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The japanese govt. wants you to snitch!
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the japanese police and government are a bunch of walking turds.
japanese people are always saying how dangerous it is in America.
When i ask them what they mean, they almost always give me an example of people being shot by police during the commission of a crime, or some police or crime- related situation.
do you see the pattern?
they arent afraid of what would happen just walking down the street, they are afraid of what would happen if they got caught committing a crime by an armed and aggressive police force like we have in America.
They are worried about what would happen to them if they get caught committing crimes!
Think about that. The mentality behind something like that.
Think about the level of sophistication that isnt smart enough to realize that WE would figure that out.
It occurred to me that there is something to be learned by looking at the police in every country. Well armed and active police versus unarmed or concealed-weapons, active or inactive, it tells you something about the people of that place.
The Japanese people are not comfortable with the idea of well-armed, well-trained, well-educated, active, agressive police.
There is a reason for that.
I used to resent them,(american police) but after three years over here I dearly miss them.
One changes in the absence of a strong judicial system.
Last year a 10 yr old American girl was molested by a japanese man in tokyo.
the police told the family that they would not investigate the crime in order to protect the reputation of the girl.
Think about the implicit sense of pedophilia in that statement.
To the japanese police, this was not an attack on a child, but an unwanted sexual advance on a young woman, a minor offense.
I am here for ninpo and I will stay for ninpo, but the rest of it sucks bloody rags.
japanese people are always saying how dangerous it is in America.
When i ask them what they mean, they almost always give me an example of people being shot by police during the commission of a crime, or some police or crime- related situation.
do you see the pattern?
they arent afraid of what would happen just walking down the street, they are afraid of what would happen if they got caught committing a crime by an armed and aggressive police force like we have in America.
They are worried about what would happen to them if they get caught committing crimes!
Think about that. The mentality behind something like that.
Think about the level of sophistication that isnt smart enough to realize that WE would figure that out.
It occurred to me that there is something to be learned by looking at the police in every country. Well armed and active police versus unarmed or concealed-weapons, active or inactive, it tells you something about the people of that place.
The Japanese people are not comfortable with the idea of well-armed, well-trained, well-educated, active, agressive police.
There is a reason for that.
I used to resent them,(american police) but after three years over here I dearly miss them.
One changes in the absence of a strong judicial system.
Last year a 10 yr old American girl was molested by a japanese man in tokyo.
the police told the family that they would not investigate the crime in order to protect the reputation of the girl.
Think about the implicit sense of pedophilia in that statement.
To the japanese police, this was not an attack on a child, but an unwanted sexual advance on a young woman, a minor offense.
I am here for ninpo and I will stay for ninpo, but the rest of it sucks bloody rags.
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DannyinJapan said:
Her reputation is already "hurt." Sounds like they are protecting the rep of the Japanese man.
I like and appreciate our police, our military and our firemen. Dirty dangerous jobs with low pay and extremely difficult conditions. I would not want to have their jobs, but I am unconditionally grateful that they are there and protecting us.
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Danny,
What would happen if the man were to mysteriously casterated by a "thug" or maybe just beaten and torn apart until most major bones in his body are broken. Would the police get involved? Or would face saving still come into play.
My sense from what I know of the Japanese is that they are only concerned with the "face" of the Japanese.
David
What would happen if the man were to mysteriously casterated by a "thug" or maybe just beaten and torn apart until most major bones in his body are broken. Would the police get involved? Or would face saving still come into play.
My sense from what I know of the Japanese is that they are only concerned with the "face" of the Japanese.
David
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whatever happened, it wouldnt have much to do with the LAW as it is written in the Japanese constitution.
I once asked a Japanese friend why all Japanese tourists seemed to be carrying cameras.
He said it's was not just for pictures of pretty places but was for self-protection.
One intent on violence, could expect every action to be recorded on film --ala Rodney King.
He said it's was not just for pictures of pretty places but was for self-protection.
One intent on violence, could expect every action to be recorded on film --ala Rodney King.
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I've lived in several places across the country and one of the more interesting differences is in how the police treat you. Rocky Mountain Midwest has been the most friendly; the Deep South, the least friendly...
(just talking traffic violations)
(just talking traffic violations)
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vigilante justice ninja man!
Heehee.
Most police I've run into are fine foks, just has some problem with the attitudes of college campus police, small town police, (mostly because these folks were a bit bored), and Th police around a military base (Ft. Ben Harrison) in the 70's and 80's were a bit tough on folks (but hey, they dealt with drunk and disorderly servicemen) ... since they closed the fort years ago, the police have settled down accordingly...
Keith
Heehee.
Most police I've run into are fine foks, just has some problem with the attitudes of college campus police, small town police, (mostly because these folks were a bit bored), and Th police around a military base (Ft. Ben Harrison) in the 70's and 80's were a bit tough on folks (but hey, they dealt with drunk and disorderly servicemen) ... since they closed the fort years ago, the police have settled down accordingly...
Keith
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add Indiana to the list....
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DannyinJapan said:
Y'know, there's lots to be said about AAU boxing and it can all be done on American soil or American territories like Guam.
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Danny, you are living in a different country now. A different culture altogether and their ways continue to shock and abhor you? Why try to apply American values to the Japanese? It seems a senseless and futile effort. Roll with it sir, there is NO International standard. Ninjitsu can't be the only good thing going on over there.
Your current situation reminds me of a marriage to a beautiful but difficult woman. Some aspects are wonderful but ultimately you seem unhappy? But thats your choice ...right?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I beleive the Japanese have a long history of oppression and violence toward women (implicit & explicit). Aren't the newsstands there littered with comic books depicting graphic violence against young women/girls? Then again, divorce rates in japan are skyrocketing as women there are getting tired of their 'expected' roles and steppping out on their own.
Police are different in every locale. From the freindly ones here in Oregon (a few years ago one in Bend actually laughed at me because my bag of 'kind bud' was weak -sheeeeesh ) to the jackbooted, gestapo thugs of Las Sh!thole Nevada (may your pricks wither and fall off 
). Personally I find it best not to talk to Police officers.
I would love to see ALL Americans taking advantage of the 'open carry' laws and start strapping on sidearms. Walosi once quoted in here an author who stated "an armed society is a polite society".
Your current situation reminds me of a marriage to a beautiful but difficult woman. Some aspects are wonderful but ultimately you seem unhappy? But thats your choice ...right?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I beleive the Japanese have a long history of oppression and violence toward women (implicit & explicit). Aren't the newsstands there littered with comic books depicting graphic violence against young women/girls? Then again, divorce rates in japan are skyrocketing as women there are getting tired of their 'expected' roles and steppping out on their own.
Police are different in every locale. From the freindly ones here in Oregon (a few years ago one in Bend actually laughed at me because my bag of 'kind bud' was weak -sheeeeesh
) to the jackbooted, gestapo thugs of Las Sh!thole Nevada (may your pricks wither and fall off ). Personally I find it best not to talk to Police officers.I would love to see ALL Americans taking advantage of the 'open carry' laws and start strapping on sidearms. Walosi once quoted in here an author who stated "an armed society is a polite society".
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it is a different country and a different culture, but officially, it is a democracy and it has laws.
those laws are ignored and people do not have access to the justice system as guaranteed in the japanese constitution.
thats my problem with it.
those laws are ignored and people do not have access to the justice system as guaranteed in the japanese constitution.
thats my problem with it.
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"...laws are ignored and people do not have access to the justice system as guaranteed in the japanese constitution"
Clearly worded and point well taken.
Clearly worded and point well taken.
