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[โ€“] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'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 general 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.

More info:

https://www.vox.com/world/2015/12/13/9989250/japan-crime-conviction-rate

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/japan-s-hidden-landscape-of-violent-crime

[โ€“] farmgineer@nord.pub 1 points 1 day ago

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