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I don't understand why the media keeps writing these glowing stories about a rich guy using his money to skip bail before a trial and also using that money to m

I don't understand why the media keeps writing these glowing stories about a rich guy using his money to skip bail before a trial and also using that money to make sure he is never tried for the crimes he has been accused of.

iknowalot 7y ago
He's a model CEO, speaks 5-6 languages fluently and very successfully ran two major car companies at the same time. How do you not write a story about him?
lvturner 7y ago
It's also the kind of story that would (and probably will) make for a blockbuster movie
- Balgair 7y ago
  It's all just so slap-stick dystopic and zeitgeisty. There's a very strong The Road to Gandolfo vibe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Gandolfo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Gandolfo
mcthrowpants 7y ago
You "don't understand" because you failed to do the reading and thus have zero background for knee-jerk "rich guy" comments. Google 'hostage justice' and learn how to learn.
jonathanstrange 7y ago
Because they highlight the extreme injustice of the Japanese justice system, which has been documented in numerous cases and is also reflected in figures - state prosecutors virtually never loose a case, people are kept without access to lawyers for weeks, etc. Some of this I already knew but I've learned a lot more from the Ghosn case.
closeparen 7y ago
Are you kidding? Rich and famous man fallen from grace, boardroom coup, individual takes on the state, retired special operators on a dangerous mission, outlaw on the run. Each one of those tropes in isolation is worth several Hollywood blockbusters. Now a real world story hits all of them? Of course they're going to write about it breathlessly. This is one of the coolest narratives ever to actually happen. The public doesn't get terribly excited over crimes against shareholders. Ghosn's theory of the case is plausible and a good story, so the press will tend to entertain it. And with two oligarchical factions in a pissing match, one having better access to the tools of state doesn't really elevate its moral standing. In fact, they both seem to own parts of different states. This plotline would be right at home in Billions. Probably get panned by critics for being over the top, honestly.
ekianjo 7y ago
Its because you have no clue how the Japanese system works. You are assumed guilty at the time of arrest, you can be detained forever without legal support and the police will urge you everyday to confess. This is not the western style system.
- Larrikin 7y ago
  I lived in Japan for many years. Their system has many problems, yet they don't incarcerate as many people as the US.
  - ekianjo 7y ago
    > yet they don't incarcerate as many people as the US. This is hardly the only comparison you should make. In terms of legal protection the US is much better than Japan when you are under arrest.
    - Larrikin 7y ago
      In my experience the biggest critics of Japan's legal system are people who are not used to being the minority in a country and not having the privileges they usually get. Japan is a wealthy country that doesn't feel any need to treat minorities special because of their money or country of origin like some other poorer countries. Being part of the majority in the US already makes you less likely to be arrested, murdered by a "scared" police officer and your also less likely of being convicted if you are arrested. The police in Japan love to stop and frisk foreigners on bicycles or who are drinking on the street, but their interactions are atleast respectful and there's no fear of something being planted on you or you being shot. The Japanese legal system doesn't tend to put people into it unless they believe they can convict. Ghoson was probably not going to get the most fair trial in Japan but he's shown he isn't above breaking the law so I don't know why the media is portraying him as some human rights activist against the Japanese system. The case the courts in Japan had against him just seems stronger. If he had been in the US or another western country he simply would have used his money to get a deal from the prosecution. When he realized he couldn't he used that money to escape and pay for media PR.
ryuukk_ 7y ago
they need to spam it because retards like you can't fucking understand why it is important, and why Japan, dogs of the USA, are working to make sure no global giants can compete with the USA

iknowalot 7y ago

He's a model CEO, speaks 5-6 languages fluently and very successfully ran two major car companies at the same time. How do you not write a story about him?

lvturner 7y ago

It's also the kind of story that would (and probably will) make for a blockbuster movie

Balgair 7y ago
It's all just so slap-stick dystopic and zeitgeisty. There's a very strong The Road to Gandolfo vibe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Gandolfo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Gandolfo

mcthrowpants 7y ago

You "don't understand" because you failed to do the reading and thus have zero background for knee-jerk "rich guy" comments. Google 'hostage justice' and learn how to learn.

jonathanstrange 7y ago

Because they highlight the extreme injustice of the Japanese justice system, which has been documented in numerous cases and is also reflected in figures - state prosecutors virtually never loose a case, people are kept without access to lawyers for weeks, etc. Some of this I already knew but I've learned a lot more from the Ghosn case.

closeparen 7y ago

Are you kidding? Rich and famous man fallen from grace, boardroom coup, individual takes on the state, retired special operators on a dangerous mission, outlaw on the run. Each one of those tropes in isolation is worth several Hollywood blockbusters. Now a real world story hits all of them? Of course they're going to write about it breathlessly. This is one of the coolest narratives ever to actually happen. The public doesn't get terribly excited over crimes against shareholders. Ghosn's theory of the case is plausible and a good story, so the press will tend to entertain it. And with two oligarchical factions in a pissing match, one having better access to the tools of state doesn't really elevate its moral standing. In fact, they both seem to own parts of different states. This plotline would be right at home in Billions. Probably get panned by critics for being over the top, honestly.

ekianjo 7y ago

Its because you have no clue how the Japanese system works. You are assumed guilty at the time of arrest, you can be detained forever without legal support and the police will urge you everyday to confess. This is not the western style system.

Larrikin 7y ago
I lived in Japan for many years. Their system has many problems, yet they don't incarcerate as many people as the US.
- ekianjo 7y ago
  > yet they don't incarcerate as many people as the US. This is hardly the only comparison you should make. In terms of legal protection the US is much better than Japan when you are under arrest.
  - Larrikin 7y ago
    In my experience the biggest critics of Japan's legal system are people who are not used to being the minority in a country and not having the privileges they usually get. Japan is a wealthy country that doesn't feel any need to treat minorities special because of their money or country of origin like some other poorer countries. Being part of the majority in the US already makes you less likely to be arrested, murdered by a "scared" police officer and your also less likely of being convicted if you are arrested. The police in Japan love to stop and frisk foreigners on bicycles or who are drinking on the street, but their interactions are atleast respectful and there's no fear of something being planted on you or you being shot. The Japanese legal system doesn't tend to put people into it unless they believe they can convict. Ghoson was probably not going to get the most fair trial in Japan but he's shown he isn't above breaking the law so I don't know why the media is portraying him as some human rights activist against the Japanese system. The case the courts in Japan had against him just seems stronger. If he had been in the US or another western country he simply would have used his money to get a deal from the prosecution. When he realized he couldn't he used that money to escape and pay for media PR.

ryuukk_ 7y ago

they need to spam it because retards like you can't fucking understand why it is important, and why Japan, dogs of the USA, are working to make sure no global giants can compete with the USA