In 1872, the Japanese samurai and politican Eto Shinpei created a system to distribute photographs of wanted criminals. In 1873, he took part in an uprising against the government known as the Saga Rebellion. It was largely powered by disgruntled samurai who opposed the new western-style Meiji government. Westernization had included doing away with the samurai’s special status – including their automatic government incomes, and the right to kill any commoner who did not show them the proper respect.
After the rebellion was defeated, Eto Shinpei decided to travel to Tokyo and present his case directly to high government officials. But Eto was quickly caught and put to death, thanks to the widespread circulation of photographs of him. Utilizing the system he himself had put into place. Even more ironically, Eto Shinpei is the first person known to have been caught based on that system.
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