Speaking of welfare: elderly Japanese seek prison (Read 1349 times)

punaperson

Speaking of welfare: elderly Japanese seek prison
« on: March 28, 2016, 09:13:53 AM »
I wonder how far behind we Americans are? We might decide that those Democratic Socialist "re-education camps" are the only way we will be able to survive at all.  :crazy:

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/27/japans-elderly-turn-to-life-of-crime-to-ease-cost-of-living.html

Japan’s elderly turn to life of crime to ease cost of living

Japan's prison system is being driven to budgetary crisis by demographics, a welfare shortfall and a new, pernicious breed of villain: the recidivist retiree. And the silver-haired crooks, say academics, are desperate to be behind bars.

Crime figures show that about 35 per cent of shoplifting offences are committed by people over 60. Within that age bracket, 40 per cent of repeat offenders have committed the same crime more than six times.

There is good reason, concludes a report, to suspect that the shoplifting crime wave in particular represents an attempt by those convicted to end up in prison — an institution that offers free food, accommodation and healthcare.