Head of ward office in Okinawa town sets man on fire in parking lot
NAHA —
The head of a ward in the small Okinawan town of Kumejima was arrested Thursday after he sprayed a man with a gasoline-like liquid and set him on fire.
According to police, Madomari Ward head Fumio Ohashigawa knew the 68-year-old victim. The incident took place in a parking lot near the victim’s house at around 5:30 p.m. The victim suffered severe burns over all of his body and is in serious condition.
Police are currently investigating the source of trouble between the two men.
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bamboohat
Jesus, that sounds painful. Has the guy been arrested for attempted murder? This was obviously premeditated.
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AzabuSamurai
better pay your ward tax on time.
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vajra
Disgusting act, he should hang for that one !
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kokorocloud
Wow! Wonder what brought on such violence...
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timorborder
Civil servants, they just don't handle criticism that well.
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bob91343
And his name is Madoman? He is a madman.
I think much of this barbaric behavior is inspired by violence on television. People get strange ideas and then, really, do they expect to get away with it? Well okay, in Japan the sentence for attempted murder is two years in prison, maybe. If you succeed, okay then it's five years.
What a barbaric country. On the other hand, this is human nature, the desire to harm others and not care about consequences.
I thought this was peacetime throughout much of the world. Apparently not.
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lovejapan21
awesome...right out of a movie!
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thebottomline
Police are currently investigating the source of trouble between the two men..........ya think?
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moonbeams
what is wrong with our species?!
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ReformedBasher
bob91343, the name is Fumio Ohashigawa. Madomari Ward is the area he supervises.
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betterdays
Ignition by the Ignitor
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dolphingirl
People are certainly finding new and creative ways to torture and kill each other. Prayers to the man who is likely suffering horrible pain...
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javnation
FAIL
Duh, when was the last time you saw someone doused with gasoline and set on fire, on TV? FAIL
Do you really think he cared about getting away with it?
Really? So the 99% of people who live in peace are to be judged by the 1% who want to kill or wage war............ FAIL
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sillygirl
head of the ward office. is that a public official?!?!?!??!?
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noirgaijin
Cops: Ohashigawa-san why did you set him on fire?
Ohashigawa: He was not my type!
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getsy
WOW that must hurt!!!! Ive burnt myself with a ciggy and screamed......
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jason6
Things can get really ugly if you don't sort your trash out right.
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goddog
This clown probably has the article about those kids that lit up another kid over a bike and video game in America on his refrigerator door.
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vulcan
I wonder what the guy did to deserve this attack, if anything at all?
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Sarge
"gasoline-like liquid"
What, exactly?
Anyway, that wasn't very nice. Not very nice at all.
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ca1ic0cat
Sounds like attempted murder to me. Just awful, trying to recover from serious burns. The poor guy is going to have months of pain. I'm not sure there is a punishment that suits such a horrific crime.
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USNinJapan2
IMagine that. A violent crime in Okinawa, and it wasn't committed by a uniformed American. Must be a first...
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Fadamor
He goes to the victim's house (or near it, at least), sprays him with a flammable liquid, then torches him. Raise your hand if you think a heartfelt "Sumimasen!" is not going to cut it when he goes before the judge.
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m5c32
This is nothing new, per se. It's the MO de rigueur for bank robbers. Douse a teller and you have the necessary threat. Villains are an innovative bunch.
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The_Marion
Fumio, I can assure you that you have now joined the ranks of the unemployed and a position of rotisserie to mankind will be hard to find.
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okapake
Could have been 60% awamori that was set off by a ciggie. The 60% is mean stuff!
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BurakuminDes
OK, I'm taking this as a warning - I am definitely going to pay my overdue city tax soon now! I hope the poor old fella gets well - and Javnation - I loved your scathing rebuttal of that other poster...FAIL!
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alargo
I guess Okinawans really believe in strong government.
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