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Funny you mentioned Japan. All the travel videos I see warn you the police can (and will) question you, search your pockets, etc. And can detain you at the poli
by jdsully 7y ago
Funny you mentioned Japan. All the travel videos I see warn you the police can (and will) question you, search your pockets, etc. And can detain you at the police station for merely being suspicious (so you better answer when they ask!).
It doesn’t sound like a great place for civil liberties.
- thereare5lights 7y ago> police can (and will) question you, search your pockets, etc. And can detain you at the police station for merely being suspicious That literally happens in the US as well.
- jdsully 7y agoPolice cannot bring you to the police station for merely being suspicious. The standard is much higher for an arrest. They are allowed to pat down the outside of your pockets under the argument they need to be aware of weapons. I do agree this is heavily abused with stop & frisk which frankly shouldn't be legal if the police initiate the contact. But they cannot search inside without your permission. As far as legal systems go, if the CEO of Nissan was held 3 weeks without charge in Japan what hope does the average person have?
- thereare5lights 7y agoYou are talking about areas where police are held accountable. In areas where they flout the law such as Baltimore, they do whatever they want and then sort it out later.