PunkTheFunk 125,719 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech — an attack that stunned the nation with some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere. Abe, 67, was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech in Nara. He was airlifted to a hospital for emergency treatment but was not breathing and his heart had stopped. He was later pronounced dead despite emergency treatment that included massive blood transfusions, hospital officials said. Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of an attack that shocked many in Japan, which is one of the world's safest nations and has some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere Source: Associated Press Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,719 Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 Local media is reporting that he has no vital signs https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-08/former-japanese-prime-minister-shinzo-abe-shot-live-updates-blog/101221152 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALGAYDO 35,186 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Wtf? Japan?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis 8,391 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 This is sad. It's said he's not showing any vital signs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,719 Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 "We're unsure of Shinzo Abe's condition, but Japanese broadcaster NHK said he was in heart failure. The term heart failure means the heart cannot sufficiently pump blood and supply necessary oxygen to the rest of the body. In Japan, officials sometimes use the term to describe situations where victims are no longer alive but before a formal declaration of death has been made." - Associated Press Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis 8,391 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Who would want to shoot him? I wonder if this is a lone wolf or a foreign hostile action. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLa 19,898 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Oh wow crazy! Was he a particularly divisive politician? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregJA 5,551 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 I opened twitter, saw he “collapsed “ and I didn’t read it. Surprised it was a gunshot edit: it was a shotgun… what the hell Mr. No Award Winner 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilboyblue 6,041 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 51 minutes ago, LaLa said: Oh wow crazy! Was he a particularly divisive politician? Not particularly sure, but I believe he had policies which were unpopular. Not to the levels of autocratic, though. I don't think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRCF29 8,230 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 1 hour ago, LaLa said: Oh wow crazy! Was he a particularly divisive politician? Yes and no. As PM, he pursued (by domestic standards) an extremely hawkish foreign policy, attempting to rewrite the Japanese Constitution's section on "forever renounc[ing] war." This was by far the most controversial piece of his platform. He also pursued some controversial fiscal policies, including tax increases on consumption and tax cuts for the wealthy, along with heavy government investment in bonds. His administration also got wrapped up in some corruption allegations at various points (google Shinzo Abe veterinarian) But from a stylistic and charismatic perspective, Abe was not especially divisive or polarizing. What's especially surprising/confusing, at least for the moment, about this shooting is that Abe hasn't been PM for some time now; he stepped down years ago to focus on personal health issues. Don't Call Me Gaga Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,579 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 1 hour ago, JRCF29 said: Yes and no. As PM, he pursued (by domestic standards) an extremely hawkish foreign policy, attempting to rewrite the Japanese Constitution's section on "forever renounc[ing] war." This was by far the most controversial piece of his platform. He also pursued some controversial fiscal policies, including tax increases on consumption and tax cuts for the wealthy, along with heavy government investment in bonds. His administration also got wrapped up in some corruption allegations at various points (google Shinzo Abe veterinarian) But from a stylistic and charismatic perspective, Abe was not especially divisive or polarizing. What's especially surprising/confusing, at least for the moment, about this shooting is that Abe hasn't been PM for some time now; he stepped down years ago to focus on personal health issues. So essentially he’s like a Mitt Romney type republican? Cringe… But also he’s in grave health rn so like this is still tragic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,267 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 /TW this is the shooter (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,267 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Dennis said: Who would want to shoot him? I wonder if this is a lone wolf or a foreign hostile action. 2 hours ago, lilboyblue said: Not particularly sure, but I believe he had policies which were unpopular. Not to the levels of autocratic, though. I don't think. 2 hours ago, JRCF29 said: Yes and no. As PM, he pursued (by domestic standards) an extremely hawkish foreign policy, attempting to rewrite the Japanese Constitution's section on "forever renounc[ing] war." This was by far the most controversial piece of his platform. He also pursued some controversial fiscal policies, including tax increases on consumption and tax cuts for the wealthy, along with heavy government investment in bonds. His administration also got wrapped up in some corruption allegations at various points (google Shinzo Abe veterinarian) But from a stylistic and charismatic perspective, Abe was not especially divisive or polarizing. What's especially surprising/confusing, at least for the moment, about this shooting is that Abe hasn't been PM for some time now; he stepped down years ago to focus on personal health issues. 1 hour ago, StarstruckIllusion said: So essentially he’s like a Mitt Romney type republican? Cringe… But also he’s in grave health rn so like this is still tragic Knowing Japan, Abe's shooter is probably some crazy ultranationalist. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 I cant believe this news, wow, is he ok Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 5 hours ago, PunkTheFunk said: Local media is reporting that he has no vital signs https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-08/former-japanese-prime-minister-shinzo-abe-shot-live-updates-blog/101221152 I can't believe this, this world is getting scarier and scarier Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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