Seems like the Taibei police especially enjoy busting vendors selling stuff without a license in the night market. Other than that, don't know much about their doings. Their little police scooters are neat, though.
i have heard from new in my country here, but these were from male assailants, not female though, havent heard any new of it any girls doing that kind of thing
being in london, The police officer will probably be fully assaulted before he even finishes his first sentence... Ok, It's not *that* bad but they would be pretty ineffective nonetheless.
You are kidding me... You obviously don't go out much then. UK police don't stand around to take crap, what's great about them is they try to talk to people before they get serious(very reasonable). I remember two guys getting arrested outside the Tiger Tiger club in Piccadilly, the police took out the pepper spray but there was a strong wind and it blew some to crowd watching XD. 5 of them got hit, their eyes turned red despite the distance XD. Great fun~
policemen in my country are most well known for bribery...
as is the case for most south east asian countries. god i love corruption, you can get away with almost anything
What are kids made of today? At least many don't have much respect for their elders (in the broad sense). The police you ask? Here they are very kind, you can ask them about the situation (such as road blocking or sort) and they reply to you with much kindness. Though I'm sure you should not tease, mock or insult them, because they seem quite tough. Well, there is a bias in what I say, since yours truly is a defender of Great Justice (as in always avoiding stupid/suspect public behavior, etc.).
Dblade, when I was a kid I wanted to join the mounties. ^^
so the high school girls are Sadists And the cops are Masochists?
The Police in Sweden are somewhat inbetween. You could say, it's a good/bad cop play here.
Here in my country, just pay em' and they'll shut up. If you're someone in the higher-up affiliated with the government party, you can make em' do cool things like disperse a peaceful gathering with excessive force or interrupt any opposition party-related activities. It's just like playing Command & Conquer and just as easy as issuing squad commands in Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.
BUT, if it comes to political gatherings of opposition political parties they are strangely efficient in trying to disrupt their gatherings by arrests, tear gassing, and of course water cannons laced with chemicals.
while ignoring a government-linked party's supposedly illegal rally... ^^;;
In the past, I only seem to see them around important people (government), standing guard at big events, and marching as part of the National Day Parade. Never did see them much else where. However, after the recent "escape" by our very own homegrown terrorist "leader", I do see them alot more, driving around in their shining clean cars (eh, what else can one do when there's nothing else to do? Even our military vehicles and planes are shine-glossy finishing!), keeping a lookout for their "man". Besides that, I don't really know what else they are doing behind the scenes besides tending to emergency phone calls and scrambling to the crime site, but they're known for their efficiency.
You definitely don't want to do that to our local police since they are military (National Republican Guard) and put you on the ground and hurt you really bad XD
is the comments supposed to be this far down the page? pretty sure it looked different last week i visited. using firefox 2 atm.
it'd definitely depend on what the schoolgirl was spitting and what she had in her mouth just b4 the spitting...>:)
She deserves a powerful free slap as a reply. Case solved.
I think it depends on where you are in the states. Most police around Chicago can't bothered with traffic violations (i.e. blown stop signs, running red lights). If it doesn't involve traffic violations the police won't hesitate to throw their weight around.
always have respect for police for what htye put up with... I work with them in my area alot.. and there just regular guys, or girls, trying to earn a wage and actually trying to make a differance.. unlike thoses thye pull over and what not.. they go out there everyday not knowing if they;ll be back that night.. if some dumba#$ will kill em for no good reason.. sad really.. had a rash of cop killins in Miami recently.. Be nice people.. there there for a reason..
I have to agree. It's a thankless job. As I read Danny's article I have to wonder if there is a reaction that won't draw the wrath of at least someone. Let the girls hit you and you're a wimp. Cuff them and you're a Nazi. And I can't begin to think what would happen if they taser one as they try to gain control of the other. My point is that the police in Japan (and the USA) have to walk such a fine line. That said, I've noticed what appears to me to be a unique cultural "trait" in Japan. It seems that deviations from expected behavior really throws them off - not just police but Nihonjin in general. If you don't act as expected there is a delayed reponse as they process the situation. I've seen this take a number of forms. Most recently I watched a person in Shinjuku jaywalk against the light in front of a police van. They come on the loudspeaker and shout "Chotto! Chotto!" a number of times. But the offender keeps walking. I watched to see what happens next. In the USA if you ignore a command to halt - you just "upped" the ante. It's no longer about jaywalking. It's now about authority. But, in the Japan case, the officers talked to each other - all the time the offender walking briskly away. Eventually it was pointless to pursue. It was very interesting. They had a "what should we do?" look on their faces. Danny? Your thoughts? You've been here much longer.
Police over here are only good at catching the (nearly)innocent, like me. Been fined for cyling through a red light (with no traffic) and over the shopping mall (with no people). So yeah, tough as baboon nuts.....
Atleast the policemen in Japan look like good people... I heard that some policemen are corrupted and stuff, luckily Singapore's men/women in blue always follow things by the book...
Police in Japan seems to handle situations as risky as getting a kitten down a tree... maybe that's because the low criminality rate. At my country, criminality rate is kinda high, and unfortunately, police sucks. I've also heard that the police departments here are so cheap that they even charge cops for the bullets they use (or maybe discount them from the paycheck, who knows)... so, what if they get in a shootout? it would be like "cover me" and then "no, YOU cover me". I'm telling you, be extra cautious when coming here.
South africa has the WORST police system EVER!
people from the Philippines please speak up, or are you too busy being "kidnapped for ransom" by your local police. ^^;
does the term "pulis patola" still get thrown around a lot these days?
I've heard them being called vultures (buwitre) or crocs (buwaya) before but not that, what's patola anyway? isn't that some sort of veggie?
I think it depends... but generally the polices in Indonesia are just normal. They're working hard to stand for justice. Nowadays, crimes become more various both in quality and quantity which make me feel bad about the polices here, seems that they can't let their guard down for a second. Unfortunately, there are also some lousy polices, mainly in my region. They're stupid, especially in controlling the traffic. Just because they are police they think they can do anything. The easiest example is reckless driving... C'mon.. what kind of police are they if they don't turn on the sign when turning left / right?
Oh... well, here in Chile if some girls kick and spit a police officer (sub-division of the army), they would be charged of agression against law enforcer and sent to the police station... and her parents would have been fined. Harming an officer in any way is a big no-no (you probably wouldn't be hit back, but the law would kick your rear, because MILITARY law would be imposed).
Philadelphia Police are a very tough bunch. Such an assault would result in those girls being locked up and on their way to a dentition facility (juvenile). Philly has the highest murder rate in the U.S. at 426 at last count and increasing. This school girl attack would not be tolerated at all. I am surprised at this news. I thought Japanese kids were better than this.
shamefully, police here spend their time loitering around "mamak stall" eating roti canai and drinking teh tarik most of the time their tummy's are like the spare tire of a 18-wheeler truck which explains why they are not able to chase whenever a snatch theft occurs.. instead they like to do roadblock and take "duit kopi" or chase after legally employ foreign workings and pretend they did something wrong and pretend to want to arrest them and take more "duit kopi" dialling 999 is useless as the cops takes 1 hrs to arrice at the crime scene.. and whenever they fail to solve a big case which is splatter all over the papers, they quickly catch a dead cat...
Strangely reminds me of the stereotype of US cops and donuts...
I can't help but be saddened by the polices here arresting legal foreign workers. You know, I'm from Indonesia.. >_<
Dear Benjamin, may I suggest you had a letter "a" in your location? Unless you want to sound Engrish in a french way, the word battle is "bataille" in french. Just a passing comment, no hard feeling ^^
And beside, I am now intrigued by this decisive battle. What, When, Where is it ?
Allow me to answer in his stead (though I know he's perfectly able to answer; but as a fellow Frenchman you can imagine the rest...) This is an original typo originating from Shakugan no Shana and more precisely its second season and its OST. As you have guessed, it is about a final battle between Good and Evil at a precise location (not to give in spoilers). And I tend to joke on that because instead of correcting it with an obvious "a", just insert an "s" somewhere else and you got: "Lieu de la Bastille décisive" (reminds a bit of La Marseillaise? Yup, the French hymnal). Makes no sense at all (not to say it sounds pretty stupid), but I find it much amusing.
Yup, D Blade explains my point even better than I would. ^^ And LOL at "Lieu de la Bastille décisive"! ^^
Ok, thanks for your explanations ^^
No problem!
the police force here has some negative image 'coz some regular and high ranking officials are corrupt...but not all police authorities are corrupt
I Don't like the police...then again i just have a problem with authority in general.
That cop in the pic looks so weak. He looks more like a drug addict more than a cop. (-_____-. You really don't want to fool with the cops here in my region. They're like 6 feet tall and over 250lbs...
I remember those Peru anti-riot polices, will those girls even dare to think about doing the same thing to them? ^^ http://gizmodo.com/352266/peruvian-anti+riot-police-uniforms-look-like-judge-dredd-meets-batman
Can't help but lol at those uniforms... they don't look very comfy.
They enjoy sleeping on the job and harassing law abiding citizens. But then again we have a largely conscription based police force.
If this happened here, those girls would probably be flat on their face with their hands behind the back. Sure, cops are lazy, but the ones I know aren't push-overs
Agreed. I don't necessarily trust cops here, so pissing one off will get you cuffed with a knee in your back. Unless you're Naomi Campbell.
Can't help but think that they would call female officers if that was the case...
lol, Canada. i have a cop friend and he tells me that the police here acts more like a gang, if you piss off one, you're basically screwed
I don't think you want to mess around with Boys in blue at LA area, past shows what could happen -_-
They shoot you?
Yes...
Ah - the "shoot first, ask questions later" thingy.
Like, ouch. In Singapore we hardly hear them pulling out guns though. If I hadn't heard that they have to write a report for every bullet spent from a six-shot revolver, I would've thought they actually LIKED the baton...
wow I would never spit on an officers face. Especially here in America, where the Patriot Act is riding on us like a full force wedgie. For some reason, I like to think police in Japan, generally, are a little more lenient in terms of patience and hostility.
I had one bad experience with a cop... It's a workday and I get off the red line on to Figueroa in downtown Los Angeles. As I walk to the office, I see a motorcycle cop talking to this woman. Doesn't bother me, but I'm thinking, damn this this guy is lazy. Now there's a walk sign that is broken, anyone who works in the area knows it doesn't work, so you watch the light turn red... so I walk without even thinking... and next thing I hear is a siren from that same cop. I tell him what the deal is... and he ignores me - bastard. Even when other people were crossing that same street. Had to pay a fine for jay walking. Paid it.... vacation next week.
Hard to say about police here in my area. The state and most of the cities are in bad financial shape. I almost never see police. Remember an one officer telling me that the patrol cars in Detroit where not equipped with computers.
Guess RoboCop didn't inspire them after all. The irony.
i was curious about one thing danny can you tell or any other Japanese what the hell is wrong in 2 persons riding a bicycle.why the hell is there suck a law its totally foolish.give me a good reason i cant think of any
probably because its a safety issue. if it wasnt a tandem built bike then theres a risk of it being unwieldy in traffic.
An assult on an officer. That's a great way to get arrested. There is no law about riding a bike with 2 people. I think that officer is just worried about the girls getting hurt.
Here police officers are tuff ...but you can have "perfectly legal arregaments with them" ....
That`s true, and just with a couple of soles (1 dollar= 2,80 soles)
Ho..... if I did that not only is it shameful and completely destroys my honor, I would get fined heavy and thrown in the clinker for some hard time for spitting on a police officer. Honor driven and bound, I am thankful for everything the police and armed forces do for our country. The boys in blue here are the toughest and they don't take chances. They don't "ask" for anything when arresting- if you run you will be down on the ground and very uncomfortable. They are cracking down in Pennsylvania on street racing and speeders. We get a lot of tailgating and speeding around the Reading area and people are being stopped for it. They are also cracking down on drug problems in Reading. The police are every part of our family and they are some of the best people around. I feel very safe despite being outside of Reading and I feel safe at home, relativly. Police do a good job around here, they are patrolling and they are typically ever present wherever you are going. They are great people, and they are people I can trust. Brawl with a police officer in the United States and you will be maced and/or constrained, then put in handcuffs and thrown in the clinker. I have a zero tolerance policy for crime, and so do these guys.
Police here are eficient... and tough. A thing like this sure is imposible in Spain. Anyway, if things like this is possible in japan, is more that a problem...
I wouldn't say they're tough as bricks, but I wouldn't say they're tough as baboon nuts either. Police here is somewhere in the middle I guess.
The boys in blue here are a joke. They just love to use their power to squeeze people out of their money. There's only a rare few who doesn't do that around here. Such a shame really.
finding an honest cop in the Philippines is almost like finding an image of the Virgin Mary in your taco. I had an ex-gf whose dad was in the narcotics division and some of the stuff they grab in stings ends up in the streets quite soon. did i mention they have a nice house?
The police in Japan once stopped me from getting near a bus that was boarding preschoolers. I was pretty surprised, but it makes for a great conversation topic now. The funny thing there is that he said he felt bad about it after he found out that I was American. As if Loli-con was some sort of indigenous disease or something.
lol I hate cops too...but...I wouldn't try to kick or spit in their face. they'd have you flat on the with your face bashed in before u can say baboon ass.
Naughty little girls.
I don't mess with the cops in Jersey, not because they fit the stereotypical "pigs" in blue suits image of oppression but they still project a sense of authority. they're quite respectful and professional though an occasional bad seed will occur. A friend of mine's dad was a former cop who was busted for pulling his gun out on his ex-wife.
arrested twice in Tokyo. Most polite and respectable/responsible police I have ever been arrested by...
The other day i was driving to school and all of a sudden there were signs that read "Drug Inspection Point Ahead.. brought to you by blah blah" and there were like 6 or so police and they were just randomly stopping people for about a mile or so.
In the US you see cops being quite assertive on TV shows where show recordings of patrol car dash cam videos, or documentary types like COPS, but the ones I've personally seen have been quite restrained. That being said, I remember a saying back in LA that sort of went like: No copkiller leaves LA alive.
Cops can be bought... just wish I had the money. :P
For a (not too) accurate picture of what the police is like in Brazil, watch the movie: "Tropa de Elite". Police force in Brazil can be described with the following words: underpayed, understaffed, underequipped, mostly corrupt, mostly unprepared, mostly uneducated, several times inefficient.. and some other stuff. There are few exceptions unfortunately. Oh, also, if girls here in Brazil did something similar to those japanese girls, chances they would end up arrested, beaten up or even dead are not too hard. All depends on where. But being Brazilian, I don't know if you can really trust the police version... I'd have to hear what the girls have to say first.
