Police in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 14-year-old junior high school student on suspicion of attempting to rob a convenience store on Nov 6.
According to the police, the boy entered the store at around 11:10 a.m. and pointed a cutter knife at the woman cashier, NHK reported.He demanded money but the woman refused and the boy left the store, riding away on a bicycle.
Police arrested the boy on Friday after identifying him from store security camera footage. They said he has admitted to the attempted robbery.
© Japan Today
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falseflagsteve
Starting young these days, get him into reform school and try to mend his ways.
kaimycahl
Kid probably didn’t understand the gravity of the situation and what he had committed especially just getting on his bike and riding away as if nothing happened only to be surprised when he got picked up
Yohan
Sorry, but there is no excuse for what he did. A 14 y/o boy is mature enough to know that robbery is a crime.
This is not a case of shoplifting, to take something out of a shop without payment.
This is a case of threatening an employee in a shop with a cutter knife demanding money.
ILoveDownvotes
Hopefully they'll at least ask why he did that. Chances are, if his family is struggling, - which would not surprise me nowadays - some guidance is all that's needed.
I wish people asked for help when they needed it in this country.