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Re:Carlos Ghosn: How I escaped Japan by Asooka on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @04:53AM (#27830996)
Yes, but that case is egregious by American standards, while the woman's case is everyday occurrence in Japan.
Re:Carlos Ghosn: How I escaped Japan by bzbarsky on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @11:09AM (#27833932)
_Is_ that case egregious by American standards?

The 3 years might be (though I'm not convinced for some jurisdictions), but the overall shape of the case is, I think, depressingly common in the US...

Re:Carlos Ghosn: How I escaped Japan by yccs27 on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @04:46PM (#27838209)
I mean, the whole argument is based on two anecdotes, which show that both systems can be excessively unfair. We'd need at least some numbers to talk about "everyday occurrences" or not.