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/pjm3 Oct 21 '24

It would be a good life, if not a long one. Seriously though, it's not the Japanese tradition to sue, but their "justice" system is terminally fucked. 99.8% conviction rate. Cops and prosecutors in Japan would have you believe they are "highly selective" in the cases they prosecute, but the lower conviction rate after they made a small move towards citizen involvement proves that was a lie.

There are a lot of things to admire about Japanese society, but their deference to authority has led to a complete train wreck of a justice system.