According to Japanese news reports, a Chinese female tourist (54) was arrested on the spot after stealing candy from a souvenir shop near downtown Sapporo.
At around 11:40 a.m. on April 8, the woman stole two pieces of caramel (464 yen in total, about 23 yuan) from a store. A patrolling security guard arrested him on the spot, and the employee informed the police that they were arresting an Asian thief in his 20s to 30s.
When questioned by the police, the woman denied the allegations, saying, "I forgot to pay because I was catching a bus." Police said the woman was traveling with her family at the time, and it was unclear if any family members were involved. Police are investigating the details.
In this regard, some netizens said: The Japanese media will also report on the candy of a few hundred yen, which is really speechless.
(Caramel Reference Image)
Xiaobian thinks: Maybe maybe the lady forgot to pay, after all, there are only two pieces of candy, will anyone really steal it?
Japanese netizens said: Regardless of the seriousness of the crime, I hope that those foreigners who come to Japan on tourist visas instead of work will be forced to return to Japan and will be severely punished, such as not being able to re-enter the country. Truth be told, there are a lot of things that have been criticized in Japan, and the punishment is too light, so even if you do something wrong, you can do whatever you want. In any case, we must stand firm and not tolerate criminal acts in Japan!
There is also an opinion: if you get into the habit of paying, even if you have mild dementia, you won't forget. They either don't pay for it as a matter of course, or they don't pay it on purpose. Immediately evict the whole family and ban them from re-entry! If I thought I would miss the bus, I would leave the caramel in the store instead of taking it with me.
She has the financial strength to travel to Japan, so it's not that she doesn't have money, but that she has bad habits. The lady and her family will surely miss the bus or plane due to the interrogation. I don't know how much the ticket costs, but it's a huge expense.
Some radical netizens said that Japan should stop accepting Southeast Asians and Asians. Asians, Southeast Asians, and South Americans often commit crimes such as theft, drugs, fraud, and knife attacks. European-Americans and Australians, on the other hand, rarely heard about the incident. I think the correct answer is that acceptance should be limited to whites.
Finally, the editor reminds that shoplifting is considered theft in Japan, and whether it is a first offense or not, punishable by up to 10 years in prison or a fine of up to 500,000 yen (Article 235 of the Criminal Code). He was severely punished and repatriated.