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Capital Punishment is legal and has been used quite occasionally in the Peocracy, crimes punishable by death including: smuggling arms; counterfeiting currency; raising funds by means of fraud; arranging for or forcing another person to engage in prostitution; obstructing a police officer or a person on duty from performing his duties; fabricating rumors to mislead others during wartime; murder; drug trafficking; embezzlement; homicide; statutory rape; pedophilia, arson; treason and so forth. There are over 50 capital offenses and they are usually lethally injected, set to firing squad, and put to a chamber.

However, with roots from islam, which allows capital punishment but favors forgiveness, together with peace, is a predominant Qur'anic theme. Muslims believe that capital punishment is a most severe sentence but one that may be commanded by a court for crimes of suitable severity.

Moreover, Taoist roots had also influenced the mindset, the modern state is perfectly capable of keeping dangerous persons locked up under humane but secure conditions until the end of their natural lives. As The Peony and Pirate Queen, Shao Yan, had said:

"Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds on itself. Who are we to decide death other than nature itself?"

With this in mind, compromise exist. Capital Punishment is only given if the person has no compassion, and basically, when asked if they would do it again, they say yes. Otherwise, cases tend to exist in which the person was not given the penalty, rather, they are sentenced to imprisonment for life, exile, and sometimes manual labor.

The Peony and the Royal Council is looking to reduce the amount of punishments from 50 to a mere 20. However, this is still contested by the people.