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Originally Posted by RobinMask
You know, sometimes I really wish there was a way to physically smack someone upside the head online . . . that or we could cull the stupid at birth.
Anyways, to go on topic, I do find the law system in Japan to be fascinating. It has its good sides, but it also has its bad, and I - for one - could not imagine a society that is allowed to hold someone in custody for 23 days without a solicitor present. I am relieved to know people are fighting to change these kinds of things, and - believe me - there's a lot of other things that irk me about the Japanese system, but if I am to be fair there's flaws in every judicial system. Obviously something is going right, because the crime rate is so much lower than many other western countries.
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What do you think are the good sides about the Japanese legal system? The low crime rates in Japan are much more to do with social conditioning than the courts in my opinion. The lack of crime is one of the best things about living in Japan but I don't credit that to the police or legal system at all. I find it hard to think of any redeeming points for either institution.