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A gizoku is an individual or group of individuals who are considered criminals by the state, lords, or other authorities, but who are supported by the masses.
It was the English historian Eric Hobsbawm who defined banditry and righteousness separately. Hobsbawm was studying popular movements, which made it necessary to consider the existence of righteous bandits, who were supported by the people. In his later work, Primitive Rebels, published in 1959, Hobsbawm proposed the category of "social bandit" (social bandit) in addition to common bandits. bandit" (social bandit) in addition to general bandits in his later works. The social bandit refers here to the righteous bandit.
Righteous thief - Wikipedia
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["Old people are economically powerful, what's wrong with cheating them?" Young people who run wire transfer scams have a vendetta against the disparity society.
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[80% of the victims of furikome fraud are aged 60 or older. The techniques are becoming more sophisticated and diversified.
The young perpetrators are organized and target the elderly with detailed information about their privacy.
After the Lehman Shock, young people impoverished by dispatch cuts and difficulty in finding work began to be taken in by criminal organizations.
Many young people grow up in complex family environments and feel that their future is not stable despite their efforts.
They are brainwashed by the criminal organizations that "the elderly are economically powerful and can be deceived.
The cause is called "redistribution of darkness," which "inevitably emerged in a distorted, hierarchical society."
The view is that the social structure that keeps the elderly from giving up their vested interests is driving the young to commit crimes.
He noted that the elderly should have created an environment that supported not only their own offspring, but the younger generation as a whole.
Avengers of Inequality(2015)
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The author Daisuke Suzuki has been interviewing young people who become perpetrators of special frauds such as furikome scams for many years.
Unlike other offenders, young people working in the field of fraud have high intellectual curiosity and a clear sense of purpose.
Young people, many of whom grew up in complex family environments and who don't see a future despite their best efforts, are being taken in by criminal gangs.
They are brainwashed in training that "it is legitimate to take from the wealthy elderly in a society of inequality."
Mr. Suzuki provides emotional support by listening to their stories and representing their resentment at the situation they are in.
He appeals that poverty and inequality among young people are giving rise to crime and that the adult generation should take responsibility to support young people.
He considers 45 years old to be the limit of his reporting activities and is considering taking a different path in the future.
We believe that everyone can be a potential subject of coverage, and we hope that young journalists will continue to work on the same topics.
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