There is something wrong with the world if someone can only be sentenced to 5-10 years for assaulting and murdering someone and is back out on the street like nothing happened. If he can do it once, he can absolutely do it again.
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Nicola was an Irish exchange student living in Japan in 2012 when Richard Hinds (now going by Rich Hinds) and James Jamari Blackston filled them with alcohol to the point of Nicola blacking out. They then put the two of them into a taxi which they began assaulting them in and took them to a local hotel. Hinds then strangled Nicola to death.
Hinds was found guilty of the murder but only received 5-10 years due to his age. The judge noted that Hinds had shown absolutely no remorse for the murder of Furlong and instead had "consistently dishonoured" her in an effort to escape conviction. Judge Ashizawa stated that the court was satisfied that Hinds took an incapacitated Furlong to his room with an intent to commit rape, and when she suddenly regained consciousness and fought back Hinds then strangled her using either a hotel towel or his own tank top.
Hinds release was originally projected for November 2017, but his parole was denied after prison officials deemed that he had "failed to convince authorities that he was remorseful for Nicola's murder." He was finally released in 2022 and sent back to the US.
In late 2015, James Blackston appeared as a backing dancer in the video for the Chris Brown single "Wrist", and in early 2016 Blackston posted on Instagram to thank all those who supported him when he was incarcerated in Japan, while simultaneously dismissing the case as "an unfortunate imbroglio all around".
Richard Hinds is now a successful pianist who tours the country playing. If you go on his Facebook page you will see hundreds of comments praising him for being such a good person.
“At 12:50 am, Hinds and Blackston hailed a taxi and placed the two now heavily intoxicated women in the back, then instructed the driver to take them to the Keio Plaza Hotel. A surveillance camera in the roof of the vehicle, which the two men were unaware of, recorded Blackston sexually assaulting Furlong's unconscious friend while both men are laughing and discussing having sex with the pair. Hinds was recorded saying: "We can **** them", with Blackston being recorded replying: "We are going to *** them and leave them in my room."
Furlong's friend gave evidence via audio link, and described how the two women strongly declined Hinds offer to come back to their hotel on the night in question, as they both had long term boyfriends back in Ireland. Frequently breaking down into tears, she also testified that after drinking a shot of tequila the two men had bought for her she had a total memory blackout until she woke up in hospital the next morning, something that had never happened to her before in her life from drinking alcohol, which lead her to believe her drink was spiked with a date rape drug.
Hinds testified that he put his hands around Furlong's neck after she refused his sexual advances, and that he had no intention to kill her. However, his version of events was rejected by the prosecution, who claimed that Hinds tried to rape Furlong while she was unconscious, only for her to wake up and scream. Hinds then strangled her.
In a separate trial, James Blackston was found guilty of the sexual assault of Furlong's friend and another Brazilian woman, and was sentenced to three years in prison with labour.
And they are out on the streets.
From Reddit
Nicola was an Irish exchange student living in Japan in 2012 when Richard Hinds (now going by Rich Hinds) and James Jamari Blackston filled them with alcohol to the point of Nicola blacking out. They then put the two of them into a taxi which they began assaulting them in and took them to a local hotel. Hinds then strangled Nicola to death.
Hinds was found guilty of the murder but only received 5-10 years due to his age. The judge noted that Hinds had shown absolutely no remorse for the murder of Furlong and instead had "consistently dishonoured" her in an effort to escape conviction. Judge Ashizawa stated that the court was satisfied that Hinds took an incapacitated Furlong to his room with an intent to commit rape, and when she suddenly regained consciousness and fought back Hinds then strangled her using either a hotel towel or his own tank top.
Hinds release was originally projected for November 2017, but his parole was denied after prison officials deemed that he had "failed to convince authorities that he was remorseful for Nicola's murder." He was finally released in 2022 and sent back to the US.
In late 2015, James Blackston appeared as a backing dancer in the video for the Chris Brown single "Wrist", and in early 2016 Blackston posted on Instagram to thank all those who supported him when he was incarcerated in Japan, while simultaneously dismissing the case as "an unfortunate imbroglio all around".
Richard Hinds is now a successful pianist who tours the country playing. If you go on his Facebook page you will see hundreds of comments praising him for being such a good person.
“At 12:50 am, Hinds and Blackston hailed a taxi and placed the two now heavily intoxicated women in the back, then instructed the driver to take them to the Keio Plaza Hotel. A surveillance camera in the roof of the vehicle, which the two men were unaware of, recorded Blackston sexually assaulting Furlong's unconscious friend while both men are laughing and discussing having sex with the pair. Hinds was recorded saying: "We can **** them", with Blackston being recorded replying: "We are going to *** them and leave them in my room."
Furlong's friend gave evidence via audio link, and described how the two women strongly declined Hinds offer to come back to their hotel on the night in question, as they both had long term boyfriends back in Ireland. Frequently breaking down into tears, she also testified that after drinking a shot of tequila the two men had bought for her she had a total memory blackout until she woke up in hospital the next morning, something that had never happened to her before in her life from drinking alcohol, which lead her to believe her drink was spiked with a date rape drug.
Hinds testified that he put his hands around Furlong's neck after she refused his sexual advances, and that he had no intention to kill her. However, his version of events was rejected by the prosecution, who claimed that Hinds tried to rape Furlong while she was unconscious, only for her to wake up and scream. Hinds then strangled her.
In a separate trial, James Blackston was found guilty of the sexual assault of Furlong's friend and another Brazilian woman, and was sentenced to three years in prison with labour.
And they are out on the streets.
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This happens in Japan, like the guy who killed and ate that white woman got out and became a porn star. He reenacted how he killed the woman and ate her in one of his movies.
