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Man gets suspended sentence for placing knives on prince's desk

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By KOJI SASAHARA

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He was also accused of violating Japan's firearms law.

Never knew a knife was a firearm. I guess the official law is the Swords and Firearms Possession Control Law

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The outcome prove Japan is FOS, if a non J did it would be the end of them. The Judge is a a dim wit.

It proves nothing at all about non Japanese.

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That sentence should not have been suspended. I do not even care that the kid was royalty. Threatening children should be unacceptable no matter whose offspring they are.

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The outcome prove Japan is FOS, if a non J did it would be the end of them. The Judge is a a dim wit.

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Chip Star - exactly.

What a weird statement by the judge - no room for leniency and that's exactly what he dished out.

And esp weird when a combination of knives, illegally tresspassing and the royal family come into context, is just about as socially / criminally provocative as one could get in Japan.

Shudder to think if the culprit was non-Japanese.

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Well, at least no one could say the prince got a "bonus" for being in a higher status than the defendant :-)

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"There's no room for leniency," the judge said.

The suspended sentence directly contradicts this statement.

This nutter entered a school without authorization and put knives on a students desk. He needs some dork of incarceration, whether prison or a mental health facility) and his mental health monitored.

Sweet “justice” system.

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