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INTEREST: 81Produce Asks Fans to Stop Harassing Voice Actors

They won't survive in America that's for sure.

I also commend the user that mentioned that this is likely due in part to the tradition that both sides apologize even if there is a clear wrongdoer. Even when you are the party attacked, It shows that you understand why the other party has grown upset, deflating any later angst that could arise. Valuing the cohesion of society as a whole over personal issues.

If you ask me, talk is cheap. The producers can request their fans to not do things, but it's not going to stop people like that psycho. Really, if someone wants to mutilate a celebrity, and their talent agency give sa public announcement saying, "Don't harm our clients!," it's not going to deter them just because someone asked nicely.

What they need is real action, namely better security. Have police take threats more seriously. station guards in restricted-access places. Don't let idols travel alone. And have some system of reporting suspicious activity to authorities who can actually do something about it.

The difference here is that this was not some sudden spur-of-the-moment stabbing, this particular incident, but that the dude had been leaving creepy messages and threats for her for at least weeks, if not months. He learned her address and her route home, both of which should be private information. She attempted to call the police and her agency about it, but they both brushed it off as not a big deal. Since this was something either planned far in advance by the attacker or at least was the end result of a slow emotional buildup, this could've been prevented had either source of authority took the warning signs more seriously.

That is, spontaneous violence cannot be stopped, but this was not spontaneous.

leafy sea dragon wrote:

The difference here is that this was not some sudden spur-of-the-moment stabbing, this particular incident, but that the dude had been leaving creepy messages and threats for her for at least weeks, if not months. He learned her address and her route home, both of which should be private information. She attempted to call the police and her agency about it, but they both brushed it off as not a big deal. Since this was something either planned far in advance by the attacker or at least was the end result of a slow emotional buildup, this could've been prevented had either source of authority took the warning signs more seriously. That is, spontaneous violence cannot be stopped, but this was not spontaneous.

My point is that, unless he made a mistake, there still would be nothing to be done. If she did put in a Japanese version of a restraining order, it is still only as good as the paper it is written on. Yeah, maybe the Japanese police, could apply pressure, but usually stalkers do not care, and sometimes it also sets them off.

The only way to usually stop an obsessive stalker is to jail them, or kill them. So unless the stalker breaks an actual law that lands them with 'real' jail time, they are still going to stalk you.

In Japan there are anti-stalking laws though so yeah, he could've been jailed. The police were incompetent in this case and must bear a sizable percentage of the blame along with the deranged man who stabbed the idol in the first place.