Man subdued by police after trouble at apartment dies

Police used unnecessary force?

Quick bow and all is forgiven ?

The man's mother, who is in her 70s, was not injured.

She's just watched the police kill her son. SHE'S NOT INJURED??? Perhaps physically whole, but tossed directly into the deepest abyss at the end of her life. This poor woman... are there any social services that will come to help her or is she now marooned in the dark, alone? Not injured? Could even gutshot be worse for a mother?

There has been quite a few deaths in custody while being restrained by Japanese police in recent years. Is it possible their training is inadequate?

@William Bjornson, you make it sound like the son was a saint.

you make it sound like the son was a saint.

@Hiro - I am sure he wasn't a saint. Nobody is. Does that mean he deserved to die? Are those our only options, according to you?

@Ma-Hu, i didn't say the guy deserve it. but @william said it in such a way that it felt like the mother is beyond saving after the son is gone. Something about abyss,in the dark, poor woman, need social service etc. Any son who actually scared the mother so much that she had to call the cops on him has definitely not be treating her well and would probably not gonna treat her any better after the police leave.

pinned the man down on a bed by his arms and legs

this alone killed a 39 year-old?

chances he had a heart attack.

chances are the police did more than just handcuff him.

chances are nothing much will change vis-à-vis suspects being pinned down and held till they stop resisting.

chances are this was a medical issue and a well trained EMT could have helped prevent this mans death.

RIP and condolences.

Unless they pulled a Rodney King on him, I say he likely OD’d that’s why he was flipping out. Shabu ?

Bad way to start the new year.

You mean end the year.

MickeliciousToday  10:41 am JST

pinned the man down on a bed by his arms and legs

this alone killed a 39 year-old?

Clearly not. This "pinning down" should be explained a bit more. Restricted breathing perhaps?

It’s common sense and everyone knows, that they are not physically trained for distributing cute decorative delicious pink birthday cakes. lol So when they are called as a last resort because you have done something rather wrong or weird you better should show some efforts to immediately cooperate, calm down and give in.

Too little information in the article, too much speculation in the comments.

Facts are all.

Why wait for an autopsy when it's easier to jump to a conclusion without any evidence or complete information?

Perhaps the man had an underlying mental condition? Or a medical one? Pure speculation, but these questions need to be answered at some point in the investigation.

These Japanese men that still think they are Samurai .

If it happened here it’s a death in custody and would be investigated, I’m sure something similar up there.

There is something called positional restraint asphyxia (PRA) which could have been as a result of being pinned down too long, see what the autopsy shows.

It could've been asphyxiation if he was face down on a bed. But if people are going to scuffle with cops, these kinds of accidents are going to happen.

Resist arrest, get hurt.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Ma-HuJan

Does that mean he deserved to die? Are those our only options, according to you

another option is, do not resist & do as the police say.