Woman overpowers thief with tea and sympathy

[TJ Phaserman 2]

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese woman and her six-month-old baby escaped unhurt from a knife-wielding thief this week after the mother calmed him down with a cup of tea and a chat.

 

The 30-year-old Tokyo woman was walking along a corridor in her apartment building with her daughter Monday when a man brandishing a knife demanded money, the Asahi newspaper said.

 

When the housewife told him she had none, the man barged into her apartment. Hoping to calm him, the woman made the thief a cup of tea, whereupon he put his knife away and began a 20-minute monologue about his life.

 

The woman then gave the man 10,000 yen ($93.34) and ran outside to call the police from a pay phone, the report said.

 

Police rushed to the scene, but the thief had fled and is still being sought.

 

[Kor37 9]

She should have drugged the tea......

[Odie 0]

She is lucky that she and her baby is alive. 10,000 yen is not that much in Japan, and won't get the robber much.

Edited July 8, 2008 by Odie

[TJ Phaserman 2]

isn't that 10 bucks converted to the dollar?

[Odie 0]

isn't that 10 bucks converted to the dollar?

 

 

No, it is not $10 when converted. When I lived in Japan, for 3 years, the quick way I would convert in my head was to I would base 100 yen to $1. That would mean ruffly 100 yen = $1, 1,000 yen = $10, 10,000 yen = $100. This kept me from over spending, which is very easy in Japan. There was time the dollar was strong and I would buy more with my yen, and then when dollar drop my budget was very tight.

Edited July 8, 2008 by Odie

[He Who Shall Not Be Named 2]

How rude. He drinks her tea and doesn't even volunteer to help with the dishes.