Tired of the world (living)???

[skippy]

Man stabs shoppers in Tokyo street, killing seven

Sun Jun 8, 6:56 AM

By David Dolan

TOKYO (Reuters) - A man who said he was tired of life went on a stabbing rampage on Sunday in a crowded Tokyo shopping street, killing seven people and wounding a dozen others.

The man drove a rental truck into a crowd of pedestrians at lunchtime and then walked down the street knifing passers-by in Akihabara district, known for its discount electronics and maid cafes.

"I came to Akihabara to kill people," Kyodo news agency quoted the attacker as telling police. "I am tired of the world. Anyone was OK. I came alone."

A Tokyo police spokesman said at least seven people had been killed and 12 wounded.

"The man jumped on top of a man he had hit with his vehicle and stabbed him with a knife many times," Kyodo quoted a 19-year-old witness as saying. "Walking toward Akihabara Station, he slashed nearby people at random."

The dead were six men aged 19 to 74 and a 21-year-old woman, the news agency said.

The police said a man had been arrested, and television stations showed a slight, blood-splattered 25-year-old being herded into a police car.

Witnesses said the rampage was stopped when a policeman armed with a gun confronted the man, who NHK television said was shouting as he cut down his victims.

The street, usually crowded with tourists and locals seeking cheap gadgets, was cleared by police, who searched for evidence amid pools of blood.

"It's pretty shocking, considering that I come here all the time," a man told NHK.

The rampage came on the seventh anniversary of a massacre at a Japanese primary school, when a knife-wielding janitor and former mental patient killed eight schoolchildren. He was later executed for the killings.

Although Japan has relatively little violent crime, such high-profile cases have raised public concern about violence.

Shooting deaths remain rare in Japan, although there have been some recent cases involving "yakuza" criminal gangs.

As well as electronics, Akihabara has become known in recent years as a centre for Japan's expansive "nerd" culture of video games, comic books and outlandish fashion -- including street performers and cafes with waitresses dressed as French maids.

(Editing by David Fogarty)

[pittviper]

fuked up chit

[revnecro1273]

got to love those japanese man...tides are turning there...would never hear about this type of thing 15 or 20 years ago...most of the time they would just off themselves because there is honour in suicide and disgrace of being cowards and doing such a thing...things sure have changed in recent times with their society being such a economic force in the global economy

[skippy]

Originally Posted by pittviper

fuked up chit

You'd think that since he is tired of the world.....he would kill himself.

He goes and kills others instead.

So much for Hari-Kari.

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by skippy

So much for Hari-Kari.

see my post above

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by skippy

You'd think that since he is tired of the world.....he would kill himself.

.

i always said...if i am going out, i am taking others with me...not going down alone..but wouldnt be random like this guy did

[skippy]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

i always said...if i am going out, i am taking others with me...not going down alone..but wouldnt be random like this guy did

You BASTARD!!!

[skippy]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

see my post above

You were talking about honor and disgrace.

See below.....

http://cappersmall.com/forums/showthread.php?t=286922

[pittviper]

the thing i do like about this article, however, they never mentioned the mans name.. in North America the media brings themselve and everyone else into the world of the before no-name person, giving them near celebrity status.. which in turn encourages others to copy the killing...

we are a part of the problem

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by pittviper

the thing i do like about this article, however, they never mentioned the mans name.. in North America the media brings themselve and everyone else into the world of the before no-name person, giving them near celebrity status.. which in turn encourages others to copy the killing...

we are a part of the problem

they dont do it because they don't want to disgrace the family...family doesn't mean shit in the western world anymore for the most part

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by skippy

You were talking about honor and disgrace.

See below.....

http://cappersmall.com/forums/showthread.php?t=286922

yes i was...hari kari is done to save honour and not give disgrace...how does that link you posted have anything to do with anything?

[PHILLYBIRDS20]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

i always said...if i am going out, i am taking others with me...not going down alone..but wouldnt be random like this guy did

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by PHILLYBIRDS20

LOL

[mrwho]

of course if this happened in the USA our canadian friends would blame the violence on our gun control...

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by MrWho

of course if this happened in the USA our canadian friends would blame the violence on our gun control...

why? dude used a knife