Hand grenade warnings given by Fukuoka police in response to a surge in grenade tossing yakuza attacks, urging anyone encountering a grenade not to kick or tread on it, have lately been perplexing many.
Some helpful snippets from the colourful page:
“Beware hand grenades!”
“Hand grenades are weapons designed to kill people by propelling shrapnel!”
“They come in various colours and shapes!”
“If you discover a hand grenade:
Absolutely do not tread on, touch or kick it
Immediately move away from the hand grenade
Save yourself by hiding behind cover“
Reportedly there have been an increased number of crimes involving grenades in Fukuoka (although as this is Japan this could just mean “a crime”), unsurprisingly all yakuza-related.
One such incident was in April, where a witness reported seeing something which looked like a grenade near a yakuza office, whilst earlier that month a pair of yakuza hoodlums blew themselves up in a car after mishandling a grenade, apparently intending to attack the offices of another syndicate.
Japanese observers are bemused by the sudden onset of urban warfare in Kyushu:
“What is this, Mexico?”
“What kind of a warning is that?”
“How are you supposed to warn about a grenade – ‘Ah! Grenade!!!’ < by this time it’s too late…”
“What about that kiddy font…”
“‘Don’t tread on, touch or kick’ – the three rules of hand grenade safety, somehow I think we can do without those.”
“Had I not seen this article I would not have known – the thread starter saved my life!”
“We are talking about Japan here, right?”
“200m is a big radius for shrapnel… if you can actually see one it is not looking good for you.”
“How would you throw it anywhere and then get 200m away before it went off?”
“Serious injury within 50m must be a lie.”
“I expect people will start carrying bats to hit them away…”
“Thanks to FPSes everyone thinks these things have a tiny range.”
“Next episode! A sudden increase in crimes involving AK-47s! AK-47s are assault rifles designed to kill people by firing bullets!”
i guess those yakuza hoodlems was playing hot potato with the grenade in the car. at least these guys had a “blast” and made history for being the first people to all lose in hot potato at once.
do not tread on, touch or kick it
No problem! i throw whem with gloves
Well, I guess you could all ways take out your gun and shoot the grenade thrower. Oh wait, it’s Japan. Uhh..so…ahh.. Good Luck.
spotted some of these models are quite old… most likely used in the past wars and dumped when the war is over then scavanged and sold cheaply in the black markets… probably same as how the makorovs, tokarevs t-33, and even Kalashnikovs are always found in the hands of thugs
and most of these thugs firearms/grenades are from russia too…they always mass producing their weapons cheaply and ended up every where around the globe…
It is like South Park’s way of handling volcano coming towards you… duck and cover…