Japanese War On Groping claims first casualty

[Panda]

A Japanese man has died after being tackled by fellow train passengers who believed he had molested a woman during the morning rush hour.
The man fled the train at a station in the city of Osaka after a 20-year-old student accused him of groping her.

The 40-year-old was brought to the ground by four male passengers, who included at least one off-duty police officer. He died later in hospital.

Women-only carriages run on some trains in Japan because of groping complaints.

The college student accused the man of groping her on Tuesday, shortly after the train they were travelling in stopped at JR Tennoji Station in Osaka, Mainichi newspaper reported.

He ran away but was chased by four other passengers, who tackled him on the platform. "We are looking into the cause of death and details about how he was overpowered by the passengers," a police spokesman told the French news agency AFP.

Despite the introduction of penalties and women-only carriages, Tokyo police reported more than 2,000 groping incidents on the city's trains last year.

Things like these can only happen on Planet Japan. I don't know whether I should laugh or cry.

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[Che Guava]

Despite the introduction of penalties and women-only carriages, Tokyo police reported more than 2,000 groping incidents on the city's trains last year.

Good lord! Are Japanese men really lusty or just kind of shy?

 

[thetrooper]

Fondling people in public is great sports, even where I live.

I'll keep this in mind next time. I've got a great tackle!

 

[ketalis]

LOL that scenario was easy to invision. Its so easy to incite human males into a rage when their female-protection synapses fire, its almost pathetic.

 

[bhsup]

Fondling people in public is great sports, even where I live.

Please tell me that was a joke.

 

[amadeus]

Good for Japan. Groping incidents are apparently a big deal on Japanese trains, although I guess some of the measures have reduced the problem a little.