Tsumi to Batsu no Spica - Vol. 6 Ch. 42 - Spica's Summer Break ⑬

[MangaDex]

 

[R4ampage]

Thanks for the Upload!
I hope Grandma survived this one...
Also really like the Volume 8 Cover! Very cool!

 

[Parnifia]

Page 3, you should swap the speech bubbles on the bottom right.

 

[EchoBanana]

Page 3, you should swap the speech bubbles on the bottom right.

Thanks! They're now updated.

 

[theartistofsoulbell]

The judiciary system suck roosters

 

[Naian]

That's why you shouldn't gloat, you should have gone for the kill immediately.

 

[BP]

Didn't he mean to shout "Old Hag" instead of "Old Bag"? I think its a typo.

 

[PsyFarrow]

That's why you shouldn't gloat, you should have gone for the kill immediately.

Forgive an old woman for getting a bit emotional when her family's killer is right in front of her.

Didn't he mean to shout "Old Hag" instead of "Old Bag"? I think its a typo.

Nah, calling someone an old bag is a normal insult. It's an insult based around how skin gets loose as you age.

 

[razorshaleh]

Kill Him Grandma 🔫

thank you for translation

 

[Novis]

That's why you shouldn't gloat, you should have gone for the kill immediately.

True, but she's not a professional killer. Few people are.

 

[Nitrorare]

The judiciary system suck r

The judiciary system suck roosters

It's fair system, imagine if someone accuse u for murder based on they can read your mind without proof, will you accept it? And even if one can trully read minds, your mind is your private property and you dont want intruder to break in your property without your consent

 

[Bananimal]

Grandma's a good person through and through. Even a well-reasoned execution is tough for someone who truly cares about people. But that flashback was heartbreaking... leaving an old woman alone without her loving family , I'm glad Spica was able to bond with her even in violence.

 

[Exile]

The judiciary system suck roosters

The author is kinda being generous since the Japanese system is set in a way if you ever go to trial, you get convicted ... its in large part bias and part because it wont go that far without a good chance of a conviction (then again, thats how the persecution usually works, they wont seek a indictment unless they think they have a case).

The author highlights evidence, there is a process because you dont want evidence to be contaminated, if you think "criminals have no rights" not only that can go sideways really fast but also because people take shortcuts and thus create a situation were you presenting key evidence that is disproved by other evidence because of that.

Unless you think the system is about first and foremost convictions were its irrelevant if someone committed the crime that of being solved, this is kinda the issue with the Japanese system as prosecution only indicts cases were they are certain to win and they arent shy of taking shortcuts, its kinda the worst as they wont indict someone they have a case but dont have a assured conviction at the same time the Police isnt exactly shy to make sure that happens, regardless of guilt.

As for Spica ... there is a reason why courts dont accept the testimony of psychics besides general testimony, you cannot verify what they say is true, at best is hearsay and witness accounts make for very weak evidence and cases are won usually because of piles of circumstantial evidence, now the Police sure but always as a starting point following the procedures ... were they there? are there is evidence of that? ... it can pile up to get a conviction but you rarely ever going to get one with a single eyewitness testimony, not just of a psychic but even someone that was present because you still need other evidence, saying you saw someone shooting someone and then run off leads to questions as "were if the weapon?" and all of this needs to be brought up otherwise is "I say, he said" and we dont need to look too far to see how that turns out.

 

[Lightbrand]

Just so we're clear, Grandma is Nezumi or whatever, whom these guys (including Inaba who are the revenge targets) worked for at least one other time to score big, if not more. And the house is filled with cash.

So is grandma actually mastermind behind bunch of innocent people getting screwed out of their money if not worse?

 

[StormSen]

That's why you shouldn't gloat, you should have gone for the kill immediately.

Shoot first. Monolog after.

 

[StormSen]

Spica has a "3 strike" rule - this might be the origin of it.

Though it's not clear what counts as a "strike". Her first case (the teacher): 1) killed one girl by drowning; 2) disappeared another girl (apparently was going to kill her, but hadn't done it yet); 3) was going to kill Spica. So that's one actual murder and 2 attempted/planned murders.

I wonder when Spica started killing people. From this flashback, it seems that she didn't start until after this flashback. Grandma may have inadvertently taught that Spica that "It's okay to fix things this way."

 

[Ignore]

The author seems to have misunderstood the legal issues. If Spica saw a perp's face, tattoos, or unique clothing during the crime, she could certainly provide that information to the police. Her ability, when used unintentionally, falls into the same category. However, even if she demonstrates it is 100% accurate in theory, her testimony would be hearsay. To make matters worse, she initially lied to investigators that she had 'nothing to share'.

In the Japanese criminal justice system a conviction can be obtained as long as the police ans prosecutors want one, which raises an even thornier set of problems. The murder of a whole family in its home would draw national attention so the police, under pressure to maintain their reputation for closing cases, would find scapegoats. In order to get the real perpetrators charged, Spica would have to prove cops framed the people already sentenced to death, and... that's not happening.

 

[MrSergio]

should have let Spica handle the gory stuff, grandma is too soft for her own good...

 

[tiniestkid]

Just so we're clear, Grandma is Nezumi or whatever, whom these guys (including Inaba who are the revenge targets) worked for at least one other time to score big, if not more. And the house is filled with cash.

So is grandma actually mastermind behind bunch of innocent people getting screwed out of their money if not worse?

Going back to Ch. 35, it looks like the original mastermind was Inaba, who set up the robbery against the Tsumugi family and presumably any previous robberies. Then at some point Nezumi, who we now know is the Grandma started feeding intel to the group either through Inaba or Saruga.

I'm guessing we're going to get a reveal later that all the money was stolen from thieves, embezzlers, or some other kind of criminal. It certainly wouldn't be hard for Spica to find criminal targets who also happen to be wealthy, and it would also explain why Nezumi's information was so perfect. It might even have been some people we've seen so far like that Gemini killer that Spica pushed in front of a train. He was apparently really well-connected which was why the investigations into his cases kept stalling.

 

[Friendly-Sentence710]

[she's wearing grandpa's cardigan]
I'm not crying. You're crying.


edit: Really? No one is going to comment on the fact she shot him in the ass?

Spica has a "3 strike" rule - this might be the origin of it.

Though it's not clear what counts as a "strike". Her first case (the teacher): 1) killed one girl by drowning; 2) disappeared another girl (apparently was going to kill her, but hadn't done it yet); 3) was going to kill Spica. So that's one actual murder and 2 attempted/planned murders.

I wonder when Spica started killing people. From this flashback, it seems that she didn't start until after this flashback. Grandma may have inadvertently taught that Spica that "It's okay to fix things this way."

What was the Idol-girls 3 strikes?