Foreigner killed by Japanese DJ gets off easy
This in from Debito: “The killer of Scott Tucker, choked to death by a DJ in a Tokyo bar, gets suspended sentence.
Zurui: Here is some background information on the Bul-lets DJ. — Police confirmed Wednesday that they have charged a man with killing an American man in a nightclub in Azabu on Feb 29. Atsushi Watanabe, 29, was charged with killing Richard Scott Tucker, 47, by choking him and punching him from behind at around 10:40 p.m. The victim was taken to hospital but died about one hour later.
According to police, Watanabe, who works for the Bullets club as a DJ, assaulted the victim after finding him drunk and aggressively shoving other customers. Watanabe was quoted by police as saying, “I tried to stop him shoving customers. I didn’t mean to kill him.”
I made the case some months ago, in a special DEBITO.ORG NEWSLETTER on criminal justice and policing of NJ, that NJ get special (as in negative) treatment by courts and cops. (さらに…)
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )CHANTE MOORE & KENNY LATTIMORE
Chante Moore and Kenny Lattimore will perform at Tokyo’s Cotton Club on the time and dates below:
- Dec. 8th, Monday
- Dec. 9th. Tuesday
- Dec. 11th,Thursday
- Dec. 12th, Friday
Showtimes: 7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. (さらに…)
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )CHANTE MOORE & KENNY LATTIMORE
Chante Moore and Kenny Lattimore will perform at Tokyo’s Cotton Club on the time and dates below:
- Dec. 8th, Monday
- Dec. 9th. Tuesday
- Dec. 11th,Thursday
- Dec. 12th, Friday
Showtimes: 7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. (さらに…)
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Sumo in Japan: Does smoking a joint beat murder?
Former makuuchi division Russian wrestler, 20-year-old Toshinori Wakanoho (whose real name is Soslan Gagloev), under arrest for possessing marijuana, has told police that he first turned to drugs in his early teens, and that after he entered the sumo world he smoked dope every time he went home to Russia.
According to a statement Wakanoho made to police, he went to a nightclub in Tokyo’s Roppongi entertainment district by himself on June 20, where he was offered marijuana by a Russian man and a black man. He smoked the drug in the club’s restroom using a bong, or water pipe. Wakanoho then bought marijuana, two pipes and rolling papers from the black man for 20,000 yen. (さらに…)
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