Ichihashi CAPTURED!!!!

[Bucky]

Sankei reckons (Japanese) a handful of Ichihashi Girls are attending the trial. Demand for courtroom tickets remains high. There are only 57 public spaces and the first day saw 975 applicant. Subsequent days have seen between 250-450 applicants.

There is the same sort of thing going on in the Seattle area with some girl infatuated with a guy who opened fire at a shopping mall. She's a 9th grade drop-out.

[matsuki]

Sankei reckons (Japanese) a handful of Ichihashi Girls are attending the trial. Demand for courtroom tickets remains high. There are only 57 public spaces and the first day saw 975 applicant. Subsequent days have seen between 250-450 applicants.

Sick, these are the same unstable bitches that are likely to become train splatter...

[let`s talk]

He tortured her for hours. If he didn't plan to kill her at the end, what did he plan to do with her after he would have finished his pleasure toying? Let her go free? The whole concept of murder or not murder is to establish the intent. What was his intent if he didn't plan to kill her? That is the key to the whole case. There is no answer except "I planned to kill her." Which means a murder. Because if he says "I plan to let her go free", it means he was ready to be arrested. Why was he on the run for so long in this case?

[Proxy]

didn't he write a book on how he outsmarted the police for so long?

classy.

[Yokohammer]

He tortured her for hours. If he didn't plan to kill her at the end, what did he plan to do with her after he would have finished his pleasure toying? Let her go free? The whole concept of murder or not murder is to establish the intent. What was his intent if he didn't plan to kill her? That is the key to the whole case. There is no answer except "I planned to kill her." Which means a murder. Because if he says "I plan to let her go free", it means he was ready to be arrested. Why was he on the run for so long in this case?

Stop that, you're making sense.

[Mike Oxlong]

[SIZE="4"]Ichihashi trial bares translation woes[/SIZE]
Courts refuse to admit interpreters often lack the necessary skills

The lay judge trial of accused rapist and murderer Tatsuya Ichihashi, whose verdict is expected Thursday, has captured a lot of media attention since it started July 4, but one element that has escaped notice is the quality of the language translation.

Many errors by a court interpreter, from slight differences in nuance to the loss of a few details, have so far been observed during the high-profile case.

This has prompted concerned legal professionals and linguistic experts to call on the courts to face up to the quality of interpretations when foreign nationals are involved in court cases and to improve the training and status of interpreters.

The errors may not have been crucial for the lay and professional judges to decide the facts of the case and Ichihashi's fate. But experts say having too many mistakes is a major problem because the accuracy of the interpretation is crucial to ensure a fair trial for everyone involved, from defendants, accusers and witnesses to victims and their families...

[matsuki]

Ugh, they think there is a need to have 5 parking lot attendants to tell you where to park but not for court interpreters who can successfully understand/interpret/translate. TIJ indeed...

[GomiGirl]

Interpreters never cease to amaze me with their skills. Of course they are going to make some errors as they are human, so it makes sense to have them tag team.

That said, it takes an amazing talent to do what they do.

[Mike Oxlong]

[Mock Cockpit]

He may get parole after 10 years or he may get it after 30 years. Does anyone here know what a life sentence really means as far as the Japanese justice system is concerned?

[Catoneinutica]

Stand by my guess of 10-12 years and slight possibility of acquittal on the murder charge.

Bang on, alas...

[matsuki]

He may get parole after 10 years or he may get it after 30 years. Does anyone here know what a life sentence really means as far as the Japanese justice system is concerned?

I would hope it involves rape and strangulation by other inmates...but for some reason I think he's more likely to become the prison hero and be constantly questioned about how white chicks are different in bed.

[BigInJapan]

He may get parole after 10 years or he may get it after 30 years. Does anyone here know what a life sentence really means as far as the Japanese justice system is concerned?

I know of one case through a friend where the guy did 11 years (was in for murder, but I don't know the details).
The infamous "Boy A" who killed two kids in 1997 got out in 7 years.

[Mike Oxlong]

I would hope it involves rape and strangulation by other inmates...but for some reason I think he's more likely to become the prison hero and be constantly questioned about how white chicks are different in bed.

That evil fuck. I hope he rots in prison the rest of his life. The only thing he learned about Western women is that they fight like hell, and it's a crying shame she was unable to best him. He's still never had a willing white woman. Put him in an English prison, and he'll be had by plenty of white men!

[matsuki]

Put him in an English prison, and he'll be had by plenty of white men!

I like this idea

[let`s talk]

He may get parole after 10 years or he may get it after 30 years. Does anyone here know what a life sentence really means as far as the Japanese justice system is concerned?

So, he will be out in 10 years? Looks like our guess about 10 years in prison was the correct one after all. Life sentence was just a trick for media. In reality he will do 10. If he stays alive there... and virgin in the ass.

[Samurai_Jerk]

So, he will be out in 10 years? Looks like our guess about 10 years in prison was the correct one after all. Life sentence was just a trick for media. In reality he will do 10. If he stays alive there... and virgin in the ass.

I think some of you guys have a misunderstanding of what things are like in Japanese prisons.

[Ganma]

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Maybe they should go Bangladeshi-style medieval on him....

There is no way Ichihashi will serve 27 years. He'll do 10, maybe a little more because Japanese prisons are so over-crowded at the moment, good behavior is hard to rack up and he won't be getting too much lenient treatment as a violent criminal offender.
It's not going to be an enjoyable decade or so for him, but he won't be raped. He'll be lucky if he gets a decent place to even sleep....

[Mock Cockpit]

According to this he would be unlikely to get out in under 20 years. A Japanese life sentence has no set time limit, it is for life. As to the question of whether parole is possible, it says the average time served before parole is considered is 27 years and 2 months.

27 years sounds about right, be about what he'd get in Australia or Britain.

[Ganma]

[Ganma]

[SIZE="2"]Lay judges deny media influenced Ichihashi decision[/SIZE]

This statement from the above article sheds a little light on his psyche.

"When he was being questioned, he cried and showed his emotions. But at other times he was also like a robot, and I thought he was very cold," he said. "I kept watching him throughout the trial to see if I could read his thoughts from his expressions, but I never managed."

[FG Lurker]

There is no way Ichihashi will serve 27 years. He'll do 10, maybe a little more because Japanese prisons are so over-crowded at the moment, good behavior is hard to rack up and he won't be getting too much lenient treatment as a violent criminal offender.

Apparently no one who has received an indefinite (aka life) sentence has served less than 20 years. He could be an exception but 20+ years seems reasonably likely.

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Apparently no one who has received an indefinite (aka life) sentence has served less than 20 years. He could be an exception but 20+ years seems reasonably likely.

Excellent news! I'm delighted to stand corrected.

[Greji]

Excellent news! I'm delighted to stand corrected.

I would be delighted as well, if the decision had included surgical removal of his gonads.

[Yokohammer]

I would be delighted as well, if the decision had included surgical removal of his gonads.

Does a rusty razor blade qualify as "surgical"?

[FG Lurker]

I would be delighted as well, if the decision had included surgical removal of his gonads.

I think that's something to be arranged for after his eventual release.

[Ganma]

WTF??? What a waste of (tax payers?) money this will be.

[SIZE="4"]Ichihashi appeals against life term for killing British woman+[/SIZE]

The appeal was filed with the Tokyo High Court two days ahead of the deadline. During hearings at the district court, Ichihashi denied any intention to kill Hawker, an English teacher, but acknowledged he had caused her to die.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Does a rusty razor blade qualify as "surgical"?

I prefer the "Stand by Me" method. "Chopper, sick balls!"

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

I prefer the "Stand by Me" method. "Chopper, sick balls!"

Well, if you're going to take that path, may I suggest you use this Chopper....

For those who don't know Australia's best-selling non-fiction author of all time, one of his finest exploits was to slice off his own ears so he could be moved to a different prison wing....