This is how you do it.
This is how you get arrested for clicks and make everyone hate you all at once.
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You remember Punch, the orphaned macaque, abandoned by his mom, clutching his stuffed orangutan buddy like it's his only friend in the world?
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Welp, leave it to two American tourists to look at that and think: You know what this needs? Me, in a giant smiling emoji head costume, jumping the fence for clout and delivering Punch a meme coin cryptocurrency stuffy.
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According to reports, Reid Jahnai Daysun (24, "college student") and Neal Jabahri Duan (27, "singer") decided the best way to promote themselves was to trespass into the enclosure at Ichikawa City Zoo where Punch and about 50 other macaques live.
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Yes, they were arrested and charged with obstructing zoo operations. The kid who filmed is arguing that he shouldn't be charged with a crime since he was simply filming, but without him, this obstruction of zoo operations wouldn't have been as productive. Accessories to crime are criminals too!
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The zoo says all the animals are fine. Punch is safe. The only ones facing consequences are the two clowns who apparently thought Japanese authorities would just shrug it off like it was no big deal.
And now they've got a net fence up to keep stuff like this from happening.
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Glad you got your clicks, boys!
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