17-year-old youth arrested for murdering father in Nara

Friday 27th June, 08:58 AM JST

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thepro at 08:53 AM JST - 27th June

Why are so many people killing people in their own families?
javnation at 11:19 AM JST - 27th June

Because they are not families.

Jav
RMGTTF at 11:49 AM JST - 27th June

He is 17 and that was too bloody, he should be punished like an adult
hennagaijin005 at 12:08 PM JST - 27th June

People do not value life as they should. What is happening to our world... :(
Spidey at 01:03 PM JST - 27th June

This is what happens in an emotionally stunted society. The people that you are supposed to love unconditionally are only just that...people. And if you are unable to form emotional ties with your family members then all people become nothing more than "ugly bags of mostly water." Easily disposed of.

Don't get me wrong...Japanese have plenty of raw emotions. The only problem is that they never learn how to express them in a constructive and positive way.

S
Crucades at 01:33 PM JST - 27th June

The father was most likely an abusive person to invoke this kind of brutal outlash
amerijap at 01:46 PM JST - 27th June

So many young kids are vulnerable to estranged relationships in both private and public today.
roppongidaisuki at 01:48 PM JST - 27th June

Why do you possibly think this Crucades?Do you have 1% of evidence about this?What if he was a wonderful,caring father? Are you?
omarbabilon at 01:56 PM JST - 27th June

I am really tired toread this kind of things, and really tired too to repeat the same, what is waiting goverment to send competent psycholigist to schools?, there are psychologist in Japan?. In these days we read in newspapers how bloody violent is getting japanese society, does anybody found a cause?. If not..., if educational organizations are too slow or not competent to find a reason, they should prevent, trying to help this kids growing without emotional balance, without love at home, surrounded by consumism and egoism, listen them and giving them the chance to trust in somebody who can help. Stop thinking your country and your society is perfect and find a way to help it.
williamsmith at 01:59 PM JST - 27th June

Nara has always been the most violent place in Japan. This kind of 'patricide' has been going on in Nara for 2 millennia now.
omarbabilon at 02:57 PM JST - 27th June

Anyway, if people is customised, because this kind of crime is "ussual" in one place, it doesnt matter, anyway is unacceptable. Or do you think for example muselim are the most violent people in the world (because only few sick fundamentalist are violent) and they put a bomb, we have only to admit, yeah!... we know they are the most violent. And...?. You should ask yourself why this is ussual in that place.
Saicook at 01:40 AM JST - 28th June

i don't agree with 3omarbabilon in the first post,but i do in the second.psychologists were never a solution for these kinds of acts,TV, school and parents/friends are the main psychologists for society-all-ages.and i don't find anything wrong with these psychologists especially in japan, while in other countries (USA?!) these kind of psychologits are wrongly interpretated,and crimes more cruel than this one occur everyday without being reported.the difference between Japan and other countries,is that Japan Reports everything,while others hide/falsify almost everything. one of hundreds of exemples :two months ago ,a 20 years-old man killed his father,in my 50,000 population town,the reason was money.did you hear about it?!,obviously no,crimes like these are rarely reported/hidden from public,...politics reasons.
hennagaijin005 at 02:18 PM JST - 28th June

Saicook, it seems to me that you are biased against the US., and having been born and raised in the US by a Japanese mother, I can see both sides. Crime information is released in the states, most times not in totality as some information is crucial to solving the crime and only a guilty criminal would know the information withheld. In the town where I lived, we had a crime blotter that published the names and addresses of criminals, no matter how small or large the charge that appeared in the newspaper every single day. I'm not sure where you live, but surely it's not in the US for you to make such sweeping generalizations. These things happen so frequently in the US that it's virtually impossible to publish it all in one place. News has to spread first. The US is a large area, not everything is common knowledge in all areas unless it becomes national news.