# Behead parents of boy suspect, minister says

- Author: Joichi Ito
- Date: 2003-07-12T09:45:23Z


Japan TimesBehead parents of boy suspect, minister says

Yoshitada Konoike, state minister in charge of deregulation zones and disaster management, said Friday the parents of the 12-year-old youth suspected of slaying a 4-year-old boy in Nagasaki should be dragged through the streets and beheaded. 

"It is better to have the parents decapitated for punishment after dragging them around town," said Konoike...

Konoike's remarks drew a barrage of criticism, but he refused to apologize. "You better not do that, or we'll drag your parents around town and chop of their heads..." Sheesh.





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