Current Events > 64 year old man arrested after stealing ... A roll of toilet paper!?

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A 64-year-old man had been arrested and fined after stealing a roll of toilet paper in Shimane Prefecture.

The incident occurred in September at a hospital in Okinoshima, located in Oki District, Shimane Prefecture. Okinoshima lies on an island off the west coast of Japan, and has an estimated population of around 14,849.

According to reports, the man was found guilty of stealing a roll of toilet paper from a male restroom at the hospital and fined 200,000 yen. The toilet paper was valued at 30 yen.

Why the man chose to take the toilet paper from the stall remains unknown, but reports say the heavy fine for such a small-value item was due to the fact that this wasnt the mans first offense.

The story is currently making headlines in Japan, with net users around the country commenting on the severity of the punishment and recent cases of crimes committed by the elderly.

He couldve bought 6,000 rolls of toilet paper for that amount of money!

Im surprised that we live in a world where people think its okay to steal toilet paper from a public toilet.

While its unclear whether the mans financial state was the reason behind the theft, its safe to say that no matter what your age, Japanese authorities wont act lightly when it comes to taking things that arent yours, even if its 30 yen from a shrine offertory box or a single grape from a fruit stall.

Full Article: https://japantoday.com/category/crime/64-year-old-man-arrested-for-stealing-a-roll-of-toilet-paper-from-hospital-toilet



That's over $17,000 in fines for a roll of toilet paper.
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And now he, or anyone else who was going to do this, will think twice before doing so.

That's the fucking key to fighting crime. Make the punishments so ridiculously out of proportion to the offence that no one in their right mind would even consider offending... and make sure to take it so far that even the majority of people who aren't in their right mind still wouldn't consider it.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

wasnt the mans first offense.

fair, next
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