A teacher at Ito High School in Wakayama Prefecture, referring to a retired police officer who now spends his time giving lectures to high school students to warn them of the tragic realities of crime. (Yomiuri Shimbun)

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  neverknow2 at 11:25 AM JST - 29th January

  No one cares!

  Next story please!

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  kavikahi at 07:54 PM JST - 29th January

  Too often things that should be cared for most are neglected. This article is perhaps the best news here today.

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  neverknow2 at 11:25 PM JST - 29th January

  Maybe yes maybe no. I think if the country would focus on education about equality, the pervert crime rate would drop signifigantly.

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  paisley at 10:43 AM JST - 31st January

  I think its good that a policeman cares enough that he would use his retirement years to try and show young people a better way of life so they can avoid making a tragic mistake. Sometimes young people fail to see the tragedy behind the "thrill" of getting away with shoplifting, the "advantage" of swindling a company, the "fun" of molesting girls on the train or beating up a homeless man, etc. Sometimes the sight of youth is very narrow so they cant fully comprehend the consequences of their actions and how their actions will effect so many others than just themselves. I think the policeman is doing a good thing. I remember when I was a kid, inmates who did drug related crimes would speak to our school every year. I can still remember some of their speaches better than my history and social studies lectures. As for equality, well Western & communist countries have preached it for decades but perhaps the biggest perverts of all are in these countries. The answer is getting to the heart as it sounds like this police is trying to do.

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