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> That’s not the point of defamation laws. So Japanese defamation laws were designed to facilitate criminals, is that what you're suggesting? There surely are

by waon 6y ago

> That’s not the point of defamation laws. So Japanese defamation laws were designed to facilitate criminals, is that what you're suggesting? There surely are many problems with the political and legal system in Japan, but I think it's beyond ridiculous to assert that the law was created with the intent to facilitate criminals. The most likely explanation is that it's designed to prevent people from exposing every enbarassing details about others. Do note that "embarrassing" doesn't mean "criminal" here. > In Japan, it’s perfectly legal to record someone Slightly off-topic, but I don't believe it's that simple. People do have to respect each other's privacy. > but making the fact that the person is dangerous and not in police custody will get you in trouble, and the person who assaulted you will use the video against you. Not all video evidence is actual proof that a crime has been committed. If it didn't lead to convictions, then it's not surprising that you'd get in trouble for disemminating it as actual proof. And let me remind you that the Japanese legal system is notorious for its startling high conviction rate. Another issue I have with your assertion is that video evidence of crime is often disemminated by the Japanese media way before it reaches the courts [1][2]. Some of these are picked directly from social media. Yet no one ever got in trouble for it, contradicting your statement. So far, you've provided zero evidence that what you said is commonplace in Japan. [1]: https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/08/5209ea0c6818-road-rage-suspect-arrested-after-dashboard-camera-records-assault.html https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/08/5209ea0c6818-road... [2]: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/04/national/kobe-elementary-school-embroiled-bullying-scandal-entrusted-teachers-turn-one/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/04/national/kobe-e...

fiblye 6y ago
Not reading beyond your first paragraph because I clearly didn’t assert that it’s “designed to facilitate criminals.” That’s a bizarre claim. The talking down tone is also a little much. The problem is the law is merely broad enough to be misused by criminals. There are warnings about uploading road rage/煽り運転 videos from the government and media because the person committing the crime can use the videos against you for ruining their reputation/violating their privacy.

by waon 6y ago

fiblye 6y ago

Not reading beyond your first paragraph because I clearly didn’t assert that it’s “designed to facilitate criminals.” That’s a bizarre claim. The talking down tone is also a little much. The problem is the law is merely broad enough to be misused by criminals. There are warnings about uploading road rage/煽り運転 videos from the government and media because the person committing the crime can use the videos against you for ruining their reputation/violating their privacy.