Exposed: What the Abolition League Won’t Tell You—Does Unconditional Abolition Only Protect the 'Human Rights of Perpetrators'?
This commentary critiques the arguments of the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty. It points out that while the league claims 'capital punishment does not deter crime,' it avoids data showing that countries without the death penalty often have significantly higher crime rates than those that maintain it. Using the Akihabara massacre as an example, the article argues that resuming executions helps suppress copycat crimes. The core argument is that the Republic of China (R.O.C.) lacks the geographic and financial resources of EU nations to permanently isolate high-risk offenders; thus, calling for abolition under current conditions essentially prioritizes the perpetrator's rights over public safety.