Japan Goes High-Tech to Catch Gropers

[mandy]

Police in recent years have increased patrolling on trains and platforms to cut the crime, and train operators have introduced "women only" cars, although the number of cars and service hours are largely limited.

Stumped for years by blatant suspects, Japanese police are using forensic analysis in hunting down gropers on crowded trains by matching tiny fabric fibers from the suspect's palm with the victim's clothes.

Groping has long been a problem on crowded subways and other commuter trains in big Japanese cities like Osaka and Tokyo. Passengers are often tightly pressed against each other, an inviting environment for potential offenders....

full article: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/47823.html

[sneakymagenta]

I read the title wrong and thought it was about fishing for groupers

[jezebel]

The New York subways are groper and grouper free.  :carrot: