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CatSword
Joined: 01 Jul 2014
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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:47 pm
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Japan's attitude towards drug possession vs. pedophilia is astoundingly terrible.
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theilikepie
Joined: 30 Aug 2017
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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 10:53 pm
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"Japan removes the gravel where pierre used to walk"
"Japan orders temporary house arrest for convicted pedo"
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stannisbaratheon
Joined: 27 Nov 2017
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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:20 pm
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Drugs = Bad
Pedophilia = Pay a fine
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SilverTalon01
Joined: 02 Apr 2012
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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:31 pm
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CatSword wrote: | Japan's attitude towards drug possession vs. pedophilia is astoundingly terrible. |
Drug problems will spread if left unchecked (just look at the opioid problem we have in the US). Sexual attraction won't. People won't magically be converted to pedophiles. I don't disagree with you over which one is a worse offense, but a lot of countries legal systems are setup to reform felons which often means less time in jail. In that sense, I think it makes more sense to come down harder on behavior that can become nearly impossible to control. On the other hand, it is always a little jarring to hear about people serving laughably small amounts of time in prison for crimes I usually associate with (imo well deserved) lengthy sentences.
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El Hermano
Joined: 24 Feb 2019
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Location: Texas
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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:53 pm
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SilverTalon01 wrote: | Drug problems will spread if left unchecked (just look at the opioid problem we have in the US). Sexual attraction won't. People won't magically be converted to pedophiles. I don't disagree with you over which one is a worse offense, but a lot of countries legal systems are setup to reform felons which often means less time in jail. In that sense, I think it makes more sense to come down harder on behavior that can become nearly impossible to control. On the other hand, it is always a little jarring to hear about people serving laughably small amounts of time in prison for crimes I usually associate with (imo well deserved) lengthy sentences. |
In addition, child pornography was only recently banned in Japan a few years ago.
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Scion Drake
Joined: 25 Nov 2017
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:26 am
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El Hermano wrote: |
SilverTalon01 wrote: | Drug problems will spread if left unchecked (just look at the opioid problem we have in the US). Sexual attraction won't. People won't magically be converted to pedophiles. I don't disagree with you over which one is a worse offense, but a lot of countries legal systems are setup to reform felons which often means less time in jail. In that sense, I think it makes more sense to come down harder on behavior that can become nearly impossible to control. On the other hand, it is always a little jarring to hear about people serving laughably small amounts of time in prison for crimes I usually associate with (imo well deserved) lengthy sentences. |
In addition, child pornography was only recently banned in Japan a few years ago.
stannisbaratheon wrote: | Massacre millions of innocent people for the sake of Japanese conquest for world war 2 = Shrine! |
Americans consider themselves heroes for nuking two cities full of innocent civilians. Maybe they shouldn't be throwing stones in that glass house of theirs. |
Yes, yes everyone’s done dirty stuff.
It doesn’t really solve anything to go “You’ve done bad stuff too so why you calling me out?”
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Gemnist
Joined: 10 Feb 2016
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:31 am
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Okay, THIS is going way too far.
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Escaflowne2001
Joined: 29 Jul 2006
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 2:38 am
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His career has gone done the drains.
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WANNFH
Joined: 13 Mar 2011
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:33 am
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Escaflowne2001 wrote: | His career has gone done the drains. |
He's not the first, and probably not the last.
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trunkschan90
Joined: 08 Aug 2002
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 6:39 am
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Gemnist wrote: | Okay, THIS is going way too far. |
Foreigners have been banned from entering Japan because of drug convictions.
Examples: Paris Hilton, The Rolling Stones, footballer icon Diego Maradona and Paul McCartney.
Makes me wonder what they'll be doing with the Live-action Japanese Attack on Titan movies since Taki was in both of them.
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Animegunclub
Joined: 26 Jun 2017
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Location: AyeTeeEl, Jawhjah
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:10 am
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trunkschan90 wrote: |
Gemnist wrote: | Okay, THIS is going way too far. |
Makes me wonder what they'll be doing with the Live-action Japanese Attack on Titan movies since Taki was in both of them. |
A titan will snort a CG version of him up in the opening seconds of the next one.
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Top Gun
Joined: 28 Sep 2007
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:33 am
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Okay this is bordering on Orwellian.
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Kruszer
Joined: 19 Nov 2004
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 1:36 pm
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Was a glorified sewer cover really an honor to be given in the first place though?
Is this the city saying "Sorry, Pierre you're no longer fit to guard even our shit"? Ouch.
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whiskeyii
Joined: 29 May 2013
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 2:10 pm
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SilverTalon01 wrote: | I don't disagree with you over which one is a worse offense, but a lot of countries legal systems are setup to reform felons which often means less time in jail. |
I think a larger problem is that when Japan runs into drug problems, they don't actually try to address them beyond tossing folks in prison and pretending they never existed. Someone linked to or quoted an article in an older Taki thread about how Japan is notorious for only caring about the incarceration numbers, and not actually with treating drug addictions. I get *why* Japan has such a strong reaction to drug issues (my grandparents told horror stories about what the Opium Wars did to their families), but I think if they really cared, they'd try to help mitigate the issue, not just sweep it under the rug.
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prime_pm
Joined: 06 Feb 2004
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Location: Your Mother's Bedroom
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 2:16 pm
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"Following the manhole removal, a giant turtle with an orange bandana took Pierre aside and espoused the perils of drug addiction, while devouring an entire pie made entirely of grease and cheese."
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