Huh?
An article in the Japan Times today looks at crime in Japan.
Several crimes and their sentences are given.
In reverse order:
Selling dodgy cures to old people: 12 years
Stealing Peko-Chan dolls: 7 years
Passing fake coins: 7 years
Murder: 3 years
Using (not possessing) stimulants: 18 months
Fraud: 16 months
Refusing to show a Gaijin card: 2 months detention, 16 months suspended
Selling dodgy investments to old people: 2 years suspended
Peko-Chan Doll that stands outside shops advertising a famous confectionary chain:
Yes, that IS correct: Stealing one of those things above will land you a sentence four years longer than murdering someone.
This country is insane.
posted by Jo at 18:07
3 Comments:
Just make sure you don't try drunkenly to steal one of those hideous things after one of those karaoke nights out...
9:06 pm
I wonder what the terms would be if it were a Gai-jin being sentenced..........
9:41 am
Bryn - for stealing a Peko-Chan?
They'd probably lock us up and throw away the key...
10:35 am
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