From:
Rob Toreki <info**At_Symbol_Here**ILPI.COM>
Subject:
Re: [DCHAS-L] Former student sentenced to seven years for poisoningco lleague
Date:
Dec 26, 2018 15:05 UTC
Reply-To:
ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
In-Reply-To:
Following up on this thread, this article just appeared about a 1994 Chinese thallium poisoning case, which appears to be one of several cases now of Chinese students poisoning rivals. Two more to add to the previous discussion:
And it's not just chemistry, either.
Of course, murder of rivals and deliberate poisoning is not confined to China as myriad history books and a quick web search will attest. All such incidents are a reminder to always be cognizant of cultural and social issues/pressures; profiling, of course, is not useful/acceptable, but there are usually behavioral warning signs and proactive measures that can be taken when they are spotted.
Rob Toreki
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