HAHA, wtf? I don't think this system would actually work... (but then, I never lived in Japan)Everyone in Japan has a cellphone anyways... dialling for the cops with a cell is much faster than running to some booth...
Except for the fact that if you're the victim, you'll probably already be running.
I'm not very satisfied with our law enforcement here, especially with the MMDA (traffic sector). Majority of them are corrupt and you can get away with just about any traffic violation for a price of a meal, well, depending on how you please the "officer". Armed officers and crime scene people are terrible too, much to my dismay after comparing their procedures with what I see in discovery channel / CSI. There are lots of bad true stories going around here with law enforcement joining forces with the big bads. Remember: If you're here and in trouble, ask help from a relative first or a friend; not the police.
Ahh danny. spoken like a true malaysian.(money in notebook) The law enforcement here is dismal to say the least crime rate is at an all time high everywhere.(my grandmother's got burglered last month and there have been at least 10 robberies in that same neighbourhood and no one has been arrested!!!) Recently we have seen a dramatic rise in crimes involving children. Recently a young girl was kidnapped, and murdered.(http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/9/20/nation/20070920134017&sec=nation) Oh,did i mention that corruption is all over the place as well?
satisfied??? no lol... too much gang violence nowadays.... Also recently in the news (police are corrupt)
WTF, what kind of system is that lol. I don't think that kind of system would be really efficient lol, especially in some of the more dangerous cities if it were in the US. Calling for help on your own cell phone while running like mad would be quicker than this method. At least you could tell the banana wielding maniac to not be rude as you are talking on your cell phone lol.
Montreal is safe and police officers are very kind to you (unlike many places worldwide). The Dawson College shootings event was a shocker to everyone. I like living here and I have no complaints. Japan is so modern that there are no policemen in offices?! You have to be kidding me... But again as the crime rate is relatively low there. However, they should never take things for granted, as for what happened with this murder. As for ideal police force, I'd vote for Judge Dredd clones in every place of the world... Or maybe not, after all. XD
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/19/1961.asp for your lunch reading/viewing material. Even in US, police can be a jerkbutt. Police in my country is the embodiment of corrupt and crime, some of them even assisting those drug dealers, smugglers, racketeers, etc. Traffic corruption is very common, as common as breathing air and drinking water, if you are in hurry, just break the traffic and pay the police US$3-5 and you can go. You could even purchase "humanitarian supplies food" from them for half price. Why are these allowed you say? Simply because the government itself is corrupt
I am proud to say that I feel safe in Singapore. We have real humans in blue in our police posts. It's pretty safe to walk on the streets at my place at night. And what Setsuna-san posted was true. You can actually bribe some of their cops away... (I have relatives in Malaysia too.)
that's the way malaysian police are Danny, that's what we called "duit kopi", that goes into his own pocket. btw 200 is alot usually is less than 50, you are better off asking them to write you a ticket instead.
ah...the infamous malaysian police officer....what i'd do is just ask them to write me the speeding ticket/summons (whatever they call it. the police officer would then get so scared of all the paper work he'd have to do for issuing that 1 speeding ticket that'd he'd let u off without paying a bribe or getiing a ticket. Also there was actual real photographic of u speeding...
I'm guessing you got 200 because you were a foreigner. What I heard is that people empty their wallets, leaving only RM 30 thereabouts in their wallet and place the remaining cash into their pockets. Thus when a police stops you and asks for some 'duit kopi' (literally translates to coffee money lawl), you can show him that you only have RM 30. Works most of the time ;)
welp, i think i heard in the news that some police man who is an anti drunk driving spokesman got busted for drunk driving. so... yea
What the... Thats so messed up, but I can't help but laugh at how sad it is...
i live in a good area so we rarely have any problem, however I have noted my area police are wearing heavier body armor/bullet proof suite and usury they are hidden under the clothing, but now they are out in open. I was surprised a bit, but it does make them look cooler. However just the next county I heard is very bad, so hard to say really. Then we had that big sniper incident a few years ago, when weirdo with his adopted son went around shooting people. The kid got life and his "dad" got death panelty. That was very scary, I remember been in school and we were all not allowed to go and had police guards in school for the time until they cough the guy.
wow, my country police is just too "pro" in some way, no comment on them already, understand what i mean right...
Oh dear danny. That isn't a fine. That's a bribe. You're better paying that 200 to the police station rather than paying that policeman. A bribe is only RM50 tops. And yes we are corrupted. :(
The police in Singapore are pretty corruption free and pretty professional. Well as for what happened to you in Malaysia, we Singaporeans are well aware of this fact already. The malaysian police always tend to target the license plates that aren't local and then try to convince you to offer them a peace settlement. I guess you can't totally blame them since they wages are pretty low.
From what I hear from this site, it seems like the crime in Japan is either very severe (axe choppings from kids) or little to no crime at all. : / Are axes easily accessible in Japan??
XD Great lil anecdote Danny, although, I do wonder how it would feel to get stabbed by a banana o_o The police in Melbourne seem decent to me, at least they're real humans ^^;
Haha... typical Malaysian policeman you have there. We call the "fine", "kopi-o money" or bluntly "money for a cup of coffee".
Im quite surprised by that! I thought koban boxes were always staffed. Ive seen a few that were empty, but i assumed they were in the back taking a dump or something. Do those screens come with an english language option?
Oh, and the cops in the UK are ok. I still dont feel safe on the streets, but i suppose thats society's fault, not the policemen. Ruddy chavs!
The law enforcement in Singapore is pretty good and strict. I would see police cars patrolling my area almost everyday. The only thing that I have been grumbling since young was the fine. Singapore penalise you for almost every single little offences that you can ever think of (ie. skateboarding, dancing in public, etc..). You can read more here http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,2763,824569,00.html Its no wonder that Singapore is known as the "fine" country. But on the other hand, the fine and things have indeed helped to keep the citizens disciplined. Well, at least thats a good thing.
Where my mom lives there is 18,000 people and 2 cops. One of which was at my step-brother's birthday party involved in the stealing and burning of election signs and later driving home drunk in the wrong car. :S I have great confidence in the law enforcement there. :P
Well in Italy we have two pubblic law enforcement, carabinieri and state police. The first ones can be very dangerous...look the link and feel the their power ^^ http://www.globalpress.it/images/big/200705211136carabinieri%20roma.jpg
Well, I live in Brazil. That quiz would be taken as a joke, so obvious the answer "NO" is. Police force in Brazil is famous for unprepared, underpaid, corrupt, violent, abusive and whatever negative adjectives you can add more. Yet, I still have to congratulate them because lately, we had some major busting on pretty big drug dealing operations and other crime organizations. About my neighborhood, despite living in a pretty crowded avenue, I don't get out at night and avoid getting out late in afternoons.
Hah Danny the police station really funny! I think it will get sabotaged here in Malaysia! About the fine u got in Malaysia! The policeman just accepted bribe! Usual fine will be around RM300 for speeding......but usually RM50 will settle! I am not suppose to speak too much or else i will get lock-up!!!! Very high efficient in doing those stuff!!!!
most police of the world is corrupted and the one is not corrupted abuse of the power they have, is hard to find a country with police that really care about the people
Hahaha! Good to know if i want to chase someone in Japan. I just wack him with my banana before he gets to the booth. Banana split! ^_^ Anyways, here the cops are nowhere to be found in case of emergency. One moment they are just 3 meters away, you turn your head because you hear someone screaming. Then you think: oh i just saw some officers. Let me warn them...and they are gone!!! The law in Holland is to weak, you only get a few years for murder. Sometimes the criminals get out right away, because they did the time waiting for the trail. I don't think its fair. But what can you do
I read a story in the papers once.... There was this lady who lived like 15-30mins from a police station, her house got broken into & ransacked. when she found out she called the police & they told her they'd be there straight away. it took them 3-days to get to her even if the police station is just down the road. so the headline was "3-days to answer a 999 call" not all police are bad, there are those that will do their job well for their own pride or honor & not just because its a job that needs to be doing. I would suggest that the police get more powers but i would be ridiculed for it & accused of pushing the UK faster onto its throne of 'political Correctness' its a shame that most of the uk population belive the police to be of no or little use at all. specially since the Mendez case I mean We are the UK - we are one of the most important countries in the world. but yet the country is drawn into a spiralling dall because politions dont seem to be doing their job correctly & making things work instead of demanding more tax's to pay for a coverup.
The police in the UK are either woefully inept or are too badly hindered by beurocracy and red tape to be of any real help even if they wanted to be. It's a real shame. I wouldn't be surprised if an officer had to file a report just to take a dump!
After APEC i've completely had enough of police here. Way too over-the-top. They'll pull you over for going 2kmph over the speed limit.
50 Malaysian Ringgit is the normal "pay the fine" rate around here, usually we would pull out all our cash from the wallet and leave one $50 note right before the car comes to a full stop, then opening up your wallet innocently when asked for your driving license...expecting the police to see how much you have... Welcome to Malaysia....
got that synthom in indonesia to stephen. fat ***HOLE
I live in one of the higher crime rate cities in the U.S., but the police here are informative and helpful. And they despise criminals.
i live in the Uk. the police here are balls. all you ever see are chavs running around the streets with no one stopping them for being idiots.
Law enforcement here sux. When you're convicted of a crime whether you're innocent or not, the thinking is always "guilty until proven innocent" when it should be the other way around. And also you can pay most of the officers here to do your bidding. I do like our mayor here though and he's known for hunting down criminals and corrupt officers like dogs. XD
@NATHAN - even tho there are cops everywhere in the service. I think US cops have more of a sense of justice then other countries or at least of the countries that I have been to & that I know of. I have never been to the US & most of the time Im watching some sorta documentry on sky TV where a cam crew are following a bunch of cops on the beat (yes i know - i dont have a life but what else can u do at 3am without looking like your going to break into somebodies house???) & I have to say that your cops show some real dedication to their work. there are bad cops & there are good cops then there are f**king spanky monkey kinda good cops & the US seems not have nailed the spanky part. I dont think the British Police Force could ever be as organised as its US counterparts.
Grrrrrrrr need to correct a typo before i make the messge below sound insulting!!!! "there are bad cops & there are good cops then there are f**king spanky monkey kinda good cops & the US seems *TO* have nailed the spanky part." Danny - you really need to add an 'edit post' function buddy. i spent half my life in a forum, i dont feel right without an edit post post button hanging around my neck like bling
The "e-cop" @ Koban sounds very helpful when asking for directions. I have countless experience on asking directions in Japan with a cop. Seems like the machine has a "Printout" slot, that comes into handy when the direction to a places gets complicated.
When it does sound convenient....it doesnt hurt to have the real deal for emergencys
eventhough police coruption is very common here in morocco the police here is very effective especially in drug smuggling cases but for us when when the police are not arround we use street law enforcement lol for example i fa girl gets attacked all the boys from her neighborhood gather up and go look for the bad guy and if they find him he is going to have a very very bad time loool
the other day i saw avideo in the news on BBC about chavs on the news... the got a video clip of a cctv and it shows a few kids throwing stones at a police patral car while it is moving.... i was surprise to see the police driving on despite the relentless attack by the kids.... I bet if it in another country the police would have jump down the car and chased after them...
SilverCross, I think that you are wrong in your logic somehow. Those kids (because it is usually the youngest who are in charge of taunting) go annoy police forces with stones and whatever else in purpose. They are also "tested" by their group at that moment. If officers begin to pursue them, they will get divided and ambush is bound to ensue (with the older ones as reinforcement, much better armed and ready to strike, etc. in the worst cases... or everyone will suddenly disappear), so it is better to retreat and regroup in that case. I know that in France it can be the same, in the suburbs of big cities... So yeah, they are not wrong trying to avoid too much conflict sometimes. Think safety. Think logic. ;) And I'm sure it is the same in wars and other skirmishes.
D_BLADE; Is Claymore worth watching? Oh.. I mean.. blah blah blah.. police .. blah blah.. kids with rocks... blah blah potato chips.. blah blah blah.. liquid nitrogen... blah. Plus, it takes a bigger man to run away and regroup when fighting little kids. Little kids are scary.. like midgets.
Cops in Holland are lazy and pathetic. You won't see them patrolling to much and during dinner time you won't see a single cop on the streets. The police is also too scared to properly take action in neighbourhoods with a high youth crime rate, they rather stay away from these neighbourhoods for their own sake. =_= So if you're being attacked, it can take a while before the police arrives. I (and almost everyone else here in Holland) have a lot more complaints about the Dutch police, but I'll spare you those. ^^
DRAGUN: Well, Claymore rocks the house! Too bad it will end soon. Lots of gore but great story, characters and action. One of my favorite series ever. Ahem...! Well, little kids can be truly obnoxious when they want to, but sometimes they do mean business... they like weapons too. Never underestimate them, as they are often overlooked. Especially nowadays. You know, even midgets can be dangerous. You never are sure of what can happen in life, right? And you seem to forget about those children soldiers. Go taunt them and end killed without hesitation. It's how insane it can turn out. Trust me, I'm glad there are law and order in "modern countries", or else... By the way, if I write your nick in caps, it is because you chose to put it in caps. ;)
Throwing stones onli! Bikers in Malaysia here broke the window of the police car and even trashed it! The police did nothing! There was once a case in Malaysia, where policeman arrested a biker and his gang came and surround the police car, the police release that guy directly on the spot! And after tat i heard no news of further pursuit!
wow, the crime rate must be really low in Japan! Too bad the same can't be said here. There is the occasional crime-some misdemeanors others felonies but not in my neighborhood and the police response to these situations is always quick. a friend of mine told me about his home being robbed while the family was gone. When they returned he discovered several valuable posessions were gone including 2 computers, his dvd player, their television, his videogame console and several of his movies and games. The idiot who robbed the place turned out to be a classmate of his and his neighbor. the police used this information and apprehended the thief soon after the incident.
some of the law enforcement here are corrupt and it's really degrading but there are some who are honest and doing their duty ^^ lol @ banana weapon XD
