Throughout the passage, the writer's tone towards the DNB was

A．because he escaped to the US.
B．because death sentence had been abolished.
C．for reasons not clarified.
D．because of the editors' mistake.

A．the editors had clear rules to follow.
B．there were too many criminals in the entries.
C．the editors clearly favoured benefactors.
D．the editors were irrational in their choices.