Internet Loon Throws Bathing Powder into Imperial Palace Moat
A 34-year-old man was arrested the other day for throwing packs of bathing products into the moat of Tokyo’s Imperial Palace. He used a webcam to do a live broadcast of his entire crime. Here’s a recorded copy that was uploaded to YouTube:
Before chucking the bathing powder into the moat, he says, “The Ryukyu people are an indigenous people, amen!” Although one might interpret that as some kind of political motivation for his acts, it’s far more likely that he did the whole thing so he could be famous on the internet. If it had been a true act of political protest, he probably would have admitted it when the cops appear. Instead, he denies his actions.
Eventually, he admitted he did it as a “good luck charm” – whatever the hell that means.
Apparently he had a history of doing crazy things on the internet, having been arrested in the past for posting a bomb threat online.
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