Sapporo teen arrested for trying to make bomb to kill classmates

Friday 27th February, 08:35 AM JST

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sarcasm123 at 10:18 AM JST - 27th February

this dude shows early talent for chemistry. fix his brains and send him to Todai. or send him to Todai anyhow, he'll find many friends there

Haaaa... the JT public and its trauma with Todai...
memyselfI at 10:32 AM JST - 27th February

Maybe his father should have took him ice skating or fishing. Or maybe his family should have said, " Are you ok son ? Do you want to talk ? "

If his family hugged him this wouldn't have happened.

He just bottled up his emotions, and turned to revenge in the worse way. Call me the street Psychologist. But a hug could have saved this kid. Many parents just don't communicate to their kids well. Very sad story. He could have found a cure for diseases and use his skills in a useful way.
jonnyboy at 10:33 AM JST - 27th February

too many rules make people lose a sense of the consequences of their actions.
tkoind2 at 10:40 AM JST - 27th February

Ignore the mental health of a nation and this is what you get. Think about it.

From children who don't get proper attention from their parents, to young girls thinking kabakura and hostess jobs are attractive, to salary guys checking porn on the train and just about everyone drinking more alcohol a night than most people I know outside Japan drink in a week.

This country has a major mental health crisis and no structure or societal value to deal with it.

It is scary!
johnnyboy73 at 10:53 AM JST - 27th February

Even in the USA where they are more open, the stigma of mental illness is still a big one so I can imagine in a culture as reserved as Japan's it must be very difficult for people to talk about their troubles. I hope that changes, especially for the sake of the young children.
beavis at 12:38 PM JST - 27th February

timorborder

The silly prat was lucky he didn't blow himself up

-Would have been better for everyone.
Ranger_Miffy at 12:39 PM JST - 27th February

quote:"‘I’m a god to kill. I will chop off the heads of those who give the back to me.’’"

No English classes up in Sapporo? This is classic. Sure to show up on t-shirts and shopping bags soon.
whyamiinjapan at 12:52 PM JST - 27th February

Now, THAT's original.
electric2004 at 12:58 PM JST - 27th February

Well, he should have made these preparations for not for his purposes, but for a Hanabi-fireworks. Actually, the ingredients are not so different.
timeon at 01:14 PM JST - 27th February

sarcasm123, I know that place very well, and I assure you the lad would fit
sarcasm123 at 01:42 PM JST - 27th February

timeon, I know it very well too, and I assure you the lad wouldn't.
bakabaka at 05:09 PM JST - 27th February

hahaha sarcasm and his trauma with JT posters....
Nessie at 05:12 PM JST - 27th February

The bomb was not completed at the time of his arrest, but it was actually possible for him to make a lethal bomb by using the seized materials, police said.

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The bomb had not been completed by the time of his arrest, but it would have been possible for him to make a lethal bomb by using the seized materials, police said.

OR

The bomb was not complete by the time of his arrest, but it would have been possible for him to make a lethal bomb by using the seized materials, police said.

What's the difference between "possible" and "actually possible"?

Kyodo English suckz!
airrunwesker at 07:42 AM JST - 28th February

Yikes! Why can't he get a normal hobby?
DELTA440 at 05:32 PM JST - 5th March

send him to the army and give a position in the explosives field then send him to iraq so he can blow up enemy terrorist with grenades and rocket launchers