All we want are resignations...

Thanks to Pallavi Aiyar and the Hindu

Death for corrupt Chinese official

Beijing: A Chinese court sentenced the former head of the food and drug agency, Zheng Xiaoyu, to death on Tuesday, a move that comes at a time when Beijing is struggling to quell a wave of scandals pertaining to fake and adulterated medicines and food.

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According to the official Chinese news agency Xinhua, the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Zheng to death after convicting him of taking bribes in cash and gifts worth more than 6.5 million yuan ($832,000) between 1998 and 2005, when he was director of the State Food and Drug Administration. Zheng's sentence is open to appeal.

Xinhua said that in exchange for the bribes, Zheng turned a blind eye to malpractices by relatives and subordinate officials (emphasis added)), approving the production of untested drugs and lowering the quality standards pharmaceutical companies needed to meet in order to obtain relevant approvals.

Sounds like a report on DC behavior, doesn't it?

I have always been willing to accept the resignations of corrupt, treasonous, public officials. Get out, and we will move on from there.

However, the Chinese may be on to something. Perhaps we should levy much more stern penalties. How about death for killing soldiers? Life in prison for selling off US assets? Hard labor for raping the Middle Class? And my personal favorite, forfeiture of all personal assets when caught taking bribes,? Ouch, Baby!

I could go on, but you are probably already cheering approval.

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