Xanadu Tokyo comments

GuruMickToday  04:28 pm JST

Xanadu....spend some time in Courts in any countries and I will assure you, "obscene exposure " is on an upward trend.

Could be climate change... I dont know...

Yeah, because who needs facts, evidence, and research when you can just make up stuff, right, Guru?

GuruMickToday  02:24 pm JST

The "look at me , look at me " effect only works if you have something big.

Wife tells me she saw a guy masturbating on a bus bench...and thats how we got together !!!....no, not really, she just said "so what " and ignored him.

This WAS in Sydney so its not uncommon for public transport users.

he he

Amazing how people extrapolate an entire worldwide trend from a single anecdote.

From a country with one of the lowest gender equality rates in the world (125th out of 146 countries), one of the cruelest criminal justice systems, including lifetime solitary confinement, has faced scrutiny for practices such as extended police custody and reliance on confessions.

Japan also lacks anti-discrimination laws concerning race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity and does not have a national human rights institution.

Fighto!Today  03:39 pm JST

The number of reported murders in Japan has decreased over the years, from 3,081 in 1954 to 1,051 in 2023

@ Agent Neo - thanks for the facts and perspective.

I always find it bizarre that some people actually think violent crime and murders are increasing in Japan.

Japan is far safer than it used to be, and getting safer year-to-year.

News flash: violent crime has been falling in the developed world for decades. It peaked in the early 90s and has been in rapid decline (though fluctuating) ever since.

I'm sure you know that many murders in Japan go unrecorded too, since few autopsys are conducted and many people just go 'missing'.

ZaphodToday  04:43 pm JST

sakurasuki

Japan is still a safe country?

Yes it is. Compared to almost any other place. Thanks for asking.

Calling Japan 'safe' is just a bandwagon fallacy.

Based on what evidence? How do you determine 'safety'?

A feeling you get? Your own experience, or what you 'heard? Or becasue that's just what everyone seems to say all the time and confirmation bias.

You can't say stats because they are often grossly inadequate.

WoodyLeeToday  10:36 am JST

The Police can't be everywhere at any given time, an impossible task as we well know but in crowded areas like in this case there need to be a reasonable police presence to prevent events like this from happening. I hardly ever see police officers on Patrol in major and crowded cities!?? in fact very rare where I see them ?? this has to change.

Criminal and Psycho's know it, they study their target area and plan their escape rout before they attack.

Even if the police were there, would they have been able to see and act fast enough to stop him? Unlikley.

What my wife and I want to know is, why didn't any of the dozens of people standing or wlking nearby tackle the guy or run after him, even if at a safe distance?

HercolobusToday  12:35 pm JST

Tell that to your country. Let Japanese decide their own internal affairs. The word meddling has resonance.

It's nothing to do with Japanese affairs; it's a human rights violation to kill citizens.

All human rights organizations prohibit the death penalty.

Japan is breaking an international law to protect human rights.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The death penalty violates the right to life and the right to be free from cruel or inhumane punishment. 

The death penalty is considered a violation of the prohibition of torture or cruel and inhuman treatment in certain cases, such as when the victim is a juvenile, pregnant woman, or person with a mental disability. 

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch oppose the death penalty.

ZaphodToday  10:19 am JST

Another perverted child rapist caught - but sadly likely just the tip of the iceberg.

Perverted, yes. But "rape"? Perhaps in a strictly legal sense, but not in the way the word is meant to be used. These kids were into prostitution, which is an adult activity. Where are the parents?

Where do ya'll draw the line?! 10 years old, 5?