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[–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago

Yeah probably note that this happened in 2022 and he's getting his first hearing now.

[–] lowleekun@lemmy.funami.tech 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Sadly this does not say anything really as prisoners in Japan are essentially forced to admit their guilt. Go watch a documentary about, it will blow your mind.

[–] Subscript5676@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

While what you said is true, this case is rather different from your regular cases.

The killer was already prepared to face the law when he killed Abe for personal vengeance, not against Abe but the Unification Church. Killing Abe would send a strong message to not just the church, but more importantly to the public. But if he doesn’t admit his crimes, then there would be no message; he has to use his background for the message to come through. And he’s been pretty successful. Attention and criticism of the Unification Church intensified and there are now more people who call it as a cult, and politicians have distanced themselves from the church as well.

[–] lowleekun@lemmy.funami.tech 1 points 22 hours ago

Interesting, thanks for the insight.

[–] scintilla@crust.piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

People see Japans conviction rate and think "that's amazing" before thinking about what would be required to be correct that consistently.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 23 hours ago

If you look at a 99.9% conviction rate and think "amazing" thinking isn't your strong suit.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The truth is still amazing¹

¹should've either waited to drop the bombs until dug-in soviet ground troops could see them or decapitated the state so bad there were no lumbar vertebrae left after world war two.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

I mean they forced a total surrender, America could have done whatever it wanted, and MacArthur decided to leave all of the guilty in power because at least they hate commies.

Yeah. Like i said; decapitated the state so bad it didnt have ribs.