Crazy Scissor Lady

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    When one restaurant owner found that somebody was repeatedly vandalizing the noren curtain at her shop’s front entrance, she set up a security camera to catch the criminal:

    Not even a plainly visible security camera with a big “Warning: Security Camera” sign could stop the vandal, who turned out to be a 75 year-old woman that lived behind the store. Despite overwhelming video evidence, the woman continues to claim she would never do such a vulgar thing!

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    11 comments - What do you think?   Posted by James - November 15, 2007 at 7:39 pm

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    • http://lostinube.blogspot.com/ lost in ube

      It’s awesome how she so nonchalantly walks up to the noren to cut it, like it’s part of her nightly routine or something.
      And if you watch closely at about the -1:06 mark she kind of glances up at the camera as if saying “Yeah, it’s me. What are you going to do about it?”
      That must be some grudge she’s got going against them.

    • Claytonian

      Reminds me of Kuchisake-onna, if only cause I saw that last night

    • http://martinbreton.com brem

      That’s one crazy bitch.

    • http://my.opera.com/yeeliberto yeeliberto

      HAHA, a rebel olda lady.

    • Karisu

      So, I don’t understand. Is there nothing the police can do about this? This seems clearly illegal to me.

      • The Overthinker

        That’s why she was arrested, on the charge of destruction of property. The shop owner is worried that she’ll just start again when she’s released.

      • ponta

        The video said she was arrested.

        • Karisu

          And clearly, if my Japanese was good enough to understand the video I wouldn’t have needed to ask that question.

          I thought James would have mentioned that part.

    • http://www.feitclub.com feitclub

      I have a nagging sensation that they won’t do too much about it until she confesses. Then again, the Japanese police can be very persuasive.

    • http://www.keepingpaceinjapan.com Turner

      It’s still beyond freaky… the way she calmly, meticulously cuts into the curtain like there could be nothing more normal in the world. She probably would have stabbed anyone who approached her with the same expression on her face.

    • Gojira

      Well, she does live behind it. Maybe there was something about the place she didn’t like, living so close. Though it’s funny how much this video makes her look psycho.