The touch-screen panel that asks customers buying alcohol or tobacco to confirm whether they are over 20 years of age.
A 63 year old teacher lost his temper and smashed a touch-screen register at a convenience store in Osaka, when asked by the clerk to press the button to confirm his age.
The age of majority in Japan is currently 20, and new regulations require customers purchasing tobacco or alcohol to touch a button confirming that they are not underage. While many have questioned how effective this system really is in preventing sales of restricted items to minors, it seems that most problems have been caused by those from older generations who are insulted at being asked whether they are old enough to buy what they want. This recent incident is not the first of its kind, and netizens are quick to judge the attitude of the suspect as being somewhat immature compared to his advanced years.
From Sponichi.co.jp:
63 Year Old Part-Time Teacher Arrested After Getting Annoyed and Destroying Convenience Store Register When Asked to Confirm Age.
On January 26, Yawata City police arrested a 63 year old part time teacher at Hirakata Municipal Shoudai Middle School in Osaka Prefecture under suspicion of damaging property when he was caught breaking a convenience store register.
In a convenience store in Yawata at around 4:35pm on January 26, the suspect allegedly grew angry when requested by a female staff member to push the age confirmation button for sales of tobacco, and punched the LCD screen with his fist.
According to the police, the part-time teacher refused to push the button, saying to the staff member, ‘You know how old I am by looking at me, don’t you!’ The store clerk reported the crime because the man broke the register’s touch screen.
Comments from 2ch.net:
黒トラ(芋)：
Well, if you’re in Osaka, there’s no two ways about it.
トラ(大阪府)：
I quit my job in a convenience store because I didn’t like customers like this.
茶トラ(東京都)：
If you get pissed off at something like this and then break stuff then I guess you’re not mature enough w
スノーシュー(dion軍)：
Just push the button! Freak…
ヨーロッパオオヤマネコ(内モンゴル自治区)：
Depending on the store, some are trying to show that they’re taking age confirmation seriously. I’m a bit dubious as to how much of an effect this has on minors.
斑(新疆ウイグル自治区)：
It’s wrong that he broke the register, but it puzzles me that they make customers do it even when the staff can clearly tell that they’re old enough.
ジャガー(新疆ウイグル自治区)：
What’s so bad about pushing a button. It’s fine saying that you can tell by looking, but can you tell the difference between an old-looking 19 year old and a baby-faced 20 year old?
アフリカゴールデンキャット(関東・甲信越)：
This is another bad effect of strengthening of regulations, so if you’re holding a grudge against anyone, it should be against the Japanese government. Convenience stores have done nothing wrong.
アフリカゴールデンキャット(神奈川県)：
The guy’s psychological age was less than that of a child.
ヨーロッパオオヤマネコ(関東・甲信越)：
A bastard who gets mad at something like this even when there’s really no way they’re being offended shouldn’t go outside. Fool.
ヨーロッパオオヤマネコ(関東・甲信越)：
It’s no problem for me to push the button, so I push it even if I’m not told to, but recently shop staff have been pushing it themselves without asking me.
ベンガルヤマネコ(東京都)：
But, I mean, those registers are expensive, right? What an idiot to [break something] that costs hundreds of thousands of yen because of a temporary feeling.
ジャガランディ(東京都)：
Come on, you’ve only got to press a button that’s right there in front of you. How can you be annoyed at that? I just absolutely don’t get it.
ギコ(埼玉県)：
Isn’t it pretty easy to just push the button?
ターキッシュアンゴラ(愛知県)：
He could have been happy just thinking something like ‘I still look pretty young, huh, hahahaha w
ヒマラヤン(新疆ウイグル自治区)：
As he’s been teaching the children he’s been contaminated by a childish mentality.
ぬこ(家)：
All you have to do is touch the touch-screen panel…why are there so many people who have a problem with it? w If you don’t like it, just buy them on Amazon w
デボンレックス(千葉県)：
Not this agaaaaaain. The stores need to think about protecting their employees, too.
ロシアンブルー(鹿児島県):
I know how he feels, but there are some people whose age you can’t tell.
キジ白(福岡県)：
If you look at his actions you can see he’s underage.
バーミーズ(関東・甲信越)：
I think it’s easier to touch a screen with your fingertip than to punch it…
