Around 30 arrested over spate of robberies in Kanto region

Good job. The fools who take on these "yamibaito" jobs need to be behind bars. Now I hope they manage to get to they organizers higher up in the pyramid... I doubt it though.

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Kudos where they are due. Well done to the J police. I hope they hang Mr Goto's killer.

Great news, taking these vicious swines off the streets

hiroharu goto was found dead on wednesday with his hands and legs tied amid signs of having been beaten

the 75-year-old man didn't deserve that...

japanese police said they have made about 30 arrests as of friday

well done!!

 made about 30 arrests as of Friday in connection with a spate of robberies and other incidents in and around Tokyo,

Remember those people even we are sure some of them are guilty however not all of them guilty. Some of them just being recruited only to try find out what the actual part time job is. However for big case like this usually first arrest will show big number, after some time we'll find out not all of them guilty.

falseflagsteveToday 04:53 pm JST

Great news, taking these vicious swines off the streets

Why would anyone down vote this comment?

sakurasuki

Remember those people even we are sure some of them are guilty however not all of them guilty. Some of them just being recruited only to try find out what the actual part time job is. 

....at which point it would be time to bow out.

Why would anyone down vote this comment?

Out of spite (they don't like the commenter) or they like rampant crime. Or both.

Re Zaphod, "time to bow out".

When they apply for the job they are usually asked to send a photo of their driving lincence or other ID; later this is used to stop them pulling out, by threatening to visit violence upon their families.

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Edit, driver's licence

Glad the police are taking this seriously, I hope an example is made of these 30 guys they arrested to discourage others, and also that they are able to catch the ringleaders.

The police has been sleeping for so long , no night patrols, very low presence, japan is facing an epidemic now .

Remember everyone, while it is easy to demonize those who commit crimes, we need to recognize that many of them are the unfortunate victims of our modern society and really deserve- just kidding. It's great that the police caught them and I hope they are out of society for as long as possible.

Jail for that loser clowns..

rainydayOct. 19 08:26 pm JST

Glad the police are taking this seriously, I hope an example is made of these 30 guys they arrested to discourage others, and also that they are able to catch the ringleaders.

Police must take these violent cases of home invasions - which left an innocent elderly man dead - very seriously.

These are highly dangerous brutal criminals, it's not about a simple case of burglary entering a home silently during night and stealing something without harming anybody.

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Yohan

These are highly dangerous brutal criminals, it's not about a simple case of burglary entering a home silently during night and stealing something without harming anybody.

The scary thing is that these are young people without a criminal history who answer job ads on social media.

Lots of missing common sense in the smartphone generation.