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Re:As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do (... by PinkMilkshake on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @02:08AM (#20572048)
I was in Japan for a month not long ago and one thing that stood out for me was police walking around with large wooden sticks. Many walked around with expandable police batons, casually fully expanded.
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Re:As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do (... by CapricornNoble on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @07:31AM (#20573436)
Back when the bosozoku were more active (even 2012 was interesting compared to now), there were certain main streets that had a near-constant police presence between midnight and 4am on Saturday nights. The police would use those big staffs to knock the bikers off of their rides sometimes.
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Re:As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do (... by brokenmachine on Friday August 02, 2019 @01:04AM (#20590755)
I don't know where you're from but "casually fully expanded" sticks doesn't really sound so scary when police all have handguns, metal batons and tasers where I am.

And I'm in relatively gun-free Australia.

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Re:As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do (... by ezoe on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @08:59AM (#20574026)
Was that really a police? The way you describe, it sounds like private guard man protecting the cash transfer.
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