Police in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he drove his car for approximately 40 meters while dragging a 63-year-old man who was holding onto the car door window.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sankei Shimbun reported. Police said the driver, Yuji Uchida, a company employee, has denied the allegation and quoted him as saying there was not the slightest intent to kill.
Police said the victim appeared to be drunk at the time. Uchida told police the man came up to him while he was in his car and said “Don’t stare at me like that.” When Uchida started to drive away, the man grabbed the car window.
After letting go, he fell to the ground and sustained an injury to the right side of his face.
© Japan Today
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diagonalslip
so 20,000 people a year stare at you? Gosh! 400 a week. 50 or 60 a day..... as Redemption surmised, "You must be pretty darned good looking." either that or you're a Gorn: https://trekcentral.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Gorn-1.jpg （＾＿－）
Redemption
You must be pretty darned good looking.
Stewart Gale
From the brief facts outlined in the story, this is not attempted murder. It doesn’t even sound like a crime at all to me
If some belligerent drunk decides to hold on to a moving car, more fool him.
Redemption
We all know that the locals dramatically change behind the wheel.
Hawk
The driver hasn't been convicted of anything, yet. Obviously, the police will investigate when there are injuries involved. Personally, I think he should be able to skate with a self-defence plea, but that's a very high bar to clear in Japan.
Mocheake
Another time for me to blame the victim. Drunk and starting trouble? Then basically attacking the guy by trying to prevent him from leaving and thus avoiding the conflict altogether? Let the driver go; he did absolutely nothing wrong. On a side note, if I attacked just 10 percent of the people who stared at me each day, I'd get charged with assault at least 2000 times a year. Anger management and alcohol counseling should be mandated for the "victim."
wallace
Wouldn't it be attempted vehicular manslaughter?
timeon
Welcome to the idiosyncrasies of the Japanese law, where the concept of self defense is almost nonexistent
kurisupisu
The J-cops seem to be confused in this case.
BigP
Violent drunk?
Trying to open the door to assault the driver?
What is the driver to do? Jump out and slog it out him?