Because face.

It’s more preserving of one’s honour to pretend nothing ever happened.

You cannot expect rationality from irrational actors.

World news indeed

Yes it must?

“Hurrrrdurr we can have a little state sanctioned murder as a treat”

The death penalty and killing in a war are not the same thing.

From your perspective perhaps.

I’d call it a topdownslash.

Better than going down as the guy who thinks the death penalty is okay.

Damn, he might not win reelection with that sort of backlash.

Put a slash in front to cancel out the formatting.

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Would become

>200

Lame. PR stunt.

Do it to a real CEO, and ditch the pie.