Dead Butcher
Ta Mok a.k.a. "The Butcher" died last Friday. I couldn’t help but be dismayed at this news. He can no longer face trial for his crimes during the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. It is really frustrating how people like him can cheat justice by just dying. I wanted to see him before the Tribunal, listening to the suffering and death he inflicted upon millions of people. And I wanted him to hear the word "guilty".
Impunity is the key word here. It disgusts me that some people can actually commit a crime and get away with it. Just a sample of Ta Mok’s handiwork:
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