Teen Steals Manga and Injures Guard

According to theOtaku.com, a manga store's guard was injured by a Japanese teenager when he tried to stop the boy from shoplifting:

A teenager in Japan reportedly went into a used goods store in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan and stole about ¥6,000 (about $50) worth of manga, then fled the scene. He was chased by a security officer, but managed to escape by stabbing him in the arm with a 9 cm (about 4 in.) blade.

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Injuring someone just for 10

Injuring someone just for 10 volume's worth of manga...I thought manga was supposed to be very cheap in Japan?

I bet he was going to resell

I bet he was going to resell manga books

There goes his dream of

There goes his dream of becoming a successful businessman then.

How desperate can you be?

How desperate can you be?