Awesome episode featuring a former moderator!
[!success] Some topics covered
- Legal reforms that John has seen happen in Taiwan
- Issues that are in need of legal reform
- The Anti-banditry Act (aka The Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry)
- The case of a man who decapitated a child in Taiwan
- What does it mean to be not guilty by reason of insanity
- The need for increased awareness and understanding of mental health and mental illness when it comes to making judgments on criminal cases
- Cases of elder abuse fraud in Taiwan and conservatorship
- How John’s firm has helped to safeguard their elderly clients’ assets
- How elder fraud is not just an “old person’s” issue but also a “young person’s” issue
- How difficult it is to undo things once fraud had been committed
Related Links:
MOJ says `bandit law’ to be axed (an article from Taipei Times about The Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry): MOJ says `bandit law' to be axed - Taipei Times
Man decapitates girl in front of mother (an article from the Taipei Times): Man decapitates girl in front of mother - Taipei Times
KMT (Kuomintang): Kuomintang - Wikipedia
Han Kuo-yu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Kuo-yu
DPP (Democratic Progressive Party): Democratic Progressive Party - Wikipedia | 民主進步黨 - 綠色執政品質保證
New Power Party: New Power Party - Wikipedia
Lost Episodes | John Eastwood (Episode 194): https://talkingtaiwan.com/ep-194-lost-episodes-john-eastwood/
John Eastwood: Talks About the Legal Changes in Taiwan Over the Past 20 Years (Episode 195): https://talkingtaiwan.com/john-eastwood-talks-about-the-legal-changes-in-taiwan-over-the-past-20-years-ep-195/
And my blood boil when I see the face of the monster who did it. There’s a special place in hell for those who harm children.