Police were recently forced to conduct an emergency arrest of a boy for the grievous crime of damaging a school cafeteria menu, after teachers concluded his behaviour was so outrageous they could not possibly be expected to handle him.
The incident occurred one morning at an Okinawa middle school, where a 15-year-old boy became annoyed at being warned not to play on a balcony near a classroom, and tore down a menu describing the school’s lunches.
The school immediately called in the police, saying his behaviour “went beyond the limits of school discipline,” and responding officers quickly arrested him at the scene for criminal property damage.
The boy admits the charges, saying “I got angry at being warned so I tore it.” The incident was also dutifully reported in the pages of local media.
In light of recent events, there has been a certain amount of concern expressed online:
“What an outrageous crime!”
“A major incident indeed!”
“What were the teachers doing…”
“If this required an emergency arrest, the ones at Shiga needed to be shot immediately.”
“This is more important to police than forced suicide practice, nice to see they have their priorities straight!”
“Criminal damage of about 5 yen…”
“Come on, he was probably a problem kid who did other stuff too!”
“Police shouldn’t be dealing with kids with learning disabilities.”
“Perhaps the school didn’t think they would actually arrest him?”
“He probably just got sick of them putting that disgusting bitter melon in everything they served…”
“Making an emergency arrest over this has got to be abuse of police powers.”
“Pretty scary that the police could get away with arresting someone on such trumped up minor charges…”
As a teacher in Asia- I will say this: many Asian children have become spoiled to the point that it often referred to as “Little Emperor Syndrome”.
They often don’t listen, don’t show any respect to any type of authority and lack any control over themselves and care very little for what others want. Parents of these children often threaten teachers and the administration if they even try to admonish these demon children.
When I read this article what I saw was only the story that the media wanted you to know.. It does not tell you about pass issues that may be involved that made the teachers and administration behave the way they did. And like little lemming you guys side with the child.. because children could never be wrong.
Oh my god! I’m glad they called the police. Who knows what he could’ve done. These kids today have no self-control. He should be thankful he wasn’t chewing gum. That could be a federal felony in Japan for all I know.
“There he is, officer! Take him in! I would have dealt with him myself, but I have to be over at the Bully Club room to judge the ‘underclassman beating contest’ and I have three molestations scheduled right after that. A teacher is always so busy!”
And the next step is to hire police to be full time hall monitors so they can quickly arrest any offenders of school conduct…..oh the truancy! The running in the halls, public displays of affection, oh my!
At what time the Japan turned to so puss puss? were is the samurai spirit