vale9001 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Tokyo taxi driver arrested, accused of running over pigeon The taxi driver allegedly sped off from traffic lights after they had turned green and ploughed into the birds at a speed of 60km/h (37mph) To some, they are another species of feathered friend; to others, they are rats with wings whose droppings deface historic buildings. But in Japan, pigeons may have become the victims of crime, after police arrested a Tokyo taxi driver on suspicion of deliberately driving into a flock of the birds, killing one of them. Suspect Atsushi Ozawa, 50, “used his car to kill a common pigeon, which is not a game animal”, in the Japanese capital last month, and was arrested on Sunday for violating wildlife protection laws, a Tokyo police spokesperson told Agence France-Presse. While limited numbers of game pigeons can be hunted legally in Japan, their feral, urban cousins, can be killed only if they are a proven nuisance – such as causing damage to crops and livestock – and only with the approval of local authorities. The taxi driver allegedly sped off from traffic lights after they had turned green and ploughed into the birds at a speed of 60km/h (37mph), according to Japanese media. The alleged incident was reported to police by a passerby who was alerted by the sound of a car engine as it accelerated. A veterinarian performed a postmortem examination on the pigeon and determined its cause of death as traumatic shock. Sympathy for Tokyo’s pigeons contrasts with sentiment towards its population of crows, which were targeted after complaints that their appetite for rubbish left out for collection by restaurants was making a mess of the capital’s streets. In 2001, the then governor, Shintaro Ishihara, announced he was waging war on the city’s estimated 36,000 crows. Over the two decades that followed, the capital’s crow population fell by around two-thirds, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/06/tokyo-taxi-driver-arrested-accused-of-running-over-pigeon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freaky Prince Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 It’s not that serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katamari Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 #Justiceforthetaxidriver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getBusy Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 He’d be a hero in NYC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterglow Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 #lockhimup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupremeGoddess Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 It’s too much of a penalty especially if it was accidental, if it was on purpose he should definitely pay some sort of fine. Animal cruelty is disgusting and shouldn’t be tolerated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vale9001 Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 1 hour ago, SupremeGoddess said: It’s too much of a penalty especially if it was accidental, if it was on purpose he should definitely pay some sort of fine. Animal cruelty is disgusting and shouldn’t be tolerated. the article explain if it's accidental is not "a problem". The issue here is a video showing he sped up to kill the animal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrielle Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 7 minutes ago, vale9001 said: the article explain if it's accidental is not "a problem". The issue here is a video showing he sped up to kill the animal. Yeah she better pay up. This isn't normal behavior. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
znake Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 That taxi driver and all humans that kill animals for fun or with Bad intentions deserve hell and death I hate humanity 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphireSky Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Have they got nothing better to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphireSky Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 30 minutes ago, vale9001 said: the article explain if it's accidental is not "a problem". The issue here is a video showing he sped up to kill the animal. Ok nvm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamianSolo Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 One year of prison seems harsh. He should have to pay a fine and attend counseling, if he's intentionally trying to kill animals just because. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethereal Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddy Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 year??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kataraqueen Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 He's in a heavy machine that could kill just about anyone. At best, he's an indirect danger to human beings and a direct one to innocent life... at worst, he's a psychopath who will intentionally do this to a child one day Japan ate that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonGoodandHappy Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) Murder is murder. Oh and for those who kill spiders, you are murderers too. Edited December 9, 2023 by MoonGoodandHappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina Dobrev Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 thats what you get for being an intentional waste of oxygen and space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Murderer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropez Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Good. Respect nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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