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| Why is there no looting in Japan? |
| 2011-03-14 |
 The landscape of parts of Japan looks like the aftermath of World War Two; no industrialised country since then has suffered such a death toll. Most noticeably of all, there has been no looting, and I'm not the only one curious about this.It is a good question that must be asked. And the answer is not the police and military. |
| Posted by:No I am The Other Beldar |
| #12 I was going to say, I do not think it is only virtue that is stopping tv theft :-) |
| Posted by: Fi 2011-03-14 23:49 |
| #11 OK, so you steal a TV. Where are you going to put it? |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-03-14 23:36 |
| #10 Mikey my have been talking 'bout a culture, not a race. To wit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1sJDhJ-6iE |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2011-03-14 23:05 |
| #9 After the Kobe quake, people waited for government action. But not very long - it was quickly clear that the government was fumbling, and locals started self-organizing recovery efforts. |
| Posted by: CincinnatusChili 2011-03-14 22:51 |
| #8 It would be interesting to see the other side of the coin as well. When Katrina hit, the roads were filled with people streaming in with boating and swamp craft, church groups with relief supplies, etc without centralized/government direction [which was as much a hindrance as a help - govt that is]. The Japanese are a discipline society, so if the government fumbles [like they did immediately following the Kobe quake], there may be very little back up. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-03-14 22:16 |
| #7 "There is nothing to loot." There's always something, if one has the inclination. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-03-14 22:11 |
| #6 It's Japan. I'd have been shocked if there were looting. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-03-14 21:41 |
| #5 Mods - 1st comment - candidate for sinktrap |
| Posted by: CincinnatusChili 2011-03-14 20:51 |
| #4 Looting would bring shame to the looters family and social group. It would be a gross violation of cultural norms. |
| Posted by: CincinnatusChili 2011-03-14 20:47 |
| #3 My first thought after looking at the devastation was, "There is nothing to loot." |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-03-14 19:53 |
| #2 Its not about race, its about culture. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2011-03-14 19:49 |
| #1 no ni33ers = no crime know ni33ers = know crime |
| Posted by: Mikey Hunt 2011-03-14 18:37 |