Luo Zhiqiang asked about his attitude towards the death penalty. Shen Boyang: His "old chief" Ma Ying-jeou also advocated reducing the death penalty.

Kuomintang legislator Luo Zhiqiang questioned the Democratic Progressive Party's Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang's stance on abolition of the death penalty. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan said today (7th) that he has always opposed the abolition of the death penalty. Every candidate must undergo strict testing from the inside out in the election. Everyone must face honestly whether their past opinions are consistent with their words and deeds. Shen Wu said that he was always honest. If he was dishonest, why not just hide his previous articles? And former President Ma Ying-jeou also mentioned reducing the use of the death penalty.

Before Shen Boyang accepted an exclusive interview with former China Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Zhao Shaokang this afternoon, he was blocked and said, if he is not honest today, why not just hide all his previous articles? All his articles are willing to be publicly scrutinized by everyone, and he especially likes to publish public articles.

He said that this matter is actually very simple. Everyone knows that in the legal department and criminology, the death penalty is a super hot topic. Some people will advocate the abolition of the death penalty, and some people will advocate supporting the death penalty. His position is actually very simple. For example, when talking about matters related to unjust cases, or the deterrence of the death penalty, there is actually room for discussion, and there are many philosophical issues in it.

He pointed out that at that time, the academic circles believed that the discussion related to the abolition of the death penalty was actually very strong, but in Taiwan, for the first time, not only was there no consensus, but the soil in Taiwan was not very suitable for discussing the abolition of the death penalty. So when the book "The Affirmation of the Death Penalty" came out, it was very difficult and not easy for ordinary people to understand. But the great thing was that the author was a judge. During the constant dialectical process, he finally chose to support the death penalty. He felt that supporting the death penalty was more similar to his position, so he was willing to review the book at the time, and then allowed the book to be released in Taiwan because he felt that it was a long dialectical process.

He also said that everyone can see that former President Ma Ying-jeou also expressed clearly how to gradually reduce the use of such capital punishment. This whole matter is actually worth discussing. His attitude is to let this dialectic be truthfully presented in front of the public.

The media asked Wang Shijian, a legislator from the Democratic Progressive Party, who once expressed his support for the death penalty, but now said that Shen is an expert in criminology and accepts all Shen's ideas. This was interpreted as "a collision with the ocean current and a turn." Shen Boyang was interviewed in the afternoon and said that he respects Wang Shijian's views. The preservation and abolition of the death penalty has little to do with municipal administration. The focus is on crime prevention, which is his expertise.