The March 27 article "Teen held in deadly train platform push" reports on a plotting teenager who took the life of a 38-year-old Okayama prefectural employee. Evidently, the teen not only committed murder but also had a 12-cm knife in his bag. This murder and other station-related deaths have increased the anxiety of train passengers.
Train station staff should increase their monitoring activities, and especially be on the lookout for loiterers. Greater surveillance would reduce the likelihood of violent incidents. It would also help make passengers more aware of their surroundings, and in doing so increase their ability to protect themselves from dangerous individuals or situations.
mariah blankendal
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