Whatever one might think of the Yakuza - this is an amazing and interesting article, that really should get you thinking - it has gotten me thinking anyways...

Whatever one might think of the Yakuza - this is an amazing and interesting article, that really should get you thinking - it has gotten me thinking anyways... I am not saying you should change your mind on any subject - but the fact (no sources, only ekianjo statement and a few others I have spoken with over the years), that "The yakuza also acts as a form of local police" and better / more successful than most "authorized police" do, is a really interesting thing. I know that it's not the smartest thing to let police, police themselves - especially when their income is through criminal actions. But maybe it would be interesting to dig out, why their ways seems to work better than many police forces. Which, by the way, also seems a corrupt at times. A couple of things I think is interesting to think about: What is corruption? Would if it was o.k. for a police officer to cover over his partners (minor) wrong-doings? Then it wouldn't be corruption... Family maybe? What makes the Yakuza better at policing than police? A harder and better hierarchical structure? The concept of honor, but in a strong "family"-like context? Is it just the plain old simple reason: people are... lets put it nicely: eager to not cross the wrong path?..