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Squire_II t1_j47olaw wrote

Reply to comment by truecore in Japanese prosecutors charge man with murdering former prime minister Shinzo Abe by Nether_Button

Even Japan's legal system has to be aware that executing this guy will take him from hero to martyr for a ton of people.

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truecore t1_j483r45 wrote

They are very aware, the same thing happened in Japans most prominent politician murder which happened live on TV, Yamaguchi Otoya is worshipped by the far right for killing a Communist party leader with a wakizashi on stage.

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st_Paulus t1_j4biiqn wrote

>or killing a Communist party leader

Socialist Party.

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