Poll: How many times have you been stopped by the J-cops

[Greji]

when some crazy guy was kind of stalking me.

I really weren't a Stalking ya, I was just trying to borrow me a couple of bob till me paycheck came in!

[CoffeeBoss]

I was sat rolling a smoke and i was quizzed by the police if it was marijuana. I told em to smell it and see it was just tabako. They left.

[yokoyokogirl]

Stopped 3x for speeding and 1x talking on the cell. I can't help it...the highway makes me wanna speed and I've since gotten a bluetooth headset to avoid keitai problems.

1st time, on the verge of crying cause I knew I was gonna get the ticket and had to pee. They let me go.

2nd time. Asked me to step out of the car ON THE FREAKIN HIGHWAY and I refused and they let me go.

3rd time. Asked to see my keitai to check the last outgoing call, freaking retard cop didn't check incoming or I would have been screwed. Smiled at me and gave me a verbal warning, then said my Japanese was "very good"...let go.

4th time. Ready to accept speeding ticket. He said "have you been drinking" and I laughed and said "no", then he let me go. No word about the speed, apparently just checking for DUI.

Once argued with two cops about stopping at a stop sign. I DID stop, maybe not a "Japanese" stop, but a very "Mexican City bus driver" stop, the one where you kinda have to jump off the bus while it's still semi-moving...they gave up and let me go.

Stopped 1x for gaijin card in Shinagawa after the Navy taxi killer deal. Police asked for ids of me and my gf. I said "Are you looking for 2 girls fitting our descriptions?" They said "Um no." and I think said "Ok then, make yourself useful and tell us where the Le Meridian is." Both looked stunned but gave us directions, thanked me, and all w/o seeing any id.

But got a mean illegal parking ticket of 15,000. Went to pay it and got nearly an hr.long speech about why I shouldn't parking illegal. Geez just ran in to use the bank atm! Learned my lesson w/ that one...never park illegally..at a bank atm.

[Gilligan]

Stopped 3x for speeding and 1x talking on the cell. I can't help it...the highway makes me wanna speed and I've since gotten a bluetooth headset to avoid keitai problems.

1st time, on the verge of crying cause I knew I was gonna get the ticket and had to pee. They let me go.

2nd time. Asked me to step out of the car ON THE FREAKIN HIGHWAY and I refused and they let me go.

3rd time. Asked to see my keitai to check the last outgoing call, freaking retard cop didn't check incoming or I would have been screwed. Smiled at me and gave me a verbal warning, then said my Japanese was "very good"...let go.

4th time. Ready to accept speeding ticket. He said "have you been drinking" and I laughed and said "no", then he let me go. No word about the speed, apparently just checking for DUI.

Once argued with two cops about stopping at a stop sign. I DID stop, maybe not a "Japanese" stop, but a very "Mexican City bus driver" stop, the one where you kinda have to jump off the bus while it's still semi-moving...they gave up and let me go.

Stopped 1x for gaijin card in Shinagawa after the Navy taxi killer deal. Police asked for ids of me and my gf. I said "Are you looking for 2 girls fitting our descriptions?" They said "Um no." and I think said "Ok then, make yourself useful and tell us where the Le Meridian is." Both looked stunned but gave us directions, thanked me, and all w/o seeing any id.

But got a mean illegal parking ticket of 15,000. Went to pay it and got nearly an hr.long speech about why I shouldn't parking illegal. Geez just ran in to use the bank atm! Learned my lesson w/ that one...never park illegally..at a bank atm.

So apparently you only get stopped when the cops want to talk with a foreign woman. Would you by any chance be a blonde?

BTW welcome to the boards.

[FG Lurker]

But got a mean illegal parking ticket of 15,000. Went to pay it and got nearly an hr.long speech about why I shouldn't parking illegal. Geez just ran in to use the bank atm! Learned my lesson w/ that one...never park illegally..at a bank atm.

I think you can mail these in now. Mailing them in also means you don't get points on your license, just the 15,000 fine.

Welcome to the boards.

[Greji]

Stopped 3x for speeding and 1x talking on the cell. I can't help it...the highway makes me wanna speed and I've since gotten a bluetooth headset to avoid keitai problems.

I call foul. Only women and girls can get away with that! If any of us dud(e)s would be stopped like that, we would be convicted and sentenced to two years at hard labor and suspended for three. It ain't fair....

[gomichild]

Never been stopped by the cops. I've stopped them to complain about something or ask directions when drunk a couple of times though.

[Gilligan]

Never been stopped by the cops. I've stopped them to complain about something or ask directions when drunk a couple of times though.

See now for me when I'm drunk I can usually find my way... it's when I'm sober that I get lost.

I think.

I don't remember quite clearly because it's been so long since I've been sober.

[yokoyokogirl]

Thanks but actually I'm not blond...I think I was brunette at the time. Anyways I really just lucked up. Next time I'm getting a ticket for sure. For sure. I know it.

And thanks for the welcome...I'm definitely feeling like a f--kedgaijin.

[Taro Toporific]

...Next time I'm getting a ticket for sure. For sure. I know it...

Well, if you are a real "Yokoyoko girl" you should never slow to below 100 kph on the "Yokoyoko"...Welcome to Japan.

[Osakadave]

I've been stopped 6 times in 17 years - twice while a student in Nagasaki, 3 times in Niigata, and only once here in Osaka. Only the last time, '94 just after I'd moved down to Osaka, was a clear case of breathing while gaijin.

[FG Lurker]

I've been stopped 6 times in 17 years - twice while a student in Nagasaki, 3 times in Niigata, and only once here in Osaka. Only the last time, '94 just after I'd moved down to Osaka, was a clear case of breathing while gaijin.

Welcome to the board, good to see some fellow Osakans around.

[Osakadave]

Thanks.

And I just noticed something w/ the poll - I'm in the top 10% (roughly) of having been stopped, but I haven't been stopped in about 14 years.

[Greji]

- I'm in the top 10%

You, me and two others, but I haven't been stopped in nearly a week. Tokyo is a bit ahou!

[MeinJapanLongTime]

I've only been stopped once for speeding on a rainy day coming to Tokyo from Nagano. I flashed my SOFA driver's license, they got confused and then let me off with a warning. Perhaps having the family in the car at the time helped. Of course, now that I have a real Japanese license they might treat me a little differently in the event I'm driving a little too fast.

[Osakadave]

You, me and two others, but I haven't been stopped in nearly a week. Tokyo is a bit ahou!

The funny thing is I was stopped twice a year in 88/9 in Nagasaki, 1.5 times a year in 92-94 in Niigata, and only once here in Osaka in 14 years...

In Nagasaki one time was with a bunch of friends, we were out late at night and being a bit loud. Second time was an alchy roadblock (J driver didn't have his license). In Niigata it was twice a case of "Whose bike is that?" and once a case of "you ran a red light on your bike." "no I didn't" "yes you did" (Grumble, grumble, grumble, OK Sorry the walk light was red when I went though in the street."

The only case in Osaka was walking down the streert and a couple of bears on motorbikes pulled a Uy to say "Passport!" Never had any problems since.

[amdg]

I've been in Kansai nearly 11 years, and haven't been stopped by the cops for 'walking while gaijin' yet (although I have been stopped while driving for random breath tests).

Funny thing is I spent two weeks in Fukuoka many years ago and was stopped by the cops twice back then.

[Greji]

I've been in Kansai nearly 11 years, and haven't been stopped by the cops for 'walking while gaijin' yet (although I have been stopped while driving for random breath tests).

Funny thing is I spent two weeks in Fukuoka many years ago and was stopped by the cops twice back then.

I've had about four public possession of a felony gaijin face stops and two were on the same day walking from the eki to the office about five minutes apart.

The numerous others spanned the traffic code from cover to cover. Haven't had a gold license for some years now...

[Midwinter]

I've been in Kansai nearly 11 years, and haven't been stopped by the cops for 'walking while gaijin' yet (although I have been stopped while driving for random breath tests).

Funny thing is I spent two weeks in Fukuoka many years ago and was stopped by the cops twice back then.

Been in Fukuoka for nigh on 8 years now and haven't been stopped yet, and not for lack of trying either. The only time I've been approached was in bumblefuck town Yamaguchi while I was waiting outside the eki for my wife to buy some tickets.

[Visitor K]

(although I have been stopped while driving for random breath tests).

i wouldnt know cause im not a driver, but i didnt know random breath tests were legal in japan (not that i am surprised though).

[Greji]

i wouldnt know cause im not a driver, but i didnt know random breath tests were legal in japan (not that i am surprised though).

Quite legal and most drivers readily except them. Not to difficult to understand when the alternative is to be dragged into the koban and beaten into a turd pile, thus secreting an amount of blood that will be carted off to the hospital along with the dissenter, for a blood check.

The so-called "wand" that they use in the nightly Keimon festivals, is actually only used to determine the prize! When the nice officer says "You, blow this" (love that line), you puff into the end of that baby and if a little light on the other end comes on, you have won the first level. Which entitles you to a charge of driving while drinking, which is a selection from the lowest shelf of cupie dolls. You have now earned the right to challenge the next level, where you are invited to step out of the car and to blow up a balloon. (The police are awfully obsessed with blowing things) The stem, or pipe which you blow your putrid FG breath into, dual tasks, by not only inflating the balloon, but also having a nifty scale of four rings on it which actually change color, (allegedly) based on the amount of alcohol detected. The number of rings lit up determines the final prize for which you have qualified, such as forfeiting all of your salary for the next two years and losing your right to drive for the next 300 years.

It is my understanding that people have actually beaten the wand/balloon test in court using the same defenses that have been successful in the US court systems. The downside of that is that it would probably cost about two years of salary and not being able to drive while the case is adjudicated, which in the J-court system, would be about 300 years in duration.

[CrankyBastard]

I know an FJ who in his enthusiasm to blow into the device, barfed all over it.

[Greji]

I know an FJ who in his enthusiasm to blow into the device, barfed all over it.

Had two fg mates pulled over, both about at about 93% capacity of shochu and while the driver did his best to blow up the balloon his buddy hit it with the lit end of his fag.

Neither of them drive anymore!

[TFG]

I was stopped once on a bicycle 25 years ago and I had not got my gaijin card with me. The cops took me under great protest to their police box, and after finding out I had not stolen the bike they then started to lecture me.
They asked to my great pleasure, what are British police boxes (KOBAN) like?

So, I started telling them in Japanese, IGIRISU NO OMAWARI SAN NO KOGAN HA OOKI. NIHON NO OMAWARI SAN NO KOGAN HA NANDE KONO CHISAI.

The cops....IE KOBAN, KOBAN DESHO.

ME...CHIGAU, OMAERA NO KOGAN HA CHISA SUGI......Haaaaa

I had to write a letter of apology to the minister of justice, which I did in English and asked if all Japanese police officers have to have their testicles shrunk for their profession or if they select only those with tiny family jewels.

[amdg]

nm.

[amdg]

Quite legal and most drivers readily except them. Not to difficult to understand when the alternative is to be dragged into the koban and beaten into a turd pile, thus secreting an amount of blood that will be carted off to the hospital along with the dissenter, for a blood check.

The so-called "wand" that they use in the nightly Keimon festivals, is actually only used to determine the prize! When the nice officer says "You, blow this" (love that line), you puff into the end of that baby and if a little light on the other end comes on, you have won the first level. Which entitles you to a charge of driving while drinking, which is a selection from the lowest shelf of cupie dolls. You have now earned the right to challenge the next level, where you are invited to step out of the car and to blow up a balloon. (The police are awfully obsessed with blowing things) The stem, or pipe which you blow your putrid FG breath into, dual tasks, by not only inflating the balloon, but also having a nifty scale of four rings on it which actually change color, (allegedly) based on the amount of alcohol detected. The number of rings lit up determines the final prize for which you have qualified, such as forfeiting all of your salary for the next two years and losing your right to drive for the next 300 years.

It is my understanding that people have actually beaten the wand/balloon test in court using the same defenses that have been successful in the US court systems. The downside of that is that it would probably cost about two years of salary and not being able to drive while the case is adjudicated, which in the J-court system, would be about 300 years in duration.

The last time I was pulled over, in Kobe, they didn't have the machines and I just had to breathe in the cop's face.

And here I was thinking my job sucked.

[CrankyBastard]

I started telling them in Japanese, IGIRISU NO OMAWARI SAN NO KOGAN HA OOKI. NIHON NO OMAWARI SAN NO KOGAN HA NANDE KONO CHISAI.

The cops....IE KOBAN, KOBAN DESHO.

ME...CHIGAU, OMAERA NO KOGAN HA CHISA SUGI......Haaaaa

I can only assume that the level of your Japanese has improved over the intervening 25 years.

[American Oyaji]

Kogan is lakeshore, right?

[CrankyBastard]

[Greji]

This is the only major problem I have each time I get stopped by the cops....
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