2pints-mate 0 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 More than a quarter of shoplifters arrested in Japan in 2010 were over the age of 65, police have said, as the number of pensioners committing the crime hit a record high. In an annual report, the National Police Agency said 27,362 pensioners were arrested for shoplifting in 2010 - almost equalling teenagers. Most of them stole food or clothes rather than luxury items, the NPA said. Japanese society is ageing rapidly and its economy remains stalled. Reminds me of this: Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 yeah its been the focus of news programmes over the past year, CCTV camera footage of old grannies nicking stuff.....pretty funny actually Link to post Share on other sites
pickled mushhead 0 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Great python clip Can't imagine the grannies around where I live going shoplifting. Or terrorizing youths either come to that! Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Whats the % of the population over 65? Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Originally Posted By: panhead_pete Whats the % of the population over 65? In my little community the percentage is something rediculous like 35% are over 70. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Then perhaps they are not over represented in the data? Statistics are a funny thing. You realize that showers cause Cancer in Australia??? Must do as nearly 100% of people who pass from the insidious disease have had showers... Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Hardly the same Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 22.7% over 65. Nearly 1 in 4. About the same around here. http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook/c02cont.htm Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Originally Posted By: panhead_pete Then perhaps they are not over represented in the data? Statistics are a funny thing. You realize that showers cause Cancer in Australia??? Must do as nearly 100% of people who pass from the insidious disease have had showers... Good point ! Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Wonder how they get punished for their crimes. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 SHO-RUI-SO-KEN Usually a warning first time if it is only one article. next up, Paper(administrative) procecution. Penalty and record. . Link to post Share on other sites
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