Tomohiro Kato, the maniac who in 2008 used a knife and a truck to conduct a bloody slaughter in Akihabara, slaying 7 and wounding a further 10, has finally been sentenced to death.
Kato himself reportedly had a difficult upbringing, having been treated very harshly by his parents, leading into a troubled adulthood, which finally culminated in at least one suicide attempt.
His murderous spree was premeditated, having seen him come all the way from his home Shizuoka, selling possessions in order to buy knives and rent a truck, and he freely admitted the crime whilst making no attempt to avoid capture or detection, even posting warnings about the impending crime.
The crime itself was apparently a variation on “suicide by cop,” having been prompted by him believing that he was about to be fired from his job as a despatch worker, and a general sense of despair over his belief that he was an ugly loser in dire financial straits.
Courts subsequently ruled he was fit to stand trial, and after a lengthy trial found him guilty and sentenced him to death – a largely foregone conclusion, with Japan reserving the death penalty for mass murderers whose guilt is in no doubt.
Throughout the trial Kato has offered little direct insight into what his motivations were, failing to respond even when the final sentence was handed down.
As might be expected from a nation which took 3 years to sentence a spree killer, whether he ultimately dies of old age on death row or actually makes it to the gallows is hard to predict.
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Do all Japanese police learn kendo? xD
Kendo is fun k?
At the rate cops get their thumbs severed, probably not.
And don't forget how long it took the police to take down that fat naked guy who went for a swim in the Emperor's moat...
Maybe some yari training would be more appropriate. There'll be less severed limb incidents for cops.
I think one of the very recent all Japan kendo champions was a police officer.
I guess they have to learn it as a part of their duty. Just like security officers need to learn tonfa techniques, at least here where I live.
Not all, but it is a very popular sport with Japanese Cops. I think it's because they are trained to use extenable Night Sticks as their primary weapon as Guns are only carried by specially trained officer's and detectives.
What can we say, the shinsengumi spirit lives on.
The problem? Those cops are as scrawny and as thin as any other Japanese civilian.
As for the hanging, good on him. Won't miss him.
"lengthy trial"? Only Three years is lengthy trial?
wow...
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To kill an serial Murderer in America can take up to one or two DECADES! He may rot in prison now, but he's to be hanged if there's no appeal that is.
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Not as fast as the chinocs though~
Remember that Mass killing of murderers with a rifle round in the noggins? A dozen I think~
nah, you can said so, cuz you never had sparring with those thin cops
lol, unless you're a trained fighter, overwhelming odds are those "scrawny" cops would beat your ass. =P
you forgot to add that even if you have a gun, you aren't allowed to use it even in self defense otherwise you may as well kiss you career goodbye.
fact, the japanese are a mostly ball-less people, thanks to a nuclear vasectamy. not allowed to carry guns, weapons or knives. Partially from the old samurai/feudal laws partially cuz when America occupied we heavily influenced their constitution and laws and didnt want a bunch of sword weilding die hards running around
they are very small(slighlty taller than there parents but still small). Im good size guy (black 6'1 190lbs) but I may as well be 6'4 225 compared to the general populace.
And finally they are soo damn sensitive with everyone trying not to offend someone else.
They learn it when they're practicing how to blow their whistles, duh!
Hmm, I thought regular officers carry guns while detectives do not.
This is probably Cops getting to me but I think all police should be encouraged to learn some form of armed and unarmed combat.
If the shit hits the fan, they'll start calling up their Terminators to do the dirty work.
Well, the Japanese cops do. They learn aikido...
Call upon the Holy Grey Knight Terminators, the retributional fist of the God Emperor!!!
They all also learn aikido.
I thought it was a fishing pole. >_> I was confused to say the least.
hahaha, i thought it was a fishing pole too! It would had been extremely hilarious and crazy...
...actually I wish it to be a fishing thing. XD
And I thought that officer was the stabber!
so it would seem
It amazes me that cops don't just put a bullet in the brains of such people as they apprehend them. They're clearly dangerous, the cop should be praised for doing so...but, the justice system is obviously retarded in most places, huh?
Well, for starters, Japanese cops don't carry guns. I'm fairly sure that was a factor.
Give him to Eva Beatrice to play with.
just goes to show, not even sacred places are sacred anymore
"As might be expected from a nation which took 3 years to sentence a spree killer, whether he ultimately dies of old age on death row or actually makes it to the gallows is hard to predict."
and the penal system will always be convoluted
Justice is served, with a cold meal covered in the sauce of bitterness in this case.
I pity this guy.
I pity those he has killed and maimed. I'd say we fry his ass in a giant cauldron.
Violence only begets more violence child. LEARN what the implications of that opinion advocates before typing it next time.
It doesn't beget violence if you kill everyone who would want revenge.
To do that you'd have to pretty much end up killing everyone.
Well, he had bullshit life and tried to take suicide. Then he just went mad and stuff. As I read it. I suppose it's fine enough for me to fullfill what he tried to do first.
If he's really desperate to have someone killing him, why didn't he just make an assault on troublemaking thugs, a real serial killer or corrupted politicians instead of randomly slaughtering normal people just because he wanted the police to arrest him and give him the Death Penalty? That way it's not just that he can get killed easily (as what he wanted to in the first place) in the middle of doing the crime, at least he'll die in honour for helping other people even if he didn't intend to.
His wish eventually came true afterall, oh well.
kill this silly stabber then use phoenix down afterwards, then rinse and repeat 100 times.
you're just lame...
ok lol
This guy was fucked from the day he was born and the wheels finally came off in Akihabara.
Hanging him won't bring the dead back to life, heal the injured or repair the lives of the families he ruined. Just provides a sort of closure in the justice system.
What he did was evil but I can't help but pity him.
"even posting warnings about the impending crime."
on facebook ?
Killing some lone deranged wierdo is neither going to prevent more people to go on a murderspree nor bring back the ones he killed.
Its only revenge and a nation that calls itself civilized should stand above these kind of notions or its as bad (or even worse) as the murderers its sentencing to death...
Death sentences. Just hate them. Shifting blame is just so much easier, isn't it?
singapore sees it as cost effective and it does also acts as an example. instilling fear through law and order has kept people in check for decades....
Yeah im so fucking happy that my hard earned money goes to some fucked up murder i wonder what will you say if someone kill your loved ones brutaly .
BTW its funny someone who visit this site and saying that something isnt civilized hahahaha so funny.
you call yourself pirateking then use the word civilized? hohoho, twat
I am a bit surprised at the primitive method being employed.
I would have expected something more modern and painless such as the gas chamber or lethal injection.
he should be hospitalized and all attempts made to rehabilitate him. the lone knifeman is not rational, sane? maybe, maybe not. if the state considers itself (as it does) the arbiter of morality then it must act always with sanity and rationality. the carefully meditated decision to take a human life when that human poses no immediate danger is neither rational nor sane. the state wants revenge because the state is morally and ideologically corrupt.
should run him over and stab the cunt to death instead
I don't regard execution as particularly effective at reducing crime, but have no real objection to killing a killer as long as the evidence is clear and untainted.
I am impressed that from these pictures he appears to be neatly dressed, reasonably well groomed, and his clothing is free of blood stains.
Once again Japan is to be commended for the presentability of its maniac spree killers. An American spree killer would be disheveled, stained with the blood of his victims, hair flying about, and he would probably be fat. Much like the average Walmart shopper.
One bit of advice to future multiple murderers. If you are going to do something this foul and extreme, why not rape a few lolis first. It might be fun, and it's not like it will make what will happen to you at the end that much worse.
An American would have used a gun or a bomb and would have fled the scene.
If the cops did get to the perp before he escapes he might get a few bullets in him.
Good cops tend to try and wing a suspect that runs while the cowboys like an excuse to shoot to kill.
This is why US cops carry guns and tasers the criminals here such as the crips and bloods would eat those Japanese cops for breakfast.
All cops, at least those taught well, are taught to aim for center mass, not to wing. They are also taught not to resort to deadly force unless absolutely necessary, but once it is necessary, to not shirk at its dispensation. Hesitation kills.
How well this is implemented in real life is of course reliant upon the individual cops.