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Splitter
Joined: 19 May 2003
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Location: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:59 pm
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Oh my god! Poor Mizuki-san, I really hope she isn't too shaken up about this. She's such an amazing seiyuu and even better singer IMO.
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zettai-zetsubou
Joined: 07 Apr 2008
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:07 pm
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It happens, lets just be glad that nothing big like the massacre in Akihabara.
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kokuryu
Joined: 07 Apr 2007
Posts: 915
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:08 pm
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I think this is the first time that the police have admitted to having a problem with the knife wielding killers I first mentioned months and months ago...
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Mohawk52
Joined: 16 Oct 2003
Posts: 8202
Location: England, UK
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:19 pm
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Some mothers do have 'em, and they lives.
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melonbread
Joined: 09 Jan 2008
Posts: 317
Location: UK (London)
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:32 pm
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This is getting quite ridiculous now. How many more people are going to post their intents online like this O_O
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DmonHiro
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:44 pm
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The fans would have ripped him apart
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Ktimene's Lover
Joined: 23 Apr 2005
Posts: 2242
Location: Glendale, AZ (Proudly living in the desert)
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:45 pm
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I hope they nail this bastard.
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aluria
Joined: 11 Nov 2005
Posts: 367
Location: New Westminster, B.C., Canada
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:52 pm
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I'm glad they got the guy before anyone was hurt though it sounds like he just wanted a reaction and wasn't going to go through with it...
Don't really want take any chances though.
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Teriyaki Terrier
Joined: 26 Mar 2008
Posts: 5689
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:53 pm
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Just to see others reaction is something this guy most likely wanted. I can understand the reaction part, but I can't understand why this guy would actually want to harm someone in the process?
At least in this case, no one was hurt or worse off, dead. Something tells me the Japanese Police have this all under control. As this guy is most likely be in a jail for quite a while, if not sent to soltary confinement.
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ryanvamp
Joined: 08 May 2007
Posts: 421
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:56 pm
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Wow, this headline really scared me. Not only because I'm actually a fan of her, but also I worried about these kind of events becoming more common place and frequent. It's cool to know that the police took all the necessary precautions.
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Kougeru
Joined: 13 May 2008
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:11 pm
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lol I feel bad for complaining that she's in like every anime I watch lately. She's a great actress but all her characters sound too similiar IMO. Wonder why he picked her though.
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dtm42
Joined: 05 Feb 2008
Posts: 14084
Location: currently stalking my waifu
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:14 pm
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Quote: | The authorities did not find a dagger knife or a two-ton truck at Hori's home or its surroundings. |
Oh please. If that isn't the funniest thing I'll read today, I don't know what will be.
He was just another social outcast on the internet who talked tough to gain attention. It was obvious he never intended to go ahead with it. That said, the police could possibly still get him on threatening to kill, but he would be better served by a councilor. Or perhaps a girlfriend, though I doubt he has much chance of finding someone who isn't as messed up as he.
I'm glad the concert wasn't canceled on account of this man. It would have been ironic if it was indeed canceled, given that he wasn't going to go ahead with it.
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Tofusensei
Joined: 15 Feb 2008
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:21 pm
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Anyone here with legal knowledge know if such a threat would be illegal in America? Part of me feels that his civil rights were violated here but I'm not 100% sure. Of course in the US they'd just detain you for 48 hours under the PATRIOT Act.
-Tofu
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sogekihei-neko
Joined: 06 Apr 2008
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:38 pm
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"authorities did not find a dagger knife or a two-ton truck at Hori's home or its surroundings. "
Gotta hand it to those cops...they don't miss a thing!
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Takeyo
Joined: 25 Mar 2008
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:50 pm
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Tofusensei wrote: | Anyone here with legal knowledge know if such a threat would be illegal in America? Part of me feels that his civil rights were violated here but I'm not 100% sure. Of course in the US they'd just detain you for 48 hours under the PATRIOT Act.
-Tofu |
I have absolutely no legal training, but to the best of my knowledge, threatening to kill someone is indeed illegal in the U.S. (as is yelling "fire!" in a crowded theater).
I'm glad to see police taking internet threats seriously. Just imagine the horror if something had gone down and it was revealed that the authorities had been aware of this individual's posting and had dismissed it just talk.
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