I’ve heard people say that lawyers only choose to prosecute cases that they know they might win, but isn’t that true for lawyers in basically any country, anywhere?
EDIT: I meant conviction rate in the title.
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I’ve seen some documentaries about this and it seems like Japan has some very questionable human rights practices with its criminal Justice system. Holding people for up to 23 days because they won’t confess, then extending that hold just because they can is one of the more dubious items I learned about. Being browbeat into a confession during the hold period through grueling interrogation sessions with cops screaming at people is another. Oh, and your lawyer can’t guide you through the process because your access is limited. Good luck getting help from your embassy as well…you’re on your own!
Couple these statistics with the general xenophobia of Japanese society and it’s a wonder anyone visits there at all. I would love to visit Japan, but the idea of being subjected to their criminal justice system just seems like a crazy risk. I’m not even talking about violent crime or other misbehavior. For example, I have adhd and I take a stimulant medication. If I brought that along with me, even with a prescription, I might be subject to police action because those medicines are illegal in Japan. I would have never thought of that issue had I not read about an American who was held over it. How many other little things are there I could inadvertently do wrong? Why risk your freedom so that you can go be sneered at and randomly attacked by Japanese people.
Wait, you don’t believe that people are just randomly attacked in Japan? Read this:
https://soranews24.com/2018/06/02/butsukariya-men-who-purposely-crash-into-women-when-walking-through-japans-crowded-stations/amp/
Not good, folks.
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