He got blown away and then his assassin's wacky conspiracy theory about a cult turned out to be 100% accurate, leading to the cult losing its tax exemption. Truly some sort of wacky anime plot.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 42 points 11 months ago

It wasn't a conspiracy theory at all, Abe's connection to the Moonies was already known.

[–] WIIHAPPYFEW@hexbear.net 27 points 11 months ago

It feels like the exposition to an early 90s cyberpunk OVA

[–] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

and the guy has gotten millions of yen in donations and has widespread public support lol

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 10 points 11 months ago

they had to ask people to stop sending him snacks and candy in prison because he ran out of storage space

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 16 points 11 months ago

The gun that makes everybody think you have a point

[–] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

This is going to be the most effective political assassination of this century (if your goal isn't just war)

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

The dude was completely justified, ~~the Moonies scammed his mom out of her savings~~. IT WAS WAY WORSE, CHECK OUT THE BELOW REPLY He originally wanted to kill their leader with a flamethrower

[–] TheLepidopterists@hexbear.net 11 points 11 months ago

I was just now reading his wiki article, CW: suicide

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after his dad committed suicide when Yamagami was 4 years old

his mom joined the Moonies and gave away 720,000 USD worth of assets she inherited from her father, including his childhood home. He couldn't attend university due to the resulting poverty and due to nearsightedness he couldn't become a firefighter either and went to vocational school with his paternal uncle's financial support instead. That same uncle basically made his family's survival possible, paying for their food and living expenses repeatedly after the mom impoverished them. Apparently he once threw a cup of tea in her face when she asked for Unification Church donations in lieu of support for her kids.

CW: suicide, again

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Eventually one of his brothers lost eyesight in an eye due to an untreated illness, that went untreated due to lack of funding (aka directly due to the cult) and killed himself. Yamagami ultimately tried and failed to kill himself also so that his military life insurance could go to pay for his neglected younger brother's living expenses.

Just absolutely awful from beginning to end, I feel so sorry for this guy. Good on him for being the change he wanted to see in the world.

[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago

holy shit lmao, free my man

[–] DayOfDoom@hexbear.net 2 points 11 months ago

Change your account to singlepepperoni for this grievous error. Lest I unleash proleshido upon thee.

[–] axont@hexbear.net 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

that gun sounded exactly like a smoothbore musket too. Huge plumes of smoke. Abe got taken out like a pirate in 1703.

[–] allthetimesivedied@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago

And now he’s riding the high seas of Hell with Oliver Cromwell.