Comments on: Japan trading freedom for safety and getting neither? http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/japan-trading-freedom-for-safety.html A blog about current events from a Christian perspective. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:17:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Ash75 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/japan-trading-freedom-for-safety.html#comment-1331 Ash75 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:10:38 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=267#comment-1331 >The yakuza aren’t your normal criminals, though. That's a good point. And apparently there aren't that many of them. >If house searches were common in the 80’s, then Farah’s info is really outdated! Thanks for the info, though. I’d never heard of that before. I don't know how accurate that is. It's just what I vaguely recall from a documentary, but it did strike me as weird at the time. >The yakuza aren’t your normal criminals, though.

That’s a good point. And apparently there aren’t that many of them.

>If house searches were common in the 80’s, then Farah’s info is really outdated! Thanks for the info, though. I’d never heard of that before.

I don’t know how accurate that is. It’s just what I vaguely recall from a documentary, but it did strike me as weird at the time.

]]> By: casey http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/japan-trading-freedom-for-safety.html#comment-1330 casey Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:25:33 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=267#comment-1330 The yakuza aren't your normal criminals, though. You don't mess with them, they don't mess with you. I've never heard of a yakuza murdering a regular citizen, robbing a bank, engaging in drive-by shootings, etc. If house searches were common in the 80's, then Farah's info is really outdated! Thanks for the info, though. I'd never heard of that before. The yakuza aren’t your normal criminals, though. You don’t mess with them, they don’t mess with you. I’ve never heard of a yakuza murdering a regular citizen, robbing a bank, engaging in drive-by shootings, etc.

If house searches were common in the 80’s, then Farah’s info is really outdated! Thanks for the info, though. I’d never heard of that before.

]]> By: Ash75 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/japan-trading-freedom-for-safety.html#comment-1329 Ash75 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:14:18 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=267#comment-1329 >But in Japan, the criminals don’t have guns, either. Although the yakuza has plenty of guns, but you won't find any common street punks with them as far as I know. And about the "police state" thing, I don't know of anyone having their houses searched by police, but I think routine searches may have been common up until the mid 80s or so. I remember watching a documentary on Japan a long time ago that made a point of house to house police searches (or "check-ups") being a routine thing here. >But in Japan, the criminals don’t have guns, either.

Although the yakuza has plenty of guns, but you won’t find any common street punks with them as far as I know.

And about the “police state” thing, I don’t know of anyone having their houses searched by police, but I think routine searches may have been common up until the mid 80s or so. I remember watching a documentary on Japan a long time ago that made a point of house to house police searches (or “check-ups”) being a routine thing here.

]]> By: casey http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/japan-trading-freedom-for-safety.html#comment-1328 casey Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:48:40 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=267#comment-1328 Yeah, that's what I think, too. He really wanted this to prove a point...and it may have if we were talking about a place in the US that had banned guns. You can't use other countries as evidence, though. Too many things are different. With Australia and the UK, you have countries where criminals had guns, too. You outlaw guns, and the only ones who have guns are going to be the criminals. That's a bad situation to have. Somehow you'd have to make sure that you were going to be able to get all the guns out of the bad guys' hands, too, if you wanted to ban guns once they were already in the public's hands. I don't have any doubt that the crime rate will rise in such situations. But in Japan, the criminals don't have guns, either. I definitely do not think arming the public in Japan is going to make it safer to walk the streets. Yeah, that’s what I think, too. He really wanted this to prove a point…and it may have if we were talking about a place in the US that had banned guns. You can’t use other countries as evidence, though. Too many things are different. With Australia and the UK, you have countries where criminals had guns, too. You outlaw guns, and the only ones who have guns are going to be the criminals. That’s a bad situation to have. Somehow you’d have to make sure that you were going to be able to get all the guns out of the bad guys’ hands, too, if you wanted to ban guns once they were already in the public’s hands. I don’t have any doubt that the crime rate will rise in such situations. But in Japan, the criminals don’t have guns, either. I definitely do not think arming the public in Japan is going to make it safer to walk the streets.

]]> By: Ash75 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/japan-trading-freedom-for-safety.html#comment-1327 Ash75 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:50:59 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=267#comment-1327 When guns were tightly restricted in the UK and Australia, two countries much more similar to the U.S. than Japan, crime sky-rocketed for the first 5 years or so. I don't know how it is now though. Knife attacks are on the rise here in Japan, but it's still much safer than the U.S. as you said. There are many factors contributing to this, but I highly doubt arming the public with guns would do any good at this point. It sounds like Mr. Farah was too anxious to jump on this story as positive evidence for firearms advocates. When guns were tightly restricted in the UK and Australia, two countries much more similar to the U.S. than Japan, crime sky-rocketed for the first 5 years or so. I don’t know how it is now though.

Knife attacks are on the rise here in Japan, but it’s still much safer than the U.S. as you said. There are many factors contributing to this, but I highly doubt arming the public with guns would do any good at this point.

It sounds like Mr. Farah was too anxious to jump on this story as positive evidence for firearms advocates.

]]> By: casey http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/japan-trading-freedom-for-safety.html#comment-1318 casey Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:21:14 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=267#comment-1318 Comparing crime statistics always produces conflicting results, because there are just so many factors that come into play. I'd bet that the violent crime rate in Maine is higher than Tokyo, though. What really shocked me was Farah acting like a guy running through a crowd of pedestrians in a truck was a horrendous thing that could be prevented by legalizing guns. If that's the case, what's the great weapon that's going to prevent school shootings? These types of mass killings are I think a thousand times less common in Japan. Legalizing guns here is not going to change anything. Comparing crime statistics always produces conflicting results, because there are just so many factors that come into play. I’d bet that the violent crime rate in Maine is higher than Tokyo, though. What really shocked me was Farah acting like a guy running through a crowd of pedestrians in a truck was a horrendous thing that could be prevented by legalizing guns. If that’s the case, what’s the great weapon that’s going to prevent school shootings? These types of mass killings are I think a thousand times less common in Japan. Legalizing guns here is not going to change anything.

]]> By: Lincoln http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/japan-trading-freedom-for-safety.html#comment-1317 Lincoln Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:40:23 +0000 http://www.hoshuha.com/blog/?p=267#comment-1317 I can't remember which country but it was, but it had one of the highest gun ownership rates but also one of the lowest violent crime rates as well. The State of Maine has the highest gun ownership rate in the US but a crime rate 1/3 below the national average. Does look like Farah jumped the gun there though. :D But I suspect if gun ownership were allowed in Japan the crime rate would still stay basically the same. It's a monolithic culture that keeps its women in line, not much reason for there to be violence under those circumstances. ;) besides they project most of it into their anime, which has some mad psycho sh*& like I've never seen. Oy! You know what has the lowest concentration of violent crimes, murders and rapes even better than Japan? Saudi Arabia. Weird. But it seems like the more feminist a society becomes, the more violent it gets. Makes sense though, since women <b>are</b> responsible for most of the world's problems after all. o:-) I can’t remember which country but it was, but it had one of the highest gun ownership rates but also one of the lowest violent crime rates as well. The State of Maine has the highest gun ownership rate in the US but a crime rate 1/3 below the national average.

Does look like Farah jumped the gun there though. :D But I suspect if gun ownership were allowed in Japan the crime rate would still stay basically the same. It’s a monolithic culture that keeps its women in line, not much reason for there to be violence under those circumstances. ;) besides they project most of it into their anime, which has some mad psycho sh*& like I’ve never seen. Oy!

You know what has the lowest concentration of violent crimes, murders and rapes even better than Japan? Saudi Arabia. Weird.

But it seems like the more feminist a society becomes, the more violent it gets. Makes sense though, since women are responsible for most of the world’s problems after all.

o:-)

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