"Joker" boards train in Japan, sprays acid and stabs 17

Rainmaker · 31 Oct 2021 at 17:48

Source.

A man dressed as The Joker has boarded a subway in Japan, sprayed hydrochloric acid at passengers and then stabbed a large number of them (17 it seems) before setting the train on fire. What in holy hell? That's some rampage.

Not many details as yet, and the Grauniad is the only one I've seen covering it (it popped up on Apple news, so I went digging for a source for here).

Nasty business.

Uther · 31 Oct 2021 at 18:16

Sky have picked it up, 24 year old student in custody.
https://news.sky.com/story/tokyo-17...r-stabs-passengers-on-commuter-train-12456267

inflames · 31 Oct 2021 at 18:22

I got sent the link to the Daily mails page for this, instantly went looking for other sources. Mad world, we live in.

something daft already!! · 31 Oct 2021 at 18:24

A mate sent me the below link.

Uther · 31 Oct 2021 at 18:51

Some real lunatics about

Mr Badger · 31 Oct 2021 at 18:54

Here. We. Go.

jsmoke · 31 Oct 2021 at 19:01

More of this come in future.

VincentHanna · 31 Oct 2021 at 19:20

jsmoke said:
More of this come in future.

Really? Why is that then?

Obviously there's always going to be mentally ill people and terror attacks but your post seems to hint at a reason they might increase.

jsmoke · 31 Oct 2021 at 19:30

VincentHanna said:
Really? Why is that then?

Obviously there's always going to be mentally ill people and terror attacks but your post seems to hint at a reason they might increase.

All the pressures and laws. Plus copycat incidents.

FoxEye · 31 Oct 2021 at 19:34

jsmoke said:
All the pressures and laws. Plus copycat incidents.

Yeah man, the laws. All of them. They've got a lot to answer for, making all those laws. And the pressure! Don't get me started on the pressure, man.

arknor · 31 Oct 2021 at 19:46

Surprised it stopped at a station rather than someone pulling an emergency break.

must be much easier for medical workers to access the injured though

Gooner Leroy · 31 Oct 2021 at 19:50

FoxEye said:
Yeah man, the laws. All of them. They've got a lot to answer for, making all those laws. And the pressure! Don't get me started on the pressure, man.

[FnG]magnolia · 31 Oct 2021 at 20:11

FoxEye said:
Yeah man, the laws. All of them. They've got a lot to answer for, making all those laws. And the pressure! Don't get me started on the pressure, man.

Malevolence · 31 Oct 2021 at 21:27

I'd say it's more Kira Yoshikage than the Joker.

dlockers · 31 Oct 2021 at 21:30

FoxEye said:
Yeah man, the laws. All of them. They've got a lot to answer for, making all those laws. And the pressure! Don't get me started on the pressure, man.