Law & Crime
Man in Japan Prosecuted for Overly Long Scissors
0.86 centimeters. That’s all it took for a man in Osaka to be arrested for a pair of scissors a cop found in his car.
January 4, 2023
0.86 centimeters. That’s all it took for a man in Osaka to be arrested for a pair of scissors a cop found in his car.
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