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[โ€“] axont@hexbear.net 31 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I have a Latino friend who lives in Japan. Whenever he goes around the Tokyo area cops will stop and ask him if he's lost (a way of asking if he belongs in the area). He's discovered that if he assures the cops he's actually Latino, not Filipino or Indian, the cops get visibly less tense and let him go.

[โ€“] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 17 points 7 months ago

I talked to an African American dude who lived in Japan and asked him if getting stopped was annoying. He said something like "yeah, but at least I know the Japanese cop isn't going to shoot me."

Not making excuses for Japanese cops ofc, they should go find something more productive to do than hassle random people.