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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Mar 14, 2011 9:46:50 GMT -5
I read this, and now I'm curious, too. It's a small consolation in the wake of a massive national disaster for the nation of Japan following the earthquake on Frida, but there's no looting. What's more is that rather than rush to raise prices as we'd expect to see here in the states, markets are LOWERING prices, and making charitable gifts. I have to commend the Japanese. They are worth emulating in this respect. blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100079703/why-is-there-no-looting-in-japan/
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Post by privateinvestor on Mar 14, 2011 9:49:48 GMT -5
Serious Question: Why No Looting In Japan?
I am not at all surprised because of the Japanese culture during a crisis or catastrophe they will all band together to help one and other.
It is the same out here in the Japanese communities or in Japan Town in the bay area...very little criminal activity by the Japanese.
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Post by Bluerobin on Mar 14, 2011 9:54:34 GMT -5
There may be nothing worth looting. In the US there are strict laws on disposal of food items that have been in "floods". Maybe in Japan the laws are different, and people are selling the "damaged" goods for whatever they can get. I know during one of our floods, people acquired Thrown out cans of food. Every meal would feature a mystery vegetable, since all the labels were washed off. Sometimes the vegetable would prove to be dog food!
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Post by floridayankee on Mar 14, 2011 9:57:49 GMT -5
I read this, and now I'm curious, too. It's a small consolation in the wake of a massive national disaster for the nation of Japan following the earthquake on Frida, but there's no looting. What's more is that rather than rush to raise prices as we'd expect to see here in the states, markets are LOWERING prices, and making charitable gifts. I have to commend the Japanese. They are worth emulating in this respect. blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100079703/why-is-there-no-looting-in-japan/I'd guess the high degree of honor and integrity of the Japanese society as a whole has a lot to do with it.
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Post by privateinvestor on Mar 14, 2011 10:00:24 GMT -5
In Japan they don't lock their doors or bolt up their stores like you see in this country.....that is just their culture handed down through generations of Japanese. I would bet they have the lowest crime rate of any other ethnic groups in the USA..and will give 10 to 1 odds on that bet..
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Post by workpublic on Mar 14, 2011 10:04:06 GMT -5
homogeneous society. little diversity, small number of looting types
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Post by chiver78 on Mar 14, 2011 10:04:17 GMT -5
I'd guess the high degree of honor and integrity of the Japanese society as a whole has a lot to do with it. I'd agree with this, but from the footage I've seen of the aftermath, it doesn't look like there's anything left really. even in markets with no physical damage, the shelves are almost completely bare.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Mar 14, 2011 10:15:01 GMT -5
I doubt it has anything to do with the policy environment. We band together, too-- like in the wake of 9/11 and after Katrina. But we still had pockets of pretty serious looting and what not. Crime isn't an issue from what I've read following the quake in Japan.
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Post by floridayankee on Mar 14, 2011 10:21:00 GMT -5
I'd guess the high degree of honor and integrity of the Japanese society as a whole has a lot to do with it. I'd agree with this, but from the footage I've seen of the aftermath, it doesn't look like there's anything left really. even in markets with no physical damage, the shelves are almost completely bare. That was my initial thought as well. Then I thought that there really wasn't a whole lot left after Katrina either yet looting was pretty widespread.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2011 10:52:17 GMT -5
Well, from my personal experience driving cabs (students), and limos (businessmen) the Japanese people seem to me to be a more civilized and thoughtful people than lots of Americans. Of course I saw the cream of the crop, but maybe that is just how Japanese people are. The idea someone mentioned that they are not as "mixed" as we are is interesting, also.
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Post by Tennesseer on Mar 14, 2011 11:03:18 GMT -5
Well, from my personal experience driving cabs (students), and limos (businessmen) the Japanese people seem to me to be a more civilized and thoughtful people than lots of Americans. Of course I saw the cream of the crop, but maybe that is just how Japanese people are. The idea someone mentioned that they are not as " mixed" as we are is interesting, also. And this is what you get: Japan racism 'deep and profound'An independent investigator for the UN says racism in Japan is deep and profound, and the government does not recognise the depth of the problem. Doudou Diene, a UN special rapporteur on racism and xenophobia, was speaking at the end of a nine-day tour of the country. He said Japan should introduce new legislation to combat discrimination. Mr Diene travelled to several Japanese cities during his visit, meeting minority groups and touring slums. He said that although the government helped to organise his visit, he felt many officials failed to recognise the seriousness of the racism and discrimination minorities suffered. He was also concerned that politicians used racist or nationalist themes, as he put it, to whip up popular emotions. He singled out the treatment of ethnic Koreans and Chinese and indigenous tribes. Mr Diene says he plans to recommend that Japan enact a law against discrimination, which he said should be drawn up in consultation with minority groups. He said he would now wait for the Japanese government to respond to his comments before submitting a report to the United Nations. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4671687.stm
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Post by workpublic on Mar 14, 2011 11:18:03 GMT -5
uh oh the UN is on the case. they'll "reverse" 2000 years of successful japanese culture, cause they claim it's racist.
sounds like "racism" in your explanation is a good thing for japanese society. if it's the reason there is no violent crime and looting. they're also very misogynistic too.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2011 11:57:34 GMT -5
SO-- calling the Japanese racist, tenn?? Well- seems that is working for them. They have enough to deal with right now without bands of marauding criminals, thieves, and rapists running amuck, don't you think?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2011 12:01:46 GMT -5
One more thing on that issue. As a driver the Japanes people were always kind and respec tful to me, while many others were not. I actually posted somewhere a couple of weeks ago that I preferred to drive foreigners, and mentioned Japan, India, and China as very friendly and courteous to me, a lowly driver..... saw no signs of racism........ just saying............
..... some people on this board consider ME a racist, too.........
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Post by burnsattornincan on Mar 14, 2011 12:03:23 GMT -5
He said he would now wait for the Japanese government to respond to his comments before submitting a report to the United Nations.
With all that has gone on this last week I guess he'll have to wait a couple hundred years for a response. Take it back to Africa Diene.
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Post by ed1066 on Mar 14, 2011 12:07:34 GMT -5
That's how liberals spell "diversity"...
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Post by rileyoday on Mar 14, 2011 12:08:35 GMT -5
Im not sure the countries in that part of the world view Japanese society as " honor and integrity " as was stated.
They have the same problems as the rest of the world. Maybe not reported on as also stated.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Mar 14, 2011 12:13:14 GMT -5
I grew up in Japan. Spent over 10 years there. I am not at all surprised at the calm and order. (And I've had some direct communication with friends who live very near the afflicted area - there is no looting).
As far as the notion that there is nothing worth looting, the damage varies. The camera focuses on the devastation, but there were areas (higher ground) that escaped the devastation. So there is very limited food, water and blankets. They share what is available.
They do have some cultural adhesion that contributes to the social order. At the same time, as a child, I witnessed racism towards Chinese, Koreans and they have a group of Japanese that are "different".
The Japanese are no more perfect than the rest of us. But, as a whole, the Japanese of my generation are incredibly resilient. We'll see if the younger generation is also resilient. I hope so.
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Post by workpublic on Mar 14, 2011 12:16:29 GMT -5
They have the same problems as the rest of the world "some" of the same problems, not all, and on a much smaller scale.(because of their homogeneity?) japan is not being invaded by mostly ignorant, unhealthy, poor people who overwhelm their schools, prisons and social services, from mexico and central America. they don't have a large black population. they don't have a large caucasian population. they have virtually none of the negatives associated with diversity. yes, i said negatives in the same sentence as diversity.
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Post by Bluerobin on Mar 14, 2011 12:16:32 GMT -5
Let's see, a wall of water traveling 40mph hits everything.........what is left to loot?
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Post by Shirina on Mar 14, 2011 12:32:46 GMT -5
But ... but ... but ... that's ... socialism!
In our nation, we have incidents like Starbucks trying to sell water to rescue workers for $130 per case, and gas stations price gouging so horrendously that Pres. Bush had to step in and threaten to jail people for doing it.
Capitalism at work. ;D
Looting in this country, I believe, is often over-stated.
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Post by Tennesseer on Mar 14, 2011 12:33:45 GMT -5
"Let's see, a wall of water traveling 40mph hits everything.........what is left to loot?"
Muddy sea water.
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Post by Bluerobin on Mar 14, 2011 12:37:05 GMT -5
I know I would go after that 60 inch big screen tv with the 2 x 4 through it!
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Post by steff on Mar 14, 2011 12:47:20 GMT -5
Maybe surviving and finding their missing loved ones are what they are focused on instead of what they can take for free to set up in their pile of rubble. Maybe because they are struggling to survive the worst natural disaster they have ever faced. Maybe because the local tv store is now a pile of 2x4s and bodies. Maybe because the local grocery store is no longer there to just grab what they want.
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Post by burnsattornincan on Mar 14, 2011 12:53:37 GMT -5
Or maybe because they have done a good job at keeping out the riff raff. Something the west just can't get enough of it seems.
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Post by privateinvestor on Mar 14, 2011 12:54:34 GMT -5
Or maybe the Japanese do NOT believe in taking anything that is NOT theirs..?? Or maybe they have been educated for generations to obey the laws of their land and never stray from them.. And when on rare occasions a Japanese citizen doesn break a law in Japan they will make a public confession and atone for their misdeeds...or in some cases do even worse to themselves...a culture that is sometimes hard to understand but is worthy or respect IMHO
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Post by workpublic on Mar 14, 2011 13:06:16 GMT -5
looting isn't a racial issue, it's a behavioral issue.
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Post by swamp on Mar 14, 2011 13:08:04 GMT -5
Or maybe because they have done a good job at keeping out the riff raff. Something the west just can't get enough of it seems. It started in 1492 and more and more keep coming.
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Post by Bluerobin on Mar 14, 2011 13:10:29 GMT -5
Unfortunately, more and more are coming illegally.
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