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Kill a Communist Official? Become a Local Hero

Teenage killer has 20K supporters, gets death penalty anyway

By professortech,  Newser User

Posted Jan 22, 2010 10:54 AM CST | Promoted on Newser Jan 22, 2010 10:54 AM CST

(User Submitted) – When Li Shiming was stabbed to death, few of his fellow villagers mourned the local Communist Party official. Instead, villagers in Xiashuixi, China, made Li's teenage killer, who was paid $146 to do the deed, a local hero. More than 20,000 people from the...   Read full story »

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