Recently, a 14 year-old junior high school student in Hyogo, Japan was arrested after a one-minute YouTube video, showing him punch and kick a 12 year-old grade school student, appeared online. The 12 year-old, however, said he was a willing participant in the video — though, he did add that he was hurt during the spat.
The person holding the camera (presumably, the 14 year-old’s friend) can be heard saying, “This will be an interesting video,” and “Don’t hit him in the face.” The video was titled “Real Fight” in Japanese.
“Even if all boys involved took part willingly, this was clearly an assault on a boy who is physically smaller (than the one hitting him),” a Hyogo education board official said.
The 14 year-old said, “We were copying the popular video game Kenka Bancho.”
This isn’t the 14 year-old’s first run-in with the law; on July 19, he was arrested for assaulting a 15 year-old high student in a parking lot — making him an equal opportunity bully who is willing to beat up older and young kids. Swell.
Police to question 14-year-old boy over video of him beating up younger student [Mainichi]
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