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  • Pervert Uses Tear Gas in Futile Attempt to Flee

    A man has been arrested after he used tear gas in a futile attempt to escape from a Tokyo video store where he had been caught filming up a woman’s skirt, police said Saturday. Police said that the man used his camera-equipped mobile phone to film up the skirt of a 20-year-old woman who was browsing through videos and CDs in the shop.

    A store employee noticed and screamed out at him. The man ran toward the employee, whipped out a can of tear gas and sprayed it into his face before racing toward the store exit. Continue,

    … obviously, keitai owner’s manuals will have to be updated with additional safety warnings about not using cell phones together with tear gas …

    Posted: 15 February 2003 | Filed: Editor's Note, Sign of the Times | Feedback | Print |
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