So they've gone from throwing the silly balls to having what appears to be a single shot paintball gun. The main thing in Japan is that it practically requires an act of god for the cops to use guns, signed in triplicate, and hand delivered by the Emperor himself. So they have to resort to these kinds of unconventional means.
What I don't get is that you still have the major problem that, all I need to do is take off my jacket, and now I am untraceable. In Japan most people carry cash, as credit cards are very hard to come by and are not widely used. Thus stealing a purse as indicated in the video nets you quite a bit of money, since carrying around several hundred dollars in cash is common. They need a spider-sense gps tracking device :)
@Barry99705: No, she wasn't. It wasn't a gas canister, and it wasn't a grenade launcher. It was firing Oleoresin capsicum rounds. While not exactly a paintball, paintballs aren't exactly harmless to fire into a crowd of people not wearing masks.
Beanbags, rubber bullets, pepperballs, frangible rounds, etc aren't called "non-lethal". They are technically called "less than lethal" alternatives, as they can still kill depending on where you are hit/how close you are.
@KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveD...: Frangeable bullets are extremely lethal to the person being shot, but there's almost no pieces that make it out the other side, so you don't get any accidental injuries.
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You've obviously never played Monster Hunter (it's really big in Japan). First, you shoot him with a paintball so you can track him down on your minimap when he runs aways. Then you track him down and finish him off with your katana. Look man, if you don't know anything about the culture then don't talk about it, okay.
@Chewbenator: That's probably the actual intent of the 'weapon', particularly in a high-population place like Japan, where would-be criminals can literally hide in a crowd, or at least that's what I figure. That said, it's still a pretty chintzy mechanism for firing.
@Lite: is on a boat.: Or nail you in that part between the mask and your brow, spraying that crap all inside your mask, and the paint kinda burns your eyes. I've had that happen when I was crawling around (it was a log they laid out for cover, but somebody climbed a damn tree).
Also? Groin. God help you if you aren't wearing protection.
@Evdor: Actually, getting hit on the top of the skull is what hurt me the worst. I had a mask, but no helmet, so it'd break the damn skin on my skull and oh ow.
@Evdor & @Lite: is on a boat.: Man that's nothing. Try getting shot about 2-3 inches below the adam's apple, dead center, just above your collarbone. I'll take three of your forehead shots if you'll take one of those just barely above the collarbone shots. Before you feel/realize the sting, you wonder "How in the hell did I get shot there of all damn places".
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Props for unique art.
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Oh, I am at Giz. Nevermind.
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What I don't get is that you still have the major problem that, all I need to do is take off my jacket, and now I am untraceable. In Japan most people carry cash, as credit cards are very hard to come by and are not widely used. Thus stealing a purse as indicated in the video nets you quite a bit of money, since carrying around several hundred dollars in cash is common. They need a spider-sense gps tracking device :)
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this is really clear,
Instead of killing with big guns,
they'll tag you in the rear.
I do not know why they play,
With little plastic toys,
When instead they could be shooting,
with real guns like real boys
Please do not listen,
to this simple rhyme.
It 'twas solely created,
to pass the dreary time
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The Japanese are smart
and this is the sign
instead of killing criminals
they make them serve their time.
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Your poems are good,
But their paintballs are better.
Your lyrics may rhyme,
But they'll tag your sweater.
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"i smell a thief here...."
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Also? Groin. God help you if you aren't wearing protection.
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oh yeah? well I was playing paintball last week, and right when i came out from behind this bush, a guy maced me and kicked me in the nuts.
i haven't checked yet, but i'm pretty sure the rules don't allow for that.
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