Crime is serious stuff. But everyone once and while, some Japanese TV news stations make it as goofy as possible.
For example, the above photo is a likeness of a suspect. Around 25 years old. Plump, with a thin moustache. Have you seen him? EhâŠ
Other times, unflattering photos are used for criminals. Not sure why⊠Dark humor? Bored program employees? I dunno!
This isnât a nightly occurrence by any stretch. Most television news that covers crime does so with a straight face. However, this has happened several times over the years.
Letâs have a look at some of the egregious examples (a couple of which previously appeared on Kotaku). Many of these are meme images in Japan and baffled people when they were originally aired.
First, the suspect drawings:
An eye witnessâ drawing of the suspect. The realism!
Yes, that is underwear on the suspectâs face.
Have you seen this woman? (Well, I guess this is more of the news anchor getting trolledâŠ)
Here, a sticker picture from a video game arcade was used for this suspectâs pic.
This might be the most infamous photo featuring a suspect. It appeared on Fuji TVâs Super News back in 2009.
Some viewers thought it was unexpectedly funny; others werenât happy about the photo choice.
Mind you, this was used for a suspect in a murder case!
You might think, well, the news programs are only using whatever pics they can get. That doesnât explain why this was the photo one news program used for celeb Minako Komukai when she fled Japan over a drug warrant.
Komukai eating a bean pastry in the photo. There are tons of other photos that could have been used!
Photos: ăăżçăȘăă„ăŒăčăĄăăăă, Hayabusa
This article was originally published on November 15, 2013.
