Man jailed for 2 1/2 years for stabbing neighbor

nearly killing a person only gets you 2 1/2 years....geez!

In Japanese media, the man is portrayed as a cuckoo who raised a queer voice shortly after his arrest like しぇしぇしぇのしぇ being described somewhat caricaturally. I mean it would have been possible that he would be found not guilty for the act he committed by reason of insanity.

Man "on drugs" stabbed neighbor So much for "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" here.

It's not the length of how many years criminals should stay in prison. It's the severity of (said) treatment does the prisoner get in the prison.

Is there a little more... specification on what "kind" of "hallucinogenic" drug is being used? He might've really gone past the line to murder someone just being "toxicated" with that. Must've been a mix, obviously...but this case really does sound like a "grudge" type of thing.

"Katsuhiko Tanaka broke into the apartment of his next-door neighbor"

@DaDude "the woman gets a life sentence in physical and psychological damage"

There isn't really much more to say... :-(

Wow thats not very long for stabbing and slashing somebody with a knife. They must have considered the herb a mitigating factor.

2.5 years for him but the woman gets a life sentence in physical and psychological damage. He should be forced to pay after for everything this woman will have to go through for the rest of his life.

More and more Japanese stabbing each others, recently...a few days ago only for hiding a smartphone, judges should really take this trend seriously.

2.5 years for this crime is a big joke that encourage more crimes

Seems pretty clear cut (no pun)…why has it taken so long to go to court?

Saturday morning hangover. I confused this article with another I had been reading.

I'm glad no-one died. My point about locking him up still stands, though!

Totally hearing ya and agreeing.

Victim never died... but attempted murder yes. Not sure what you mean about past form though?

Saturday morning hangover. I confused this article with another I had been reading.

I'm glad no-one died. My point about locking him up still stands, though!

I don't see how this is not murder, especially given his past form - he should be looking at 25 years+

Victim never died... but attempted murder yes. Not sure what you mean about past form though?

I'd be checking this judges pocket for herbs, but then Japanese law is famously inconsistent, except the bit about where they bang you up after being arrested.

I have to say that common law jusridictions wouldn't buy herb use as a mitigating factor (which must have been the case here, given the leniency). I don't see how this is not murder, especially given his past form - he should be looking at 25 years+

2 1/2 years? What a joke! Hope the victim files a civil lawsuit and drains this guy for his money.

Ridiculous sentence. Shame on the judge!

2.5 years? Usually I'm not so quick to have a go at the justice system but 2.5 years for this crime is a joke.

beside drug use, invasion to private property, 11 attempted murders

Throw away the key.

what a lenient sentence...stab someone and this is what you get.