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  combinibento at 03:12 PM JST - 15th July

  How do you get life in prison if the murder is not premeditated, and, more importantly, who cares whether he can be rehabilitated if he is given a life sentence and will never again spend another day in society?

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  Apsara at 03:19 PM JST - 15th July

  Former college student? I'm also a former college student. Does that mean he was a college student at the time of the murders?

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  pawatan at 03:57 PM JST - 15th July

  Former college student? I'm also a former college student. Does that mean he was a college student at the time of the murders?

  I was wondering the same thing. Aren't most people former college students?

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  timorborder at 04:48 PM JST - 15th July

  I think the only reason this chap avoided the noose was his age. How misguided on the judge. Two lives for 47,000 yen. How cheap and how absolutely pointless.

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  ratpack at 04:57 PM JST - 15th July

  What has the former college student part got to do with the headlines?????? I guess you could add that to every single headline from here on in....pointless.

  Moderator: He was a college student when he committed the crime.

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  Goals0 at 05:05 PM JST - 15th July

  He was a college student at the time of the crime is what they mean to say.

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  Coolasapool at 06:05 PM JST - 15th July

  Former college student?

  Im lost here.. arent we all?

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  blvtzpk at 06:22 PM JST - 15th July

  Why "Former college student The "Japanese need to attach occupation / identity /group affiliation with criminal and criminal act" syndrome. We don't just need to know their age, gender, race, etc but also what they do and with whom they're associated.

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  blvtzpk at 06:23 PM JST - 15th July

  Correction:

  Q. Why "Former college student"? A. The "Japanese need to attach occupation / identity /group affiliation with criminal and criminal act" syndrome. We don't just need to know their age, gender, race, etc but also what they do and with whom they're associated.

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  TumbleDry at 07:43 PM JST - 15th July

  Maybe he was a college student at the time of the murder. Should be hanged anyways...

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  bamboohat at 09:36 PM JST - 15th July

  So BECAUSE he can be rehabilitated, he gets life in prison. Everybody knows that prison is in need of the rehabilitated.

  And the judge ruled that he was fully competent, judging by his actions.

  Uh, Mr. Judge, don't you usually judge mental competency by something OTHER than their actions?

  There isn't an overabundance of logic in this here case...

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  Triumvere at 10:27 PM JST - 15th July

  Ah, they didn't say "life without parole" anywhere people.

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  dammit at 06:43 AM JST - 16th July

  So where was he a 'college student' then?

  They don't normally have colleges in Japan. They have high schools, then universities. Not colleges.

  Anyway, life is meaningless in most parts of the world. This article should state what the judge said his minimum tariff should be. I'll bet he's out before he's 50 years old.

  Life. A meaningless sentence unless you're over 70.

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  Triumvere at 01:03 PM JST - 18th July

  College is more or less equivilant to University in Amercian English (technically there is a difference, but not in conversation). But you all ready know that, don't you?

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