31:
No one has ever accused the Chinese Communists of having a decent respect for the prevailing opinions of civilized societies, so the fact that they embrace capital punishment should come as no surprise. But what’s our excuse?
NAIDU PERMAUL
Pacific Palisades
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