Financial crisis: Japanese pensioners stealing food to survive. Are now 10% of prison population
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 at
9:13 pm
Was quite shocked to see this. Seems things are so bad for Japanese pensioners they are stealing food, and being jailed for it. Some find the prison life so much better than on the street that some even commit crimes to go back. Isn’t it disgusting in a nation that had one of the best economies and manufacturing bases a generation ago.
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On the surface it appears disgraceful.
But being incarcerated is actually a reward
and perhaps a way of honoring the elderly.
They are very well fed and cared for.
Remember, this is Japan we’re talking about.
The Samurai Honor mentality still runs through
every aspect of their society.
They are ‘punished’ for the theft of food but
given healthy meals tailored to their medical needs.
Excellent medical care.
THEY ARE NOT ACCEPTING CHARITY.
They are being “punished.”
the reach becomes reacher
the poor becomes poorer
not long ago that old man build that scooter
whoever built such a great machine
should get great wellfare until the end of days,thanks to this people we are a country of wealth,let them rot in jail put them to work for free,we had payed them to much,
Beat them with bamboo sticks for their thievery.
The real problem is having such a huge welfare state with a shrinking workforce (people who actually pay taxes).. Like Europe, Japan will have to wake up to “austerity” one day. When one part of the population works as slaves for the other part of the population which is dependent on them, things to go bad quickly.