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China executes man for murdering prominent gaming tycoon

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  1. JXM
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    So it seems like it was over some business dealings where the victim cut the perpetrator out of the deal? It makes me kind of sad that as soon as I read that the victim was a billionaire, I...

    So it seems like it was over some business dealings where the victim cut the perpetrator out of the deal?

    It makes me kind of sad that as soon as I read that the victim was a billionaire, I immediately felt less sympathy for the victim. But that’s the world we currently live in. Maybe that’s more of reflection on billionaires than me but if you have that much money (especially in China), you didn’t get it by being a good person.

    To be clear, it’s still sad that someone was murdered though.

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  2. Fiachra
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    Man, he threw everything away over one shafting on one business deal. I'm sure there would have been many more. Brings to mind all the advice about suicide, "all your problems are temporary except...

    Man, he threw everything away over one shafting on one business deal. I'm sure there would have been many more. Brings to mind all the advice about suicide, "all your problems are temporary except one: being guilty of premeditated murder".

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