Posted on 02/15/2018 12:42:39 PM PST by fruser1
Rush played a clip where someone said that Japan does not have school shootings because they don't have guns. I have an alternate reason:
In spite of it being technically illegal, Japan allows corporal punishment. The threshold of what makes it illegal is much higher than what it would be in the US.
From Wiki:
Japan
Although banned in 1947, corporal punishment is still commonly found in schools in the 2010s and particularly widespread in school sports clubs.
In late 1987, about 60% of junior high school teachers felt it was necessary, with 7% believing it was necessary in all conditions, 59% believing it should be applied sometimes and 32% disapproving of it in all circumstances; while at elementary (primary) schools, 2% supported it unconditionally, 47% felt it was necessary and 49% disapproved.
As recent as December 2012, a high school student committed suicide after having been constantly beaten by his basketball coach. An education ministry survey found that more than 10,000 students received illegal corporal punishment from more than 5,000 teachers across Japan in 2012 fiscal year alone.
Singapore is virtually corruption free.
Back in the day that was not a very known fact, I had a young collegue in the marketing department who was sent there. Apparently, he thought it’s business as elsewhere in Asia, trying some kickback scheme and the company was slapped with hefty bribery fines. Needless to say, the guy career in our company ended abruptly and his manager was fired too.
I understand Japanese prisons are extremely tough by our standards. Tough by being more psychological then physical, they use the power of boredom to punish. Very little to do, or entertain yourself, life in Japanese “stir” is highly regimented. I remember reading an article that says America criminals that have experienced both say in Japanese prisons weeks seem like months & months are like years.
Hey much prefer being in American prisons.
That is because the Japanese respect their history, culture and each other.
They have problems with class structure like any society.
And, the roles of men and women are culturally fixed. Feminism wasn’t needed to liberate them.
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