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Wanted: Have you see this Mii? photo

It's the kind of thing that could only happen in Japan. A Kanagawa man is currently wanted on suspicion of a hit and run and posters featuring his likeness have been issued by police. However, rather than your typical artist's rendition of the villain, he has instead been represented by one of Nintendo's Mii characters.

Quite why police are using a Mii instead of the typical drawing, I don't know. However, the only plausible explanation is that the suspect was, indeed, a real-life Mii. So, if you spot any suspicious looking Miis in or around the Kanagawa area, be sure to let local authorities know.








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Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 09:55
Diverse
I grinned like a motherfucker.
Clance's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 09:56
Clance


Problem solved.
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 10:08
Crunshii
looooooooooooooooooooooooool
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 10:22
Corak
This was a great article to start my day, LOL indeed.
Barcode's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 10:26
Barcode
Wow....
Just wow!
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 11:20
Batthink
So we are looking for someone with red marker pen on his cheeks...right....
Pangloss's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 11:52
Pangloss
Yet another addition to my big old "Japan Is Weird" filing cabinet.
GunSlap's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 12:13
GunSlap
You can fit all those files into 1 cabinet?
Logo's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 12:14
Logo
It's nice to know as a redhead that I now am virtually immune to Japan's police forces mwahahahahaha.
Seta Soujiro's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 13:09
Seta Soujiro
is this for real???? xD
Timstuff's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 13:43
Timstuff
ZOMG, it was Gaius Baltar from Battlestar Galactica! :o
jorge's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2009 03:13
jorge
I bet he has already gotten a new haircut and sex change from the Mii Channel.
Capm Trevo's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2009 04:24
Capm Trevo
I have him on my friends list!!!
uoodS JW's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2009 10:06
uoodS JW
I remember seeing something on TV about how the human brain may actually store faces as caricatures e.g. sketches of Prince Charles and George W. Bush may look quite similar, and not be instantly recognised as either but we easily know which of the two a more stylised cartoon is meant to be.

So who knows, perhaps Miis would be more effective in catching baddies, they can't be much worse than photo-fits and e-fits.
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