Why is there no looting in Japan?
In the wake of Japan's deadly earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant explosions, we have witnessed the almost indescribable chaos that follows a disaster of this magnitude: loss of life, severe injuries, homelessness, lack of water, food and proper medical care, the physical destruction of towns and cities, and a growing fear of radioactive contamination from power plants that seem beyond anyone's ability to control.
But one heart-wrenching byproduct of disasters like this one has been missing in Japan, and that’s looting and lawlessness.
Looting is something we see after almost every tragedy; for example: last year's earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, the floods in England in 2007, and of course Hurricane Katrina back in 2005. It happens when some people who've seen life as they know it get tossed out the window feel that all morality has been tossed out too. It's survival of the fittest and whatever you can get your hands on is yours, no matter who it belongs to.
But that's not happening in Japan.
Mar 15 2011, 1:58 pm
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SpikeNeedle
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Asian people are taught respect.
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... people stole when that happen?
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umm everything was covered in water and radioactive shit why whould you want to take anything There just smart and thought about that before hand
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DungeonDan wrote:
umm everything was covered in water and radioactive shit why whould you want to take anything There just smart and thought about that before hand Ya im pretty sure this is why. | |
At the risk of sounding like an ignorant American dickhead, they don't really have the balls for looting. They did plenty of raping and pillaging during WW2, but since then they seem more "domesticated."
That and it probably just isn't being reported. | |
I agree, it just isn't being reported. There are thieves and rapists in every race. I'm sure there are some Japanese people who have taken advantage of this situation.
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Japan has some of the lowest crime rates in the world, competent law enforcement, and practically no issues with gun control, which is probably the reason for the first two.
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Also there's like no black people over there.
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IcewarriorX wrote:
Also there's like no black people over there.--- i c wut u did dar | |
This is now the best commented thread on BYOND by the last 3 posts.
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im pretty sure tht every1 has been taught respect but only some of u actually do it
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Collectivist society vs. Individualist society, not to mention the whole idea of honor.
Edit: I'm sure it didn't help either that Haiti and New Orleans contained huge concentrations of poor people. | |
Yeah, I'm with DungeonDan. People generally don't loot during a flood in which the water has radioactive material in it.
In fact, the water has over 100* more radioactive iodine levels than it should. I doubt it has anything to do with respect or balls. Let it be just an Earthquake, that's when all the ninjas come out ;) | |
Man... imagine Nat Turner and Geronimo teaming up in Texas and visitting all the Southern states of the U.S. lululul
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Good to see you post again jamckell. Would love to see you resurrect your most entertaining blog.
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What if I resurrected Nat Turner and Geronimo and put them in your closet!?
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Exactly what I mean. You are an entertaining chap, for sure.
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I hope you can entertain Nat Turner and Geronimo long enough! *starts his African-Indian tribal dance to ressurect Nat and Geronimo*
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This is the third time you've mentioned "Nat Turner and Geronimo". Perhaps you can write a blog post about it as no one reading your comments quite understands your joke/riddle.
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