复旦投毒案凶手林森浩被执行死刑

 备受社会关注的“复旦大学医学院学生投毒案”的罪犯林森浩11日被依法执行死刑。据悉，行刑之前，上海市第二中级人民法院依法安排林森浩与其父亲林尊耀等亲属进行了会见。11日下午，上海市第二中级人民法院遵照最高人民法院院长签发的执行死刑命令，将罪犯林森浩执行死刑。

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Courts must apply the law and not be swayed by online debate

THE SUPREME¹ PEOPLE'S Court has approved the death sentence handed down to Lin Senhao, a student at Fudan University in Shanghai, for murdering his roommate. His father says he expects the execution to be carried out within days. Discussions about whether the country should still have the death penalty may continue, but this particular case has come to its conclusion, says a Beijing Times editorial:

Whatever a court's ruling is, it is always open to challenge, and there are always those who want to abolish capital punishment and those who defend it.

We live in an age of mass media, and it is impossible to prevent judges from reading newspapers and browsing² social networks. We must accept the fact that judges are aware of the public opinion about a case.

However, the courts should not be swayed by it. They should base their judgments³ solely⁴ on the law and the facts of the case.

Concerning Lin's case, the discussions about the death penalty might continue, but the case should come to an end now that all the appeals have been made and the verdict upheld. The media also need to act responsibly, and respect the judicial⁵ system if it is following due procedure. The media may express opinions but must not try to influence the outcome of a case, as that is illegal and creates injustice⁶.

Following the supreme court's approval of Lin's death penalty, scholars and media outlets⁷ are still discussing about whether death penalty should be challenged, but the appeal process has been completed and the court's verdict stands.

The judiciary, the media and the public all need to interact with each other in an acceptable way so as to establish the rule of law.

（chinadaily）

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 browsing   

v.吃草( browse的现在分词 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息

参考例句：

• He sits browsing over[through] a book. 他坐着翻阅书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Cattle is browsing in the field. 牛正在田里吃草。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 judgments   

判断( judgment的名词复数 )； 鉴定； 评价； 审判

参考例句：

• A peculiar austerity marked his judgments of modern life. 他对现代生活的批评带着一种特殊的苛刻。
• He is swift with his judgments. 他判断迅速。

4 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

5 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

6 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。

7 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》