This is why it's unwise to piss off peaceful (self-controlled) people, because at some point there will be a limit and it will be exceeded unawares and the response will be extreme.
In case you think "this can't happen in Japan" let me remind you of the very violent history of Japanese politics. 1960: assassination of Inejirō Asanuma, 1932 The League of Blood Incident, 1932 May15 Incident, 1932 Assassination of Dan Takuma, 1921 Assassination of Hara Takashi, 1901 Assassination of Hoshi Tōru, 1931 Assassination of Junnosuke Inoue, 2002 Assassination of Kōki Ishii, 2007 Assassination of Iccho Itoh.
But the weapon used this time was unbelievably crude: a couple of steel pipes and a piece of wood held together with duct tape.
Shot in the back during a public speech, elections happening on Sunday, if the shooter turns out to be non-Japanese this is going to get mega ugly.
DS retaliating?
This is why it's unwise to piss off peaceful (self-controlled) people, because at some point there will be a limit and it will be exceeded unawares and the response will be extreme.
Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, was shot while delivering a campaign speech:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZv9sD_OyvM
In case you think "this can't happen in Japan" let me remind you of the very violent history of Japanese politics. 1960: assassination of Inejirō Asanuma, 1932 The League of Blood Incident, 1932 May15 Incident, 1932 Assassination of Dan Takuma, 1921 Assassination of Hara Takashi, 1901 Assassination of Hoshi Tōru, 1931 Assassination of Junnosuke Inoue, 2002 Assassination of Kōki Ishii, 2007 Assassination of Iccho Itoh.
But the weapon used this time was unbelievably crude: a couple of steel pipes and a piece of wood held together with duct tape.
News this morning is reporting that it was a homemade gun.
According to the pictures it looks like the shooter was Japanese. At the very least he's Asian.
Guns very rare in Japan though. Entirely different culture and entirely different laws.
That this could even happen is extremely unlikely.
Did someone call the FBI and ask if they knew of the shooter?
It was a home made gun...
See primary and final question.
Japan is islands.
Lots of coastline to get a gun in.
What other people that we know did that.................
Oh, he ‘looks Asian’….you racist bastard.
Commenting on a person's apparent race is not racist. There was no derogatory reference regarding his appearance.
Sorry that it didn’t come across as such, but I was joking with you.
Frank’s Ferdinand
I expect a “Russia Russia Russia” narrative to instigate WWIII to save the DS.