This dude was selling Pokemans with modified move sets for up to $80 a pop and could now face up to 5 years in prison.

Is this not insane? Or do you think he could face a much less severe sentence and the 5 years prison and $30k just the upper limit for this particular set of crime?

  • Mzuark
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    Glorious Nippon suddenly seems less glorious when these fucking losers remember that they still have laws. Also is it normal for them to avoid naming a 36 year old man? It’s not like he’s a minor.

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      avoid naming a 36 year old man

      That’s one of the good parts of the system. The accused deserve privacy.

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      That always happens in Japan, where the suspects aren’t named in police reports to the media. Tetsuya Yamagami’s name wasn’t known for a few days after the assassination if I remember right (guy who shot Shinzo Abe). The person who set fire to KyoAni is still unknown. I was once told it had something to do with how japanese law enforcement will send cops to tail criminals for a while after the crime, but I have no idea. I don’t know the specifics.

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        I’m pretty sure they named the KyoAni guy, he’s getting the death penalty I think

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          Oh, you’re right. His name is Shinji Aoba. Everything I read about him suggests he’s incredibly depressed and mentally ill. He’s a murderer but he’s clearly not in his right mind, so the death penalty seems overwhelmingly harsh.