Tochigi Prefectural Police Chief Inspector General Hiroshi Akasaka, after a police inspector was fired for stealing 150,000 yen (which he said he used for pachinko) from a detained man. (Mainichi Shimbun)
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It is extremely regrettable that a police officer would commit this kind of crime. We will thoroughly instruct our officers in the ethics of their work.
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HollisBrown
Don't punish all the good officers with hours of 'ethics training' for the actions of an idiot.
The thief appears to have been fired. How about arresting and prosecuting the thief and maybe this act of implementing the law will show all police officers that they aren't above it.
shallots
@HollisBrown Exactly! "we will punish everybody now!" Yuk!
Moonraker
Well, it feels like something should be done. The stories of police drunk-driving, skirt peeping, miscellaneous stitching up and others suggest there might be something wrong with either recruitment or the training. Ok, they are not shooting dead minorities in the street but we don't always have to compare to the US.
Mike L
"extremely regrettable"
A phrase used so much that like "yoroshiku onegai shimasu" it has long since ceased to have any real meaning other than a set formality.
Strangerland
Yeah, it's like saying 'pleased to meet you'! Absolutely meaningless. Why even waste the effort?
Wakarimasen
Excellent. As if the satsu don't have a ton of evidence that they have ethics problems. upskirt photos, sexual assault, theft, racism - all recent reports here on JT
smithinjapan
"We will thoroughly instruct our officers in the ethics of their work."
Doesn't stop the panty-thieving and drinking and driving or assaults committed by some police, so it's not going to deter someone intent or prone to this kind of thing from doing it. How about instead not only promising to fire the people immediately, but incarcerate them for crimes with a longer sentence then normal because they are supposed to be upholding the law and not leading as example of how to break it? Might work slightly better as a deterrent, with this guy or another used to hammer the idea home.
Aly Rustom
I agree with all of the above. Nothing else to say
Mike L
Your endless Japan-defending gets boring but glad to see we are on the same page finally Strangerland!
BertieWooster
Instruction obviously didn't work.
Think again!
SenseNotSoCommon
Held up by the lawman upholding the law.
gaijinfo
That's a good idea. Because when somebody steals, it's just because they're a bit confused on the "ethics of work."
Teach them that stealing is wrong and they'll stop doing it.
J-cops are GENIUSES.