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Police on Sunday morning arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly trying to rob a gasoline station in the early hours of the morning. According to police, the suspect -- who cannot be named because he is a minor -- entered the gasoline station in Okazaki City about 1:30 a.m. and asked to use the toilet. Police said he came out of the toilet and threatened the attendant with a fruit knife.
In the struggle, the attendant received deep cuts to his arms. The suspect fled without getting any money. Acting on the attendant's description and footage from a surveillance camera, a police patrol spotted the man in the area a short time later. He has admitted to the charge, telling police that he owed loan sharks hundreds of thousands of yen.
© Japan Today
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some14some
Plus Y6.6M country's internal debt..at the age of 19 years...no wonder people either steal or commit suicide. .
anderstungtwist
What did he do with the money? Buy an i-pod, a designer bag for his lady...? He certainly didn't borrow money for necessities.
Is it okay to defend oneself against a minor? What if you get attacked late at night by a tall 14-year-old, fight back and cause serious injury? Would the fact that the attacker was a minor be held against you?
I suppose the police would say you should try to escape or curl up into a ball and take a beating because one should never hit another person.
anderstungtwist
You said he was a minor, so shouldn't you say: "spotted the boy."
lipscombe
he isnt a man, he is a 19 year old child