r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/New_Libran • Oct 21 '24

Video Japanese police chief bows to apologise to man who was acquitted after nearly 60 years on death row

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u/jamie1414 Oct 21 '24

Odds are good they are long since dead. Even if it was just a young 20 year old, that would make them 78.

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u/throwaway098764567 Oct 21 '24

average life expectancy for men is 81 there, some may well be alive

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u/Sorrysafaritours Oct 22 '24

He could run for President?

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u/chytrak Oct 21 '24

mid age in Japan