Tulip vandal strikes again in Maebashi

Monday 14th April, 02:51 PM JST

GUNMA —

About 800 tulips planted in beds along a street in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, were found chopped up on Monday morning. It is the second such incident in less a week. About 1,000 tulips planted near Maebashi station were chopped up on April 9.

According to police, a passerby noticed the tulips cut up around 5:40 a.m. and called police. Neighbors told police the tulips were OK on Sunday night.

14 Comments

smartacus at 02:52 PM JST - 14th April

I wonder what this nut has in mind next. Isn't this how serial killers get started? Cats and rabbits come next.
outofmydepth at 05:30 PM JST - 14th April

what kind of sick nut job is this??? this is just so sad. these poor horrible creatures have not gotten the attention they need from their parents, families or schools. people - talk to your children and your students!!!!!!!
Bogi at 10:05 PM JST - 14th April

Gee, that's weird!
lipscombe at 12:26 AM JST - 15th April

could we soon see the worlds first tulip sting operation?
electric2004 at 01:00 AM JST - 15th April

Who knows, maybe it was a misguided lawnmower man? And his Navi system had failed?
DenshaDeGO at 01:19 AM JST - 15th April

Remember a Japan when this was high crime?
timorborder at 10:49 AM JST - 15th April

Tulip Mania?
eiver at 01:59 PM JST - 15th April

perhaps they should install a hidden video cam to catch this weirdo on his next strike, as this has already happened twice... poor tulips.
notimpressed at 03:31 PM JST - 15th April

Yeh im sure there are some hidden cameras in the ladies toilets that could be put to use on this sting operation. But seriously, what a wacko, and only tulips at the station. Probably has a grudge against the station of the council , and just wants to cause expensive damage easily. Just booby trap the tulips.
Zaphod at 01:34 PM JST - 16th April

"poor tulips"? Err... what is the normal fate of a tulip then?

I am not losing sleep over tulip vandalism, as long as the perp does not graduate to bigger targets.
HoDeDo at 01:39 PM JST - 16th April

I find tulip vandals repulsive
cleo at 02:25 PM JST - 16th April

I am not losing sleep over tulip vandalism, as long as the perp does not graduate to bigger targets.

You mean like sunflowers or hollyhocks?

Or - gasp - trees?

I think that would create a lot of insomniacs.
eiver at 12:55 PM JST - 17th April

"poor tulips"? Err... what is the normal fate of a tulip then?

Tulip beds with their bright colors are supposed to be seen and cherished especially that it symbolizes early spring, not to be chopped up. Insensitive and incompassionate people like you and the perp of course dont understand that.
cleo at 01:23 PM JST - 17th April

Tulip beds with their bright colors are supposed to be seen and cherished especially that it symbolizes early spring, not to be chopped up

lol You'd think so if you saw the tulip fields of Toyama - headless tulips as far as the eye can see. They take the flowers off to make the bulbs grow bigger.