Killer targets bureaucrats responsible for pension scandal

Sorry for the repost Admin. I need more html practice…

Putting the machinations of the masturbatory Mainichi and their efforts to escape public mastication to one side – (I enjoyed writing that!)

So there are at least 64 million suspects? Not including the relatives of those who have been affected by the pension scandal.

It must surely be the opinion of the perpetrator of these killings that they are doing a public service. The government failed to sufficiently punish those overseeing the pension program and the perpetrator is ‘balancing the books’ so to say.

For too long there has been a disparity in the letter of the law in Japan. Members of the public are prosecuted to the full extent of the law, while those in positions of ‘authority’ escape with slapped wrists and a good telling-off. How many politicians have gone to prison in Japan? I’ve only found:
– (sorry folks, it’s a JapanTimes link.) Prison terms for politicians happen from time-to-time in the US, UK and many other countries – but it’s not a regular occurrence in Japan – please feel free to find elected politicians who have gone to prison.

There is a beyond the normal ‘One law for us and one for them’ in Japan. Sure, rich and powerful people escape justice every day in other countries – but SOME rich and powerful people fail to escape justice and go to jail. The ‘Livedoor’ incident, Horie – maybe his persistent denials led to the 2.5 year jail sentence.

and more here

Horie is going to the supreme court to appeal, so he may still escape. Aside from the link I supplied above relating to the politician, Joji Yamamoto, the number of rich and powerful escapees from Japanese justice far outweigh those that have paid the price.

There is a current case in the press of a top Tokyo cop who was driving drunk, hit a car, left the scene of the accident, was pursued, dumped his car, chased on foot and caught smelling of alcohol. Only a few days ago he was regarded as a responsible officer – advising the public “Don’t drink and drive” – and we believed him! What kind of role model is he? To date, all that has happened is that he has been dismissed from the police force… I’ll be following developments in this story.

Those in positions of responsibility are not above the law. In fact, those in positions of authority who break the law should be made example of, as a warning to others in authority who may be tempted to shirk their duty and line their pockets.

These recent killings, unfortunate as they are, may also serve as a warning to other incompetents in successive inept Japanese governments and a resident bureaucracy that the public can only take so much of ‘One law for us and one for them’, before taking the law into their own hands.

This is not terrorism, this is the work of someone who regards themselves as a vigilante.