Capital Punishment on Spot

Capital Punishment on Spot was a term used by Pacheon authorities. A Capital Punishment on Spot was an action that saw the killing of a suspected individual, or the killing of a convicted in the court room.

In simple terms, any felon caught in an illegal act&mdash;be it theft, smuggling, murder&mdash;can be shot to death when the police officer deemed it necessary. Capital Punishment on Spot was supposed to discourage outlaws, but instead, it only escalated the conflict between police and the underworld. The enaction of Capital Punishment on Spot contributed to long years of bloody struggle and economic decadence.

When a suspect was sentenced to death, it had to be carried out in the court room, immediately after conviction was announced. This was meant to make sure no one would escape death sentence, something that had happened regularly.