027.Shinjuku 3-chome Juvenile Homicide (End)
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"Lawyer Watanabe, I don't know if you know, why did Tomoshi Shimada kill Mirei Ishida?" Naoto Araki did not entangle too much with Gu Fan in public opinion and justice at the beginning, but threw out another question.
"It's nothing more than the bear child who wants to get attention, but unlike other bear children, Shimada Tomoshi has taken the most extreme way." Gu Fan seemed to answer casually, but in fact, he had already begun to be vigilant in his heart.
"So lawyer Watanabe doesn't know why Shimada wants to attract attention?"
"How could I possibly know such a thing? I don't understand the world of neurosis. β
"Then let me tell you." Naoto Araki didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in Gu Fan's words just now, and took out a paper report from the materials placed on the plaintiff's bench, raised it and began to read it:
"Tomoshi Shimada, 13 years old. A native of Tokyo, Japan, when he was 4 years old, Shimada's parents divorced due to emotional problems, and then Shimada lived with his father. β
"Are you trying to say that the divorced family is the source of such evil deeds committed by Tomoshi Shimada?" Gu Fan listened to this briefing and couldn't help but sneer.
"Of course not, the reason why Shimada Tomoshi committed the crime, the divorced family is far from enough to be a direct trigger." Araki Naoto immediately denied this statement, shook his head, and continued: "After Shimada's parents divorced, he stayed in Tokyo with his father, and unlike ordinary single-parent families, Shimada's father was an alcoholic, and he usually didn't have a serious job, so he could only live on government relief and Shimada's mother's monthly child support, and he usually didn't care about Shimada Tomo, and even punched Shimada when he was drunk. β
"Shimada Tomo, who grew up in such a family, is full of malice towards the world, and the shadow of his childhood has caused Shimada Tomo's mind to be defective, so it seems that even if he does something like murder, it is not an unexpected thing." Naoto Araki put away the paper report and said calmly: "The reason why I say these words to everyone here is not to clear the name of Shimada Tomo, the murderer should not be sympathized with for anything, nor should anything be used as a legitimate reason for him to kill. However, I just want to make one point - the reason why Shimada killed people was not because of loopholes in the Japanese judiciary, but because of his own upbringing. β
Naoto Araki looked around the courtroom for a week and continued, "I believe that after the successive murders of Mirei Ishida and Tomoshi Shimada, the public has begun to question the judicial regulations regarding the sentencing of minors, but I would like to say that it is extremely irresponsible to blindly dump the black pot on the Japanese judicial system while ignoring the root cause of the high incidence of juvenile crime. β
Naoto Araki seemed to have finished speaking, signaling that the judge had finished his statement, and then sat back in the plaintiff's seat, waiting for Gu Fan's counterattack.
"Strictly speaking, I completely agree with Prosecutor Araki that the reason why a murderer becomes a murderer is not because the punishment of the law is not enough, but because of the environment in which he grew up. However, in this case, if it has nothing to do with the judicial loopholes in our country, I do not agree with it. I have here a juvenile criminal record form from within the procuratorate......" Gu Fan also took out a report from the paper materials on the table at this time, and read it in front of everyone: "Since ten years ago, there have been a total of 2,367 cases of juvenile crimes under the age of 14 in Japan, but the strange thing is that only 1,223 juvenile offenders are involved. β
"It's strange, why is the number of crimes so far fewer than the number of crimes?" Gu Fan sneered: "Except for the criminal gangs that commit crimes in groups, the average number of crimes committed by each juvenile criminal is twice, and my assistant and I did a manual count last night and found that there was a juvenile criminal who committed as many as six crimes. β
"Huh...... Let me see, this person seems to be called Akasaka Heio? Killed six people before the age of 14, and all five of them were acquitted. Gu Fan looked at the file in his hand and sighed: "The sixth time, you actually directly diagnosed him as mentally ill and put him in a mental hospital?" It turns out that there is such a trick to deal with juvenile offenders? β
"See, that's what you call 'it has nothing to do with the Japanese judicial system.'" After Gu Fan said this, he couldn't see any expression on his face, and said coldly: "If the so-called first-time offender can still use the bad upbringing or shadowy childhood as an excuse to prevaricate the past...... So isn't this Heio Akasaka, who committed six major crimes in a row before the age of 14, a typical figure who has insight into the huge loopholes in the Japanese justice system? In the end, it is a great irony that you, the legal personnel who usually claim to have upheld the justice of justice in Japan, have to resort to psychiatric methods outside the law to forcibly contain them. As for the previous argument that juvenile offenders do not become murderers because the law does not punish them adequately, it is still true, but it is because ......"
"The law doesn't punish minors at all."
"Lawyer Watanabe! I'm Sato, the editor-in-chief of Tokyo Shimbun! At this time, Sato, who was sitting in the audience, seemed to have recovered from the previous pain, and said to Gu Fan excitedly: "May I ask if the list of juvenile crimes in Japan in the past ten years in your hand can be made public?" β
"I'm sorry, Mr. Sato." Gu Fan glanced at Sato, then shook his head, "Many of them are already adults, and there will be no follow-up crimes after that, for the privacy of the parties and the professional ethics that they uphold...... Forgive me for not being able to publish this list. β
"Hah...... Ha, what kind of work ethic do people like you have? β
Gu Fan looked at Naoto Araki who said this sentence with some consternation, only to see that his eyes were already covered with dense red bloodshots, and he hissed: "After all, what Akasaka Heiao you listed before is just an example of an example!" What kind of judicial loopholes, what list of crimes...... Isn't it all about destroying Japan's judicial system in the end? Aren't you also a member of the justice system? Why do you have to use stupid public opinion to destroy the justice system? People like you still dare to talk about professional ethics and jokes......"
"What a joke!"
"Does public opinion have to be stupid? Is public opinion necessarily wrong? Until now, Prosecutor Araki still can't objectively look at the true intentions of the people this time. Gu Fan walked to the plaintiff's bench where Naoto Araki was at this time, looked at Naoto Araki who was sitting on the seat condescendingly, and said loudly: "Shimada Chi killed Ishida Mirei, and Ishida Mirei's brother killed Shimada Tomo, if Shimada Tomoshi has a younger brother, can he go ahead and kill Ishida Jean, who was acquitted in court today?" If you could have sentenced Shimada to a few years at the trial two months ago, perhaps this teenager would have been able to start his life again after a few years of labor reform....... But now that he's dead, he's never had a chance to do it all over again. β
"You said before that I didn't deserve to talk about professional ethics...... With all due respect, the true vocation of the legal staff is not to enshrine a system of justice that is clearly flawed, but to become slaves to the old law...... The true vocation of in-house counsel should be to have the courage to question all the 'unreasonableness' that we find and make the judicial system built by our ancestors better. Gu Fan's voice gradually became softer, "I don't want a second Ishida ...... in Japan."
"The last line of defense to protect the personal safety of the people should not be violence."
"It's what we've been trying to do as legal counsel...... Judicial impartiality. β
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March 30, Tokyo, Japan
Gu Fan and Lin Peijun were strolling on a street covered with cherry blossom petals at this time, and the huge cherry blossom trees on both sides of the street coincided with the cherry blossoms in full bloom.
"The cherry blossom rain in Japan is really beautiful....... Lin Peijun sighed as she looked up at the cherry blossom petals that fell on her face from time to time.
Just as she reveled in the feeling of being surrounded by cherry blossoms, a phone call disrupted her thoughts.
Lin Peijun took out a flip phone from his jacket pocket and connected the call.
"Huh? Are the results already out...... Good...... I know, I'll tell him. After a while, Lin Peijun closed his mobile phone, turned his head to Gu Fan, who was strolling beside him, and said: "The results of the court trial have come out, and the "Proposal on the Punishment of Juvenile Delinquency Regulations" was passed by a large vote in the parliament, and Ishida was sentenced to five years in prison. β
"yes, I see." Gu Fan seemed to have expected this result, and responded unexpectedly.
"Oh, by the way, Ishida asked me to bring you a word to thank you for your help."
"Hmph, it's a bit of a conscience."
"Gu Fan." Who knew that at this time, Lin Peijun suddenly called softly, "Actually...... I want to thank you too. Thanks to you, we were able to clear the script. β
After hearing this, Gu Fan was rarely silent, and waited for a while before saying, "Don't say that, in fact, your contribution in this script ...... It's much bigger than you think. And you've taught me things that are important to me......"
Gu Fan said as he walked, but after a while, he found that Lin Peijun did not follow, he turned his head to look back, and found that Lin Peijun was facing away from him at this time, still looking up at the dense cherry blossoms overhead.
"Anyway, it's nice to get to know you in the script." Lin Peijun was still facing away from Gu Fan, so that people couldn't see her expression.
"I hope to have the opportunity to play with you in the future......"
Gu Fan only felt that he was gradually enveloped by a circle of white light, and the last scene he saw in this world was in a field of falling cherry blossoms, Lin Peijun turned around and smiled......