Police Hunt Man for Asking Girls Directions

yay tsukasa gallery.. oh

Waah that picture is super cute.

Tsukasa ftw

Mmmmm tsukasa..

Wait what are we talking bout again?

"Japan may be one of the safest nations on the planet to be a child" THAT is unheard of.

Artefact, I hate to correct, especially since my Japanese still really sucks, but I think the news report says he got off a silver bicycle, not a car:

銀色 *自転車* に乗った男

But again, I could totally be reading it out of context.

then let's all apply as teachers or professors and maybe we can get away easily XD

it's all because of otakus.

Safest nation my ass. Alot off rape and prostitution cases are in Japan.

That sick bastard!

japan *facepalm*

I was about to say "poor guy", but well... asking little girls for directions is kinda suspicious...

He got what was coming for him. Really, asking a school girl for directions, what was he thinking.

He probably looked threatening in some way.

Sadly, he's probably have to deal with less hassle if he had actually kidnapped them, &c.

coulda been directions to my house...

I guess you think that due to the lack of perves in Japan, there doesn't need to be any police around. I tend to see it the other way. I see that BECAUSE of the police there are hardly any perves (at least any who'd be willing to act on there feelings). Those that DO commit or APPEAR to commit or have the intent of committing crimes are arrested. Just be glad it's not like in Mexico. In mexico they actually will not only arrest you at the drop of a hat, but also you have to PROVE you are innocent in court. While Japan may have more ways to get arrested than the US, Japan (like the US) has the system that the police have to PROVE that you committed the crime for you to actually be sentenced to prison (also known as "innocent until proven guilty in a court of law"). However it is the court to decide guilt, not the police. If you do something suspicious, then the police have the right to arrest you. Even in the US, if you are wandering arround the back of someones house (even if you NEVER planned to break in), then the police can arrest you. Then the COURT has to decide innocence/guilt.

And the reason that the police in Japan are so supsicious of everyone is a VERY GOOD reason. After anime was invented it eventually led to hentai, and hentai inevitably led to loli hentai. With so many people watching such corrupting material, it can take ordinary men and turn them into perverts. Japan has the single largest percentage of the population that is pedophiles. China has the most people, but Japan has the largest PERCENTAGE of people that are pedophiles. This is why the police in Japan are so suspicous. And the reason there's so many pedos in Japan is because of "loli hentai". Just the same, the kids who shot up Columbine Highschool became violent BECAUSE of being exposed to the corrupting influence of playing violent video games such as Doom.

whats wrong with asking someone from directions WTF!!!
they should put a sign stating no asking for direction to people under 21

I wouldn't want to be a child in Japan even if it is so safe. 100 children commit suicide per year because they can't bear so much stress society presses on them.

So as I'm reading this, I'm listening to Juicy Pen and I busted out laughing with that mental picture.

FFS what kind of crazed paranoia is there with children safety those days?!!?

Anyone who gets arested for such a stupid reason better go sue the police guys responcible tof wasting his time and making him pointlessly humilliated

IMHO, it's just Japan's contributing to its way of maintaning safety. Deterrence [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deterrence_(psychological)]. Those 99% conviction rate aren't just for display. The act of being able to interrogate, hold someone and even judge him BEFORE that person being able to even contact a lawyer is why the crime is decided before the police officer approachs you. It's not like in other countries, where the judgement is what really matters. You will want to avoid at all costs being taken by a police officer to the police station. You will fear it so much that you have to prevent yourself of being put in any situation that could take you for interrogation, since you WILL be convicted.

I'm not saying this is right, of course. But this seems Japan's strategy in dealing with crimes. Prevention by fear, deterrence.

So, by announcing these things, they spark fear into the general population, and even possible child molesters/etc, since they will be persecuted for even talking/approaching to them, and, if caught, will be convicted (or so they think, anyway).

Mind you all, I'm just commenting my opinion, I don't personally believe this is the most effective way, or am defending this, or that this is right.

Excuse the odd English (not a native speaker).

"Japan may be one of the safest nations on the planet to be a child, and offences involving children being plucked from the streets are indeed all but unheard of, making this diligent protection of the children in the face of an admittedly remote risk all the more impressive."

so, basically, all those stories on Comic LO were hoax?
oh, no... that ruined my image...

Be careful, he may have been planning post stamps to rape the children.

Evidently the Japanese police are bored out of their minds and desperate for new criminals to catch. Next week, they'll probably arrest a guy who dared to get into the same elevator as a 12-year old girl.

I now know not to go to Japan, I'd be a goner.

such tactics by the police force over something so stupid, yet it's legal to buy and sell loli idol videos. Good job!

I can see it now. One day a young girl on the street is in desperate need of help; maybe she has an asthma attack or something. There's plenty of guys around, but none of them dare help for fear of being arrested. The people calling the police for these kind of ridiculous reasons need to be reminded of "The Boy who Cried Wolf", before a real tragedy happens.

This is large overkill. All that's known is the guy asked a schoolgirl for directions. One question to ask is "did he ask her the question in an overly weird version of Kyoto-ben," or did he ask her in a creepy way. Now I'm having second guesses on wanting to visit, let alone live, in Japan.

maybe i should prolong my trip to japan till this storm is over

This is so ridiculous... if i were to behave in japan as i behave in my own country i would be put in jail rather quickly, and i consider myself a shy guy....

Only in Japan!

I have a feeling this new [Misandry] tag is going to be getting some healthy exercise if Japan keeps this shit up.