Japan to start jailing people for online insults

Re:Japan to start jailing people for online insults by yesbut on Thursday July 07, 2022 @07:57AM (#32012848)

This isn't a start. Its an increase of the maximum prison time of an existing law. It is a response to the bullying of Hana Kimura that led to her committing suicide. Two men connected to bullying her were fined 9,000 yen.

This law will be abused even if it had good intentions.

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Re:Japan to start jailing people for online insults by uxp100 on Thursday July 07, 2022 @08:36AM (#32013234)

9000 yen? It does seem like if you’re going to have the law in the first place a fine that cheap sort of undercuts it. The crime enters the news, and then everyone sees the fine is less than the cost of a special edition fancy blu ray of her wrestling.

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Re:Japan to start jailing people for online insults by yesbut on Thursday July 07, 2022 @09:09AM (#32013614)

Just wait until someone indults an elected official.

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Re:Japan to start jailing people for online insults by bamboozled on Thursday July 07, 2022 @09:30AM (#32013834)

‘Elected official’, appointed by default

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