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Re:Kyoto taxi drivers reduce robberies by 50 percent by doin... by adventured on Monday January 05, 2015 @01:24AM (#8837586)
Given Japan's murder rate - roughly 400 to 500 per year in a nation of 127 million - I have to wonder what would happen if you just refused to comply with a robber. What are the odds they'd proceed to attack, much less try to kill you. I suppose the clerk might risk a beating.
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Re:Kyoto taxi drivers reduce robberies by 50 percent by doin... by pmontra on Monday January 05, 2015 @01:45AM (#8837638)
They used knives for those robberies, not guns. That's enough to reduce the risk of being killed.
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Re:Kyoto taxi drivers reduce robberies by 50 percent by doin... by robbrulinski on Monday January 05, 2015 @10:02AM (#8839090)
Might have a few scars to carry around.
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