Japanese Police
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Thu 2006/10/05 22:58
Went to get some groceries in armor as usual and saw a girl drop her purse while she was running for something or other. I nabbed the wallet and ran after her but alas I don’t think stormtroopers were designed to run and before I knew it she had disappeared into the night.
There was a police station nearby (known as Kouban (交番(こうばん)) but often spelt as “Koban”) so I decided to hand it in. What I didn’t know is how long I was going to be there…
First off you get asked questions about yourself and what you was doing etc and you get the feeling that they are trying to nail you for stealing somebody’s purse! I was asked for my ID, phone number and address etc. The police then proceeded to put on a pair of white gloves and start to remove the contents of the purse in front me. They counted how much money was inside ( in this case it was about 2,000 yen ) and asked me to confirm the amount and then asked me to sign something to say that I had picked up the purse on XXX and there was XXX amount of money inside yada yada.
At the end of all this they said that they would try to get the purse back to the owner but if they couldn’t then I was entitled to keep the contents of the purse after two weeks had passed. I said that I wasn’t interested in the contents but after spending all that time at the Koban, I wasn’t going to leave until I got a picture with one of the officers ^^;
The officer said that they don’t really allow pictures of them to be taken so I promised not to show the picture to a single soul and then whispered under my breath “apart from my readers”...
The takeaways from this post are:-
There was a police station nearby (known as Kouban (交番(こうばん)) but often spelt as “Koban”) so I decided to hand it in. What I didn’t know is how long I was going to be there…
First off you get asked questions about yourself and what you was doing etc and you get the feeling that they are trying to nail you for stealing somebody’s purse! I was asked for my ID, phone number and address etc. The police then proceeded to put on a pair of white gloves and start to remove the contents of the purse in front me. They counted how much money was inside ( in this case it was about 2,000 yen ) and asked me to confirm the amount and then asked me to sign something to say that I had picked up the purse on XXX and there was XXX amount of money inside yada yada.
At the end of all this they said that they would try to get the purse back to the owner but if they couldn’t then I was entitled to keep the contents of the purse after two weeks had passed. I said that I wasn’t interested in the contents but after spending all that time at the Koban, I wasn’t going to leave until I got a picture with one of the officers ^^;
The officer said that they don’t really allow pictures of them to be taken so I promised not to show the picture to a single soul and then whispered under my breath “apart from my readers”...
The takeaways from this post are:-
- If you really don’t have the time then don’t hand anything you find into the police – you will be there for a ages.
- Police don’t seem to be good at taking photos…
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Tue 09/19 22:04 comments (110)
Red October in Elk Grove, CA USA
Well done trooper. Lord Vader will be please. Japan will be under the empire control. Haa haa haa!
(ID #39873) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
eddie in Tokyo
"I wasn’t going to leave until I got a picture with one of the officers" Hahahahahaha... you crazy, man...
(ID #39874) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
Assembly line worker, nationally certified madman
that's why we love him, amirite? :P ... In a not gay way, you hear me! Oo
(ID #444070) Posted on 2009/01/11 16:14
Leo in San Francisco
From your pose, it looks like your about to strangle the officer.
(ID #39875) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
The Police must've given you weird looks about the stormtrooper outfit.
(ID #39876) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
lol, I'd given my PG strike's arms just to see the faces on the cops when they saw you walk in in armour. ^^ I happened to chance upon someone else money before as well. I made a post on my blog about it then, http://marvinryan.com/blog/2006/08/04/whoa-100-bucks-cool/ just in case you're interested. ^^ you did a great thing Danny, good karma is upon you, may gundams and figurines rain upon you from the heavens one day. ^^ and hopefully you'd be wearing your stormtrooper helmet when it actually happens. (^o^)v
(ID #39877) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
Alafista in Singapore
ZOMG ... that was simply classic ... how did u manage to walk in with a stromtrooper costume ... lol ... it must be difficult for them to take u seriously .... if i was the officer I would think its some prank TV show lol Man ... simply classic ... keep up the good work
(ID #39878) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
Chopper Dave in Medford, Oregon
Ive found money at school before. I turned it in and in about a month it was all mine...I got it back around lunch time so I ate like a king for a day :P
(ID #39879) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
FinalFusion in Chicago, Illinois
They weren't interested, at all, in the reason you were dressed as a Stormtrooper? That is just too funny! I wish someone had that on film!
(ID #39880) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
sorry for posting a second time, but I felt the need to mention this: for the idiot in the hate mail section who called Danny names and said that all he cared about is money. what do you have to say for yourself now? I wonder if you would have done any better?
(ID #39881) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
henry in manila, philippines
well those are the exact characteristics common to all policemen! maybe that is the reason why less and less people were really into them when trouble comes...
(ID #39883) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
morihubon in 徳島
警官の方に理解してもらったみたいで良かったです。 しかし、街中をその姿で歩くとは、スバラシく愉快ですね。 # 「仕事、専攻など」に愉快な文字列が自動的に埋め込まれたのは、仕様ですか？
(ID #39886) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
ellcy90 in 名古屋
こんばんは、ダニーさん なかなか撮れないツーショットですね！ 良く許可してくれましたねー（＾＾）
(ID #39888) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
Winn Sevilla
good thing they didnt arrest you for illegal possession of firearms...
(ID #39893) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
Arekusu in The lost woods
I bet that livened up their day, i mean its not every day a stormtrooper walks into the police station now is it? ^_^
(ID #39896) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
ninjascience in secret hq
that jives with my impression of all government employees over there, they don't seem to have enough to do.
(ID #39901) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
Lunch in London,
Great story :) One thing, though: what on earth are you doing walking the streets as a Stormtrooper?
(ID #39904) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
kai in London
It's worth all that for the pic. Just to keep things in perspective, if you wandered into a police station in the States dressed like that -- you'd be spending the night there.
(ID #39905) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
Danny in Tokyo
Kai, I'd probably be shot wouldnt I?! Lunch, Its just a habit I acquired over time lol ellcy90さん、 最初はだめと言われたけど、なんとかお願いして撮れた。 morihubonさん、 あれは使用ですね。コメントフォームはもうちょっとで変えます。 FinalFusion, Alafista, They did ask ^^. I just said I attended a nearby event.
(ID #39907) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
Gordon Pekeur in south africa -cape town-
sounds like Japanese police dont really have that much work to do, which I think is a good thing!! Over here handing in of something would never happen and if you went to a police station in trooper gear, you'd probably end up spending time behind bars with serious criminals who would probably do BAD BAD things to you......
(ID #39928) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
F.R.A.M.E. (a.k.a. Alpha-88 in Manila
I've been lucky once to find a bag full of money, while I was out testing my ARC Trooper Armor. I would have kept it but I had a sudden attack of conscience and it told me to find the person who owned it. It took me three hours to find that person. And all the people aroud were very surprised to see an ARC Trooper stomping around the street. Especially the owner of the bag.
(ID #39956) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
Destiny
keep it danny the next time ....or go back and get afew more picturs
(ID #39988) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
Boris in Maryland, USA
hahah you are such an angel :-) well atlest you cut his face and id badge out fo the pic so its not bad :-) hehehhehe
(ID #41276) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:35
DEXTER
i have nothin to say about japanese popo(police)!popo is popo everywhere in the world!
(ID #44048) Posted on 2007/02/10 23:45
Network security professional
Sort of relevant to the Wendy's japan post. I was eating at mcdonalds for lunch and as i watched some lady walk out she dropped a 50/and two 20$ bills, so i went out picked them up and she had already driven away so i kept them ;D.
(ID #62308) Posted on 2007/11/06 03:40
i love the freaking sweet laughing man censorship!!1 (^_^) good idea!!
(ID #63673) Posted on 2007/11/15 18:03
McMaster Engineering Level I
To below: i am the laughingman
(ID #69992) Posted on 2008/01/17 18:37
Red October in Elk Grove, CA USA
Well done trooper. Lord Vader will be please. Japan will be under the empire control. Haa haa haa!
(ID #81877) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
eddie in Tokyo
"I wasn’t going to leave until I got a picture with one of the officers" Hahahahahaha... you crazy, man...
(ID #81878) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
Leo in San Francisco
From your pose, it looks like your about to strangle the officer.
(ID #81879) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
The Police must've given you weird looks about the stormtrooper outfit.
(ID #81880) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
lol, I'd given my PG strike's arms just to see the faces on the cops when they saw you walk in in armour. ^^ I happened to chance upon someone else money before as well. I made a post on my blog about it then, http://marvinryan.com/blog/2006/08/04/whoa-100-bucks-cool/ just in case you're interested. ^^ you did a great thing Danny, good karma is upon you, may gundams and figurines rain upon you from the heavens one day. ^^ and hopefully you'd be wearing your stormtrooper helmet when it actually happens. (^o^)v
(ID #81881) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
Alafista in Singapore
ZOMG ... that was simply classic ... how did u manage to walk in with a stromtrooper costume ... lol ... it must be difficult for them to take u seriously .... if i was the officer I would think its some prank TV show lol Man ... simply classic ... keep up the good work
(ID #81882) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
Chopper Dave in Medford, Oregon
Ive found money at school before. I turned it in and in about a month it was all mine...I got it back around lunch time so I ate like a king for a day :P
(ID #81883) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
FinalFusion in Chicago, Illinois
They weren't interested, at all, in the reason you were dressed as a Stormtrooper? That is just too funny! I wish someone had that on film!
(ID #81884) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
sorry for posting a second time, but I felt the need to mention this: for the idiot in the hate mail section who called Danny names and said that all he cared about is money. what do you have to say for yourself now? I wonder if you would have done any better?
(ID #81885) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
henry in manila, philippines
well those are the exact characteristics common to all policemen! maybe that is the reason why less and less people were really into them when trouble comes...
(ID #81887) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
morihubon in 徳島
警官の方に理解してもらったみたいで良かったです。 しかし、街中をその姿で歩くとは、スバラシく愉快ですね。 # 「仕事、専攻など」に愉快な文字列が自動的に埋め込まれたのは、仕様ですか？
(ID #81890) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
ellcy90 in 名古屋
こんばんは、ダニーさん なかなか撮れないツーショットですね！ 良く許可してくれましたねー（＾＾）
(ID #81892) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
Winn Sevilla
good thing they didnt arrest you for illegal possession of firearms...
(ID #81897) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
Arekusu in The lost woods
I bet that livened up their day, i mean its not every day a stormtrooper walks into the police station now is it? ^_^
(ID #81900) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
ninjascience in secret hq
that jives with my impression of all government employees over there, they don't seem to have enough to do.
(ID #81905) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
Lunch in London,
Great story :) One thing, though: what on earth are you doing walking the streets as a Stormtrooper?
(ID #81908) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
kai in London
It's worth all that for the pic. Just to keep things in perspective, if you wandered into a police station in the States dressed like that -- you'd be spending the night there.
(ID #81909) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
Danny in Tokyo
Kai, I'd probably be shot wouldnt I?! Lunch, Its just a habit I acquired over time lol ellcy90さん、 最初はだめと言われたけど、なんとかお願いして撮れた。 morihubonさん、 あれは使用ですね。コメントフォームはもうちょっとで変えます。 FinalFusion, Alafista, They did ask ^^. I just said I attended a nearby event.
(ID #81911) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
Gordon Pekeur in south africa -cape town-
sounds like Japanese police dont really have that much work to do, which I think is a good thing!! Over here handing in of something would never happen and if you went to a police station in trooper gear, you'd probably end up spending time behind bars with serious criminals who would probably do BAD BAD things to you......
(ID #81932) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
F.R.A.M.E. (a.k.a. Alpha-88 in Manila
I've been lucky once to find a bag full of money, while I was out testing my ARC Trooper Armor. I would have kept it but I had a sudden attack of conscience and it told me to find the person who owned it. It took me three hours to find that person. And all the people aroud were very surprised to see an ARC Trooper stomping around the street. Especially the owner of the bag.
(ID #81960) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
Destiny
keep it danny the next time ....or go back and get afew more picturs
(ID #81992) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
Boris in Maryland, USA
hahah you are such an angel :-) well atlest you cut his face and id badge out fo the pic so its not bad :-) hehehhehe
(ID #83280) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:24
if only i was lucky enough to have something like that bestowed upon me like that..
(ID #233458) Posted on 2008/07/09 04:22
Hahaha! ^-^ I can imagine the looks on people when they saw a Stormtrooper storming the Police Station! - Hey, you there! Identify yourself! ... FREEZE! Takashi to all units, block all the doors and windows! That fruitcake is MINE!
(ID #436368) Posted on 2009/01/05 21:13
hahah no way is there a place you cannot access while being the trooper ??? :)
(ID #442216) Posted on 2009/01/10 09:27
Never found anything more than 5 dollars. Punishing people for being a good citizen is like putting DRM on music your customers buy.
(ID #442237) Posted on 2009/01/10 09:55
Tequila (Registered on 2008/08/26 22:40)
if it's coins/note on the streets, I'd probably keep it if didn't see someone drop it. then again it could be the 'string prank' XD if it was a purse in the train/bus/station like, i'd take it to lost n found
(ID #442252) Posted on 2009/01/10 10:04
former Emperor of Britannia
Here in PH. Handing it over to the authorities means giving them the contents of it. So i'd be better if either you search for the owner itself or keep it.
(ID #442285) Posted on 2009/01/10 10:44
Student
LOL nice, they let you get a picture! XD
(ID #442295) Posted on 2009/01/10 10:54
did they ask why you were a storm trooper? O.o seems like that should have come up in convo lol
(ID #442303) Posted on 2009/01/10 10:58
CEO MIrai Inc
I cant remember ^^;
(ID #442468) Posted on 2009/01/10 13:39
To quote Danny from one of the above early comments: "They did ask ^^. I just said I attended a nearby event."
(ID #444371) Posted on 2009/01/11 21:44
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
Kept it. But then again, I never found any ammount over 10 bucks on the street, and never found wallets, purses or anything like that. Mostly coins and rarely bills. The question remains: Did the police make you tons of questions because... it's a daily routine, or because of the Stormtrooper armor? Because doing some questioning is acceptable, but to a certain extent... after all, if you're willing to take it to the police, how bad can you be?
(ID #442305) Posted on 2009/01/10 10:59
Student & Game Designer
well actually, if you find a pursue it is most easy to send it to the owner, since most of the time there are some ID items/cards in there, aren't there ? and ya... one weakness of stormtroopers, not being able to run fast hard gay would have made it I guess =D maybe you should switch costumes =DD
(ID #442352) Posted on 2009/01/10 11:41
LOL stuck at police stattion for picking up a purse. Oh well all we can hope is that the lady would get it back at the station ^^; Your.. efforts would not go to waste then.
(ID #442411) Posted on 2009/01/10 12:42
They don't give you a lot of motivation to be a good Samaritan in Japan (turn money in only to be interrogated).
(ID #442412) Posted on 2009/01/10 12:42
That's happen when you try to be a nice citizen :(
(ID #442422) Posted on 2009/01/10 13:00
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
They didn't ask you to take off the helmet?
(ID #442451) Posted on 2009/01/10 13:21
CEO MIrai Inc
Didnt want to be shot so went in without helmet.
(ID #442463) Posted on 2009/01/10 13:37
Lol, what the hell, Danny. Can you say two year bump? O_o
(ID #442455) Posted on 2009/01/10 13:26
CEO MIrai Inc
You remember this one?
(ID #442464) Posted on 2009/01/10 13:37
No. (I wasn't a community member back then.) But I can look at comment timestamps. <.<
(ID #444366) Posted on 2009/01/11 21:41
i think it depends how much for me. if it's a small amount like... perhaps under 50 or 100 canadian, i just keep it or leave it where it is... if it's a large amount i hand it over to the police. (i reason that if it's a really small amount like 20 bucks... really it's not worth the effort for everyone involved to put it to the lost and found)
(ID #442539) Posted on 2009/01/10 14:41
Grocery Store Clerk
When I shpped at a mall. I gave it tight to the Mall security guards
(ID #442550) Posted on 2009/01/10 14:48
The laughing man logos were perfect Danny! Great parady!
(ID #442728) Posted on 2009/01/10 17:06
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
do-goodie Stormtrooper FTW!!!
(ID #442823) Posted on 2009/01/10 18:04
Yeah, sometimes it seems to me that in Estonia if you are not know to the police (eg you haven't done anything illegal) then they still treat you as a potentiality criminal and tend not to believe what you say. One I was suspected of hiding a car from the police and they seemed to believe a words from a know petty criminal (he had more street cred?) over mine. Heh, it later come out that the stuff what the dude was telling the cops was just load of crap and it seems to me that he just wanted to feel important and drive around in a cop car:P
(ID #442845) Posted on 2009/01/10 18:21
Unemployed bummer
bwahaha!!! wonder if they'll manage to identify which police officer is in the photo...?
(ID #442958) Posted on 2009/01/10 20:58
graduate studant (TV Broadcasting & Cinema )
well, if it is a small amount, i'll keep it.... but, if it is a lot of money, like in a pile or suit case, than i will handle it to the police...
(ID #442976) Posted on 2009/01/10 21:20
Never found money laying on the streets. As for police then it would be useless to hand in the wallet or whatever I find as they're not interested in that kind of things and most probably would never return it to the owner anyway. In these kind of cases people usually rely on radio, because there are many stations that do whole day broadcasting and so people just call the DJ and then he reports all lost/found things in-between his program. And that's a lot faster and safer instead of contacting the police.
(ID #442979) Posted on 2009/01/10 21:25
yes sir !
(ID #443057) Posted on 2009/01/10 22:44
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
I worked as a sweeper for an amusement park and I found random stuff all the time (most of the time trash). But the question ultimately depends on what I find. Money, as in just money, I'd keep for myself. Even if I do turn them into security/police I can't be guaranteed that they won't just pocket it for themselves. There was a kids song in China about finding a penny on the street and handing it to the police, and the officer smiles at me or something like that (anyone remember it?). Now a days you'd probably get scolded for wasting their time. Wallets, purses and such are a different matter. I'd turn those in because I know the pain of losing my wallet.
(ID #443221) Posted on 2009/01/11 01:38
Wow, that's pretty funny that if the owner was not found in two weeks you could have the contents.
(ID #443232) Posted on 2009/01/11 01:50
two weeks is pretty short where my friend work ~ if they find stuff its for 3 MONTHS anyways~ i find money everywhere all the time from 5- 20 dollar bills but HOW can i just return the BILL to the police station? i mean if it was a purse or wallet that i would return ~ but just plain old money ? nahhh~
(ID #443383) Posted on 2009/01/11 05:16
Japan has good police. They can't be bribed.
(ID #443432) Posted on 2009/01/11 06:31
In Germany you get 5% of the amount which was in the wallet if you hand it to the police and the owner dont react. 3% if the amount is more then 500€. A good police? I saw many videos of afraid policemen in Japan :/ Like the naked man. All run away from him and tried to catch him with fishing nets O.o
(ID #443527) Posted on 2009/01/11 08:58
You look more dangerous than the police man XD
(ID #443532) Posted on 2009/01/11 09:06
I handed in keys to a police box in Japan once. They made me sign something too, and at the time my Japanese was not very good, so I was really worried I'd just admitted to something I shouldn't have ^^;
(ID #443559) Posted on 2009/01/11 09:32
You can hardly walk into a police station in a stormtrooper outfit and not get asked loads of questions, what were you thnking?
(ID #443660) Posted on 2009/01/11 10:43
Trendspotter Busybody Mercenaries
hmmmm? the policeman in the pix are really not amazed of Danny stormtroopers costumes? I wonder why? XD
(ID #443733) Posted on 2009/01/11 11:42
lol funny
(ID #443747) Posted on 2009/01/11 11:50
How funny! Police can be very unpredictable!
(ID #444006) Posted on 2009/01/11 15:23
Future Pioneer and a Dreamer
The Smiling Man!
(ID #444646) Posted on 2009/01/12 03:11
Missionary
here in America it's pretty pointless to report lost items as the police will not care enough to look for its owner or it'll get lost in the tons of crap in police warehouses! so, yeah, even if I think of myself as a "good person" I will still most likely just keep any money I find!
(ID #495749) Posted on 2009/02/20 07:27
Student / Free Thinker/ Mild Otaku
If I found money flying in the street I'd keep it, unless... 1. The person it belonged to was there. (I'd hand it back.) 2. It was attached to something important, like a purse, I'd take it to the police. That's just how I was raised. =]
(ID #543123) Posted on 2009/03/31 13:36
Next on NHK BShi 2: Koban Dorama 2: featuring Danny Choo
(ID #563267) Posted on 2009/04/15 04:13
腐女子
wow how scarie >_>; frickin police....lol but lawls u put the pic up xD
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