It also means the police will drag their feet or try to brush off people sometimes if they think it won’t result in a conviction. I was specifically referring to the economic freedom I feel in my post as it was the subject, but yes the justice system here has issues
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prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week agoI’ve heard that the justice system in Japan is absolute trash. Not only are many laws regarding things like recreational drug possession insanely punitive, they have a conviction rate over 99%. Which is a major red flag imo. Makes you wonder how many people there have been wrongly convicted in order to keep the numbers up.
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hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
I mean, there’s a reason there’s literally an entire famous game series that’s a satire of Japan’s messed up law system.