Man Dressed As Winnie The Pooh Accused Of Beating And Robbing Man Who Stared At Him

You know how bad things have gotten in society when you can be physically attacked just for looking at someone the wrong way. Still, you can't blame the victim in this story for staring at the man accused of beating him up - the guy was dressed as Winnie the Pooh at the time.

This bizarre tale of too much to bear takes us to Tokyo and three men who walked out onto a city street there earlier this month. Police say one was dressed as a panther, another as a mouse while a third was clad as the beloved A.A. Milne character.

They were hanging out in a neighbourhood around midnight when a passerby was apparently startled by their unusual choice of dress and took a longer than norm glare at them.

That's when cops say "Winnie", also known as 20-year-old Masayuki Ishikawa, took offence. "It's uncommon to see people dressed up like this, so the victims were watching them," explains a police spokesman. "Then the perpetrator came up and said 'What are you staring at?'"

After that, it was mini-mayhem as the trio allegedly assailed the victim, beat him up and took $160 in cash off of him.

Police were called and all three were arrested. As you can imagine they weren't too hard to spot. They've been charged with a range of offences and are awaiting trial.

So what in the world were they doing out at midnight dressed in such ridiculous gear? The answer may prove that all three guys are likely bachelors. They told cops they put on the costumes simply because they'd run out of clean clothes and they were the only things left they had to wear.