In April 18, 1999, the police officer caught a criminal. The criminal was a month older than 18 years old. Although the boy who was harmed was under the age of twenty, the crime committed was cruel. The juvenile court in Yamaguchi Prefecture decided to transfer the case to the Yamaguchi Prefecture Prosecutor's Office for trial. In Japan, death penalty is only for people who are above age 20. “I also have a young daughter. I can't imagine that someone can be tempted to cruelly kill a baby who wouldn't walk. If the judiciary can't do serious disciplinary actions against such people, what else should the judiciary do? I absolutely do not agree with this trial result! Once we succumbed to the result of such a trial, the case would later become
