Minor to be tried for pushing man off train platform in Okayama

Thursday 25th September, 03:26 PM JST

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Hughgarse at 03:53 PM JST - 25th September

18 and a minor.. ridiculous... and 18 year old knows what they`re doing..
Spidey at 04:54 PM JST - 25th September

So, he is diagnosed with a known disease that predisposes him to violent behavior but yet he is still responsible for his own actions. So where exactly do the responsibilties lie for the society that allows him to walk around freely?

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cdninkyoto07 at 05:43 PM JST - 25th September

Hanging? Rather than waste tax payers money keeping him in prison... show him what the gallows look like!
rtrhead1 at 06:10 PM JST - 25th September

so, from a summary (def: Performed speedily and without ceremony) examination, the docs "diagnosed" him with this syndrom? i personally don't put much stock in their diagnoses.
smithinjapan at 06:30 PM JST - 25th September

Good. Try him and lock him up... if that's indeed what he wanted as a result, now that the action has been carried out, it's win win. Just make sure when the moron decides that maybe 'prison isn't such a hot place' that you don't change your mind.
medievaltimes at 07:03 PM JST - 25th September

I dont know anything about this guys illness, but I do know I see an awful lot of mentally handicapped people in Japan roaming around without a guardian.
Nippon5 at 07:25 PM JST - 25th September

TJrandom at 04:07 PM JST - 25th September

People may be predisposed to violent or criminal behavior. They need care and may need preventative monitoring or isolation. He probably should not have been allowed to roam freely and probably can morally be held accountable for his actions.

I changed it so it was more accurate..
bamboohat at 09:14 PM JST - 25th September

he should face criminal punishment, considering the feelings of the victim’s bereaved family and the social impact

Does this mean if he killed some drunken homeless guy with no family, the punishment wouldn't be as severe?
BBLeo at 09:21 PM JST - 25th September

He is now 18! What will become of him when he is 28 and over. Punishment should be very strongly imposed on this tad, at his age he should receive full plate as an adult. 'THERE'S THE RUB:And this is what defendant said to police;‘I wanted to be detained in prison by killing someone, whoever it was.’ So, give him free accomodation behind the bars. Why is such person on the streets if he suffers from Asperger’s syndrome ..., is someone kidding me? Many killers are turning towards such fishing to avoid punishment for their crimes.
moonbeams at 10:32 PM JST - 25th September

This is the second time a killing was linked to Asperger's on JT.

Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous, there is no relation.

I have Asperger's.

It's not a disease, just a brain wired a little bit different than most people.
thepro at 10:38 PM JST - 25th September

give him the rope
KitsuneYoukai at 12:47 AM JST - 26th September

The reason: The guy wanted to be locked up in prison for killing someone??? This is crazy. Quite frankly, I've never heard of Asperger's here in the US when crimes of this nature are reported.
realist at 01:33 AM JST - 26th September

The judge said "he should face crininal punishment, considering the feelings of the bereaved victim`s family and the social impact." What a looney comment! Where does the law come into it, or does every criminal action in this country depend on "the feelings of the victim and the social impact?" Scary country, Japan.

We all know and have seen mentally sick people roaming around this country every day - because the "psychiatry" treatment in this country sucks. Instead of being kept in care and under surveillance, these people are allowed to roam free, drugged to the eyeballs so that they hopefully dont cause "meiwaku" to society. I know people who suffer from Asperger`s Syndrome - and I have never known any of them to carry out violent attacks like this one. Sounds like a cop-out to me, on the part of this young man and also on behalf of the judiciary.
Molenir at 10:07 AM JST - 26th September

Too bad he can't be tried as the adult he is. Or be punished with the noose as he so desperately deserves.