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In the chilly early morning of March 19 in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, a 66-year-old taxi driver sat parked on the side of the road during a lull in fares. At about 1 a.m. a 25-year-old man entered the cab, but before the taxi driver could ask his destination his head snapped backwards violently.
“Hand over your money,” demanded the passenger, holding the driver’s head back by a fistful of hair.
Either unfazed or acting on an instinct he didn’t even know he possessed, the driver calmly replied, “You’re young, you should think this through some more.”
For whatever reason, the driver’s words struck a chord with the would-be robber who gave up his attempt then and there. Afterward, the driver and robber both went to a chain restaurant and had a meal together.
What was said at that late-night dinner wasn’t reported, but it must have resonated with the young man. At approximately 2 a.m., he entered a nearby police box and turned himself in.
Source: Sankei News West
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Disillusioned
Japanese Omotenashi!
dcog9065
Wow, nerves of steel by the driver
Monozuki
The driver was as cool as a cucumber or he may have incredible psychic powers. As an aside, 日刊スポーツ or (nikkansports.com) says all the money the would-be robber had was only 24 yen.
sensei258
Kudos to the driver, but if I were this guy, I would've walked away afterward. There was a chance the driver wouldn't tell or that the suspect wouldn't be found. But maybe the guy really needed a roof over his head and 3 meals a day
NCIS Reruns
Last week in Brooklyn, New York, a man offered to buy two panhandlers dinner and they beat him to a pulp and robbed him.