Japanese Police Arrest 36-Year-Old Man on Suspicion of Tampering With Pokémon Violet Save Data - IGN
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Police in Japan have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of selling illegally modified Pokémon save data to customers online — a practice which is banned under the country’s 2019 Unfair Competition Prevention Act.

This dude was selling Pokemans with modified move sets for up to $80 a pop and could now face up to 5 years in prison.

Is this not insane? Or do you think he could face a much less severe sentence and the 5 years prison and $30k just the upper limit for this particular set of crime?

  • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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    3 months ago

    That always happens in Japan, where the suspects aren't named in police reports to the media. Tetsuya Yamagami's name wasn't known for a few days after the assassination if I remember right (guy who shot Shinzo Abe). The person who set fire to KyoAni is still unknown. I was once told it had something to do with how japanese law enforcement will send cops to tail criminals for a while after the crime, but I have no idea. I don't know the specifics.

      • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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        3 months ago

        Oh, you're right. His name is Shinji Aoba. Everything I read about him suggests he's incredibly depressed and mentally ill. He's a murderer but he's clearly not in his right mind, so the death penalty seems overwhelmingly harsh.