From keishicho.com:
"Japanese police arrest whoever they like and whenever they like for whatever reason they want.
Japanese Police:
* Can punish any citizen with 20-23 days incarceration - no questions asked.
* Search people and private property at will without warrants. They do it all the time even if there is a law against it.
* Routinely break other laws at will with little or no recourse to the victims.
* Extort money from accused people as a condition for their release form 20-23 days incarceration (playing the role of judge and jury).
* Have extensive relations and dealings with the Japanese mafia.
* Covering up brutality, beatings, shootings and generally any other problems is the norm in Japan and not the exception.
* Rely so extensively on forced confessions during the 20-23 days of incarceration that that their actual police skills are poor.
* Have a bad habit of ignoring the majority of basic complaints people bring to them, which in turn has resulted in a large number victims whose attackers keep coming after them. "If there's no blood on the floor or no broken bones then we don't want to mess with it" is the de facto motto of Japanese police. It makes for good business for the mafia since they they end up getting a lot of business the Japanese police will not take care of.
* Hurt someone in a traffic "accident"? You're going to jail and the "police" (not a judge) will let you out after you have paid off the victim as much money as the victim is requesting. Don't pay, then you go to trial where the judge will do the same thing and put you in jail. The "result" (victim injured) is the only thing that matters in Japan. Little kid (or big adult) darts in front of your car on a busy road with no way to stop... you're going to jail. That's Japanese justice.
* The police together with the prosecutor, enjoy a 98% conviction rate for anyone sent to trial.
20-23 days at will incarcerations + 98% + conviction rate = a pathetic justice system."
Anyone else have any stances on this. Not sure if its true or just propaganda.
"Japanese police arrest whoever they like and whenever they like for whatever reason they want.
Japanese Police:
* Can punish any citizen with 20-23 days incarceration - no questions asked.
* Search people and private property at will without warrants. They do it all the time even if there is a law against it.
* Routinely break other laws at will with little or no recourse to the victims.
* Extort money from accused people as a condition for their release form 20-23 days incarceration (playing the role of judge and jury).
* Have extensive relations and dealings with the Japanese mafia.
* Covering up brutality, beatings, shootings and generally any other problems is the norm in Japan and not the exception.
* Rely so extensively on forced confessions during the 20-23 days of incarceration that that their actual police skills are poor.
* Have a bad habit of ignoring the majority of basic complaints people bring to them, which in turn has resulted in a large number victims whose attackers keep coming after them. "If there's no blood on the floor or no broken bones then we don't want to mess with it" is the de facto motto of Japanese police. It makes for good business for the mafia since they they end up getting a lot of business the Japanese police will not take care of.
* Hurt someone in a traffic "accident"? You're going to jail and the "police" (not a judge) will let you out after you have paid off the victim as much money as the victim is requesting. Don't pay, then you go to trial where the judge will do the same thing and put you in jail. The "result" (victim injured) is the only thing that matters in Japan. Little kid (or big adult) darts in front of your car on a busy road with no way to stop... you're going to jail. That's Japanese justice.
* The police together with the prosecutor, enjoy a 98% conviction rate for anyone sent to trial.
20-23 days at will incarcerations + 98% + conviction rate = a pathetic justice system."
Anyone else have any stances on this. Not sure if its true or just propaganda.