Originally published at: Three arrested for sushi terrorism | Boing Boing
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some restaurants to consider moving away from the conveyor belt model
nooOoo. well, there are indications that the Japanese may revive the automat. just need to ‘up’ the retina/tongue scan security on the little door.
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As someone who held a “food sanitation” certificate in Chicago, this was all kinds of wrong, and not funny.
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Kura Sushi is cheap and fun. It would be a total shame if these three turds (and others like them) ruined it for the rest of us.
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Maybe they just misunderstood the meaning of “viral” video.
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Correct. If there’s more protection for the individual plates, like say…a protective dome? That’s fine, and shields the food from even more airborne vectors. 
ETA: For the folks who don’t get me, this is why we wrap sandwiches at the deli counter.
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Chris Broad did a sponsored video with Sushiro as a result of these pranks and the effect they’ve had on customer confidence. Apparently a few other Japanese YouTubers have done similar videos.
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The actual crime is comparatively low tier; but I’m having a hard time thinking of a class of defendants with a less favorable unlikability/severity ratio.
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I’m sure I’ve seen this at some kaitenzushi restaurants; but clearly it’s not been adopted by all — or even enough? — places yet.
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Yep.
There are all sorts of regrettable reasons people are driven to crime, but “viral video creation,” is probably the least sympathetic!
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Wow, that first one…salmon basil mozzarella. 
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Violating public trust strikes me as a very big deal in Japan. Carlos Ghosn comes to mind.
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