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Question1
Regarding this case, the arrest and1What was your impression when you saw the suspect a week later? Did you notice any difference?
Comments:I only saw his appearance on TV, so I don't know the details, but he looked lifeless, tired of life, and very thin. Usually, when a suspect is arrested and returns to a regular life, he tends to gain weight, but1Weeks had passed, and his expression had barely changed. I got the feeling that even after committing the murder, he had not yet achieved his true desire.
Question2
He seems to have felt alienated from society, but is there a case where this is the reason he commits a crime?
Comments:A sense of alienation alone does not lead to a crime, but it can be one of the triggers. If there had been someone to stop them, they would not have committed a crime. It was probably not good that they lived away from their parents, who were the ones who cared for them the most. In the case of random murders, most of the perpetrators live alone and are often at a loss as to how to even get by day to day.
Question3
How should society protect such people?
Comments:They need friends and people to talk to, even if it's just to listen to their complaints. If they had someone nearby to listen to their problems, this wouldn't happen. However, these types of people don't step out on their own, much less take action like going to counseling, so perhaps society needs to create a "system" like a safety net to reach out to these people.
Question4
The suspect's parents said he had a quiet personality, but what is it about him that drives such a person to commit a crime?
Comments:Just because they are quiet doesn't mean they have a set pattern for committing crimes. However, it is possible that they keep a lot of things to themselves, are unable to vent their frustrations effectively, and end up bottling them up inside. When these feelings build up and explode, they may behave in ways that are unimaginable in everyday life. This is especially likely to happen if they have low self-control, or weak self-control.
Question5
The target this time was an elderly woman, who is considered vulnerable. Is this a crime that tends to target such people?
Comments:To ensure the victim's death without a counterattack, a weak child or an elderly person, especially a woman, would be the most likely target. Moreover, he may have targeted someone walking on the street, in an environment where he could not ask for help, that is, when he was alone, and in a place where he could do his crime without having to go inside.
Question6
In this case, the suspect may have been desperate. Is this a factor that could easily drive someone to commit a crime?
Comments:Cases in which financial hardship and isolation from human relationships lead to desperation and indiscriminate murder are common elements in indiscriminate murders such as the Ikeda Elementary School incident, the Akihabara incident, and the Osaka Station Clinic arson attack.
When people are short of money, abandoned by those around them, struggling to even find food to eat each day, and have lost all hope in life, they may end up acting in a desperate manner, thinking that whatever happens will happen. Furthermore, they may feel that the world is to blame for having driven them to this point, and that they want to take revenge on that world in the end. They may not want to die alone, so they may even consider committing mass suicide by dragging others along with them.
This type of person blames others for their unfortunate lives, instead of attributing it to their own lack of ability or effort. In the Ikeda Elementary School, Akihabara, and Osaka Station Clinic arson attacks mentioned earlier, the perpetrators seemed to have a desire for recognition or self-expression, hoping to make a big splash by killing a large number of people at once, drawing the world's attention to themselves. However, the suspect in this case differs from previous cases in that he did not take such bold actions, and this may be related to the suspect's introverted personality.
Question7
I think everyone has had successes and failures in life. Is it conceivable that repeated failures could lead to violent crimes?
Comments:While we may not be in a recession, they graduated from school when there were still few job openings and are unable to find a well-paying job. They are unable to escape their unfortunate circumstances, and their expressions suggest they are tired of life. They may not have been blessed with experiences that strengthened their self-esteem. However, even when forced to live an unfortunate life, ordinary citizens strive to make even the slightest effort to improve their lives. However, those who tend to blame others may blame society and ultimately commit avenger-type crimes against the society that has pushed them to this point.
Question8
To add to the above, can you think of any cases where someone could commit a violent act because of something trivial?
Comments:Since the incident in which a junior high school student was stabbed in Kitakyushu at the end of last year, there have been many reported murders without a clear motive, stemming from grudges or financial disputes, such as the case of a man being stabbed while waiting for a bus at Nagano Station, the case of a junior high school student killing an elderly man in Chiba, and the case of a man killing a woman he did not know in Kobe.This incident may also be a copycat phenomenon, imitating a series of recent murders, in the sense that it was an indiscriminate crime targeting people who the perpetrator did not know.
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