fuck the police

Oh my god!

I went downstairs to go to the convenience store across the street to get some food, when I got bothered by a guy saying "excuse me, can I talk to you for a second?" Of course I ignored him completely and walked on. And then I heard him say, "hello? hello? I'm police." [もしもし、警察ですが。]

My heart dropped but I wasn't about to turn around and see if it was true or show any sign of weakness. So I went into the convenience store and took my time buying my food. Then I saw that the dude was waiting outside for me and staring right at me. He was built, like he worked out, and he looked like he meant business.

But what the fuck, I wasn't doing anything wrong, he didn't have any right to harass me, even if he was a cop. So I walked out, and of course he closed in on me, along with another little guy who literally looked 12 years old. They surrounded me and shoved their police badges in my face, and next thing I knew, the 12 year old was right in front of me, struggling with his English, saying "police, ehhh..." I glared at their badges and asked them (of course in Japanese) if I was doing anything wrong. Then I said I was Japanese, and shoved past them, as the buff guy asked me to show some ID. He didn't want to give up, but I could hear the 12 year old say, "lets just leave it."

A Japanese person isn't required to show ID. Even a foreigner isn't required to show ID unless they're doing something wrong. I was fully expecting them to chase me, and I was planning on running into my building and letting the door with the auto lock close behind me. But they gave up. Don't they have anything better to do?

fuck the police.

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aneles
Fuuuuuck. It's good you know your rights. Why were they even messing with you? That sucks.

I generally feel (a tiny bit) more positive about cops than I do in the states, but my friends and family have still been harassed when they weren't doing anything wrong, and I felt like they were unfairly targeted for looking different.
OptaMISStik
WH, what have you been doing? We all know that the only people to commit crimes in Japan are gaijin's. Them, and poor, innocent Japanese who have been given drugs by gaijin's...
Workaholic Hostess
i know, meanwhile I'm now scared to go down to the combini. probably for the rest of my life. and I forgot to buy water! assholes.
Workaholic Hostess
knowing your rights doesnt really help here though. but telling them I'm Japanese usually works for me, I discovered.
PeteGraham

Geeeez no way! That's surely illegal! I wonder if their badges were even real! You've got to look after yourself. That sounds truly horrible.

I'm glad you got back safe, and hopefully you can wait for the water - they'll get bored soon with no-one to harrass.

lazywong
I thought you only say もしもし when answering the telephone ... (-_- )
G

Cops...they are the same everywhere. Well, except for the one girl-cop I am training, she's cool.

Personally my view of them is very dim having "worked" "alongside" them for a while. Or to put it more bluntly, let's say that in that movie true romance, the part where the bodyguard says "fuck you, you put your gun down!" and later, "I hate fucking cops" is a favourite moment :)

Workaholic Hostess
Yeah it's for answering the phone, but you can use it when somebody's just not answering, or when they're up in space or something.
Workaholic Hostess
got my water after awhile. they fucked off eventually, but now they've succeeded in making me feel unsafe to leave my building. fuckers.
PeteGraham

Damn. You shouldn't have to live in fear. How long have you been there and would you consider moving?

Workaholic Hostess
lived here for about six months. its no big deal really. it was worse in other neighborhoods. there aren't any consequences, if worse comes to worse I'll just show them my ID, but I get angry and feel targeted and don't think it's fair that I have to prove my innocence just because I have a white father.
FXGMBLR

aneles wrote: "Fuuuuuck. It's good you know your rights. Why were they even messing with you? That sucks. "

because japan is xenophobic. if they dont like you why do you insist on living in their country?
and in one of your posts from 2008 you said it yourself, even your japanese family doesn't accept you. japanese do not like foreigners nor even half japanese, they don't like mixed blood, they want pure japanese. but it is understandable. i know you cant help it because you were born that way.. and the second you said you were half i immediately knew your father was white and mother japanese.. why? cuz white guys love asian girls and japan is full of white guys going after japanese women.

my message to interacial couples: yes you can date and fuck but DO NOT HAVE KIDS. your kids will grow up their entire lives wonder what race they are.. they don't fit in with the whites, and they definitely don't fit in with the asians, they will be having an identity crisis their whole lives, all because you decided to impregnate an asian woman. a message to white guys: dont have kids w/ a women outside your race unless you want to forsake them. why? when you go pick out a dog do you look for a mutt? no, not unless your feeling sorry for them being left at the pound, when most people look for a dog to buy they look for pure breeds.. there is a reason for that.

Workaholic Hostess
wow, are you for real? I'll leave your ignorant comments up for other people to laugh at.
FXGMBLR
yes i am for real, oh and thank you for not censoring this.
no seriously, think about it.. people like pure breed animals, pure breed horses, pure breed dogs, etc.. humans are no different, japanese don't like mutts.

btw is that all you have to say?
being a mixed yourself i'm curious as to your response
i know you have an identity crisis, seeing how you can't totally be white nor japanese.. maybe you can be "american" in america though..
FXGMBLR
oh and the reason i pasted back on another more recent post was because i don't think this post will get any more views because it was posted a few days ago, so i wanted to post it on one of your more recent entries..
Workaholic Hostess
That is absolutely all I have to say. I've already said too much. Ignorant comments deserve no response.
FXGMBLR
that is a poor rebuttal. normally people have nothing to say because they know i'm right. but putting myself in your place i wouldn't have much of a counter-argument either

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