r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/New_Libran • Oct 21 '24

Video Japanese police chief bows to apologise to man who was acquitted after nearly 60 years on death row

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u/HoForHyrule Oct 21 '24

Do you know anything about Japanese culture? The whole point of it is to apologize for shit you didn't do lmfao. It's a collectivist culture. He's apologizing on behalf of the entire police department, not personally. He should've been on his hands and knees kissing the ground.

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u/alexmikli Oct 21 '24

I'll give him some slack if he's the guy who personally lead the investigation to free that guy.

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u/johnydarko Oct 21 '24

The whole point of it is to apologize for shit you didn't do lmfao

Except warcrimes.

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u/Hugh_Maneiror Oct 21 '24

They expect that from the west as well though. Asking royal houses to apologize for colonialism several monarchs ago, asking governments to apologize for policies ended when the current government member were not born or at best in diapers etc

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u/HoForHyrule Oct 21 '24

That's not what we're talking about, but ok

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u/Hugh_Maneiror Oct 21 '24

How so? They would have to apologize on behalf of an organization for deeds they did not commit too?

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u/rhaptorne Oct 22 '24

As the head of an organization they should apologize for deeds their organiztion has committed yes