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American tourist arrested over defacing of Meiji Shrine torii gate (www.japantimes.co.jp)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Tokyo police arrested a 65-year-old American man Wednesday on suspicion of property damage after he allegedly carved letters into the wooden pillar of a torii gate at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward.

The suspect, identified as Steve Lee Hayes, whose address and occupation are unknown, has admitted to the allegations. He reportedly admitted that he “wrote his family members’ names.”

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is dumb teenager behavior, what's this 60 year old's excuse for such poor impulse control? If he wanted his name seen mission accomplished I guess

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I bet as he was being taken away he shouted "oh I'm sorry, I thought this was 'merica" in typical Randy Marsh style

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Hayes allegedly used his fingernails to etch five letters into one of the shrine’s wooden torii gates.

Is it just me or does this sound incredibly painful or uncomfortable to attempt?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

[full name], whose address and occupation are unknown [...]

what? So if you knew his addres, you would have doxxed him without a problem?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Hopefully it would've just been "[full name], an [occupation] from [city, state]", but I suppose we never know

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Wrong war criminal shrine, but okay for the effort, I guess