Kyoto Animation arsonist given the death penalty

[Satou Kazuma]

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/25/japan/crime-legal/kyoto-animation-ruling-shinji-aoba/

Almost 5 years since this horrific incident happened.

[Jman]

I didn’t even know Japan had the death penalty.

[PenguinBoss]

I forgot all about that.

I wonder if him stating he should get the death penalty played a part in him actually being sentenced to death. It's just so rare to see anyone sentenced to death there.

[katt_goddess]

3 hours ago, Jman said:

I didn’t even know Japan had the death penalty.

It's only applied to murder cases where it's proven that the individual planned to murder someone. 

[Insipid]

They'll wait until a horrible incident occurs to execute him, as usual. When the Akihabara stabbing massacre occurred, they execured Tsutomu Miyazaki, a child raping serial killer. And when Shinzo Abe was assassinared, they executed the Akihabara culprit.

[MasqueradeOverture]

On 1/28/2024 at 3:05 PM, Insipid said:

They'll wait until a horrible incident occurs to execute him, as usual. When the Akihabara stabbing massacre occurred, they execured Tsutomu Miyazaki, a child raping serial killer. And when Shinzo Abe was assassinared, they executed the Akihabara culprit.

See they're bypassing Abe's shooter completely and giving him a Nobel Peace Prize (as they should)