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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...

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 ;)

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!

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

Law enforcement here in Ireland has its good side and its bad. The good side is that your run-of-the-mill Garda (the name for police here) is generally a neighbourly sort, who knows the people from around town and is quick to catch people obviously breaking the law. Much like British police for the most part, including their not carrying guns except for a special division.

The bad bit is the fact that they can be very violent when pissed off, as well as instigating riots during peaceful demonstrations. Moreover, they've basically been used as government-sponsored thugs for some corporations in some very nasty, dodgy cases.

Anyway, the less said about the trigger-happy police in my native argentina, the better. Sigh.

D_BLADE, I like it in all caps, mostly because thats how I normally write (you know, on paper and all). Im agreeing with you about the midgets and children, they are freaky. If I had a group of kids running at me I would douse them with WD-40 and strike a match. Since guns were invented anyone can kill anyone. Can you picture these kids with knives? Or swords? They wouldnt stand a chance against an experienced swordsman, but with a gun.. all you have to do is get lucky. It takes little skill and almost no physical strength to kill with a gun. Hell, shooting arrows takes skill at least!

Oh, and I get pulled over a lot by police, because I ride a motorcycle. If you wear leather, and ride a motorcycle, somehow you are a thug? I had a guy across the street litterally run away from me when I got off my Harley and yell "I dont want to fight you!".... I was thinking .. WTF?I guess thats the only discrimination I encounter in my life, so I cant complain too much.

Hey, I'm willing to accept a few grizzly axe murders and heads mounted on fence posts to live in one of the safest places in the world. Japan was like what, 5th this past year in safest countries (Google was not my friend in finding the list that I read, again)? That rank actually kinda surprised me, because in '04 I remember it being like 2nd or something. Around here we have our fair share of violent crimes, and people tend to let their pituitaries get the better of them more often than not, but overall the crime rate isn't bad (There's always a joke going around about how the reason there aren't many violent crimes is because nearly everyone here is over the age of 65. We were also named one of the top 10 most livable cities in the country this year and the joke about that is that's because everyone under the age of 65 has moved out of the city.). We just end up with really bizarre crimes more often than not. Last week there was a "lady" (I use the term loosely) that was this 12 year-old's aunt and she had been requisitioning money from the boy's mother to buy him prostitutes, of which apparently the mother knew nothing about. *cough*

I assume one day they see a dead guy in that booth stabbed to death while going through the tv monitor...

I see your point Danny. They should atleast have 1-2 armed guards in the station.

For speeding, the max fine is RM300, and the money you just gave him is just a coffee money. You should ask him to issue summon/fine bill then you can ask for summon reduction at the police counter. And no, he cannot drag you to police station unless you carry firearms, drug or corpse inside your boot(all these can cause you to be hanged). So next time, ask for summon and drive away. If he nag, jot down his number and make a report.Sure he'll shut up.

Those koban should be equiped with automated machinegun. "Press here to shoot the criminal"."depressed? press here to execute yourself"

well it's quite a known fact that some countries are a bit.. of course, don't mind me to be too straight after all..

agreed with ecam..
if only danny now about this b4 that happened..
hope other ppl who read this post wont think malaysia is a bad country cuz we do have ways to counter these kinds of situations..
n it is effective..
though it is a good thing for real criminals as they can pay the 200 n be free from interrogation..lol..damn those police

lol danny you have just given the cop in malaysia something we call "duit kopi"
which literally means coffee money
that fella probably had a plate of expensive stuff at the local mamak stall XD

I can see it now. "Oh my god! Here he comes. Please help m... bleeeeehhhh" *dead*

*LAUGHS* well, welcome to malaysia danny =P

Indonesian police's just as bad as Malaysian one...

Only thing is here the bribe is called "peace money (uang damai)"

I feel more at ease on a busy street with hooligan wandering around than a peaceful place that you might not know there are nuts/maniac people chase you. The level of my alertness won't be compromise

wait.....hey didn't you post this article before???
like last year sometime ago?

I'd give it a night for such a stand to be completely depredated, robbed and ruined here in Brazil.
And this summarizes how satisfied I am with law enforcement in my region. :P

I love Guam. The local police are really laid-back. The horrible, horrible crimes usually get dealt with pretty quickly, but when it comes to petty crimes such as speeding, all you have to do is tell the cops that "My cousin _____ works over at headquarters," and considering the tight community here, 80% or so of the time a comment like that is actually -valid- and gets you either off the hook or off with a lighter penalty.

This is ridiculous! An automated teller machine that acts as the police?! I bet it issues out a receipt for services rendered - if it's worth it.

Haha i know exactly what youre talking about Danny, we had the same issue with the police. Im of mixed origin(Half malay, Half English) - we were pulled over for "speeding" unless we had some money we couldd give him(a "fine" as they call it). I dont know if anyone is aware of the arabic word in Islam - "Haram" - it means illegal or against Islam. So i just told him that what he was doing was "Haram" and that he would be spending haram money on his wife n kids - it worked a treat! Try it next time you are in malaysia - perhaps ensure that you at least have one Malay person with you to back you up though.
I think a lot of asian countries have Police that dont do their jobs properly an d abuse their power - in the UK theres such a spotlight on the police force that if they mess up they get public backlash etc etc.
My friend was in the UK Police and he just recently quit becuase theres so much paperwork to do all the time - almost like the opposite of asia.
and i know thats bit of a generalisation and there are officers who do there jobs properly in asia but you know what i mean.

In Singapore, it's pretty peaceful. I mean, no one wants a whipped ass or to die on the noose; however humans are after all, humans, but as long as one avoids the sleazy or doesn't go around shoulder-smashing others, it's safe.

Who start this thread?
Is it you Danny..that is Malaysia corrupted culture.
The police force is weak in Malaysia theft and robberies happen everywhere (especially Penang,KL,Johor).
I don't believe that my country is ranked top country in SEA that solved most cases but I think twice and finally find out my country have most cases happen here..
Bribing is normal in Malaysia slipped RM50 which you can go through the fine for RM 300 so visitors come Malaysia please prepare to slip some money under the ID card....
Report it to BPR in Malaysia if you found anyone want some "duit kopi" (bribe) from you!!!

The police suck! I got my car stolen while my friend and I went out for a bowl of pho. (Yummy!) This was right in front of his house, and he doesn't live in a bad neighborhood either. I just barely got there and we left for food, so we were gone for only about 45 minutes. Of course, reporting it does nothing as all they tell you is, "We will be on the lookout for it." My day ruined, my friend takes me home. As we barely leave his house, I decide, "Why don't we look for it ourselves. It hasn't been that long and they couldn't be that far..." And lo and behold, while I'm discussing the plan, there it is...MY CAR!!! It was only a few streets away where there is an apartment complex. We call the police and they don't ever seem to show up. We wait for over an hour, watching the car, and my friend calls again only to have them say that they will show up shortly. (While that is happening, I think to myself, "I could have taken the car back myself now...") Eventually, the guy who stole it strolls out of the door clear as day, well just clear enough that you can tell which door it is, and starts to get into my car!!!

My friend jumps the gun and starts up the car. Did I mention that while waiting, it has already gotten dark and rainy? Of course, the culprit notices and tries to pretend to go somewhere casually. My friend follows and a chase ensues, all the while I'm trying to tell the police to hurry up on the phone, which of course, they don't really seem to care. The culprit eventually loses us. To end this story quickly since I already wrote a lot, my car was found the next day by the police only because my friend and I took the initiative and somehow scared the car-thief. And to rub it in some more, despite knowing the address of where the thief came out of, the cops said that is not enough to go arrest them. LAME!! That's law enforcement for you: enforcing the law for citizens so criminals can go about breaking it easier. (>.<)

Lucky the law here ain't corrupted...

well i consider myself fortunate never to have to require the services of the fine men in blue over here in singapore, so i can't vouch for them. but then again, that can be taken to mean that we have a competent police force... something which i am very much grateful for...

LOL BRIBERY LOL

That's why I'm perfectly law-abiding. Otherwise I'd be in the paddy wagon.

Everyone knows everyone so the cops here are pretty good. I love how they double as crossing guards when the kids come to school in the morning. I bet for most of them, that's the majority of work they do all day.

The cops are alright here, but I did have transit police bother me due to my trench coat. My father wanted his badge. The college police are fine, but mostly just a bunch of traffic cops. However, in Mexico, mind as well just don't even mess with the police at all. Friends and coworkers get robbed more from the police than from the actual criminals.

In Argentina the police rob you just as much or even more than the thieves. Thieves rob you and the police do nothing because most probably they are friends or are friends of friends of those thieves. It's a sucky place to live in if you consider law enforcement, nobody cares about rules being broken and the police force is a joke, they just grab any old man scratching his nuts and being no help to society.

At least in USA police enjoy kicking your butt within the rules (in my experience).

To me, Japan is a land where appearance is not always reality. Sure, Japan seems safe - as long as you stay "between the lines". The cops are like information guides in booths. Danny had another article about girls in Akiba beating up cops. If you deviate from expected behavior it really rattles them. So they mostly give directions. But I don't see them handle rowdy drunk salarymen on a Friday night. In fact, I'm convinced they don't think well on their feet. They maintain a standard behavior pattern - and you are expected to do the same. Heck, the Yakuza are in plain sight in Kabukicho etc.

So, it's not so much safe as well laid out - who controls what. But if you encounter trouble, like racism or prejudice, you won't get help from the cops. You're just a gaijin. Something more disruptive and they'll wonder what you did to provoke it. And so on...

I love Japan - but it's got issues like anywhere else. They're just handled differently.

Danny, you didn't pay a fine but rather stuffed some money into the police's pocket.. And are you sure you were really speeding? O_O And how much did you "slip" into the notebook?? Its usually around RM50 for "coffee money" - duit kopi in Malay, bribe for English. This "feature" is useful if you wanna save time or you're in a hurry.
IMO, "Corrupt lazy police who abuse their power" are Malaysia's law enforcement. Only a handful of them don't take bribe and actually do their jobs.

where is this high tech koban? i would like to make a visit them myself ^^

Hmm, I don't like the law enforcement in my region, they are not friendly and they think that their job is to write out fines to people, not to protect and help folks.

Law enforcements here suck! They're corrupt lazy police!

Oh god poor Danny , This is why we have Lazy cops in Malaysia.Makes me wanna complain to the government.

One day when I got back from Singapore at the Airport and also My cousin is coming to pick me up.Then I saw a huge amount of cars double parking near the Airport which cause my Dad to flame about.I saw a couple of cops just walking about doing nothing at all for the double parking problem.I also was very outraged and suddenly I started to compare Singaporean cops to Malaysian cops and started to realize that Singaporean Cops are better than Malaysian cops.

The boy was just trying to axe his dad something!!!!! LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL ^___^