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Cyka UchuuJin wrote:a hunger strike? really??? all that will accomplish is millions of japanese women writing to him in jail asking him for tips and if that method is faster or slower than the morning banana diet for results.
Mulboyne wrote:
Foreign Policy: The U.S. Japan child-custody spat
tokyolimited wrote:I always thought it was odd for Noriko to be smart enough to quickly assume that Savoie would head to the US Consulate.
A full 10 minutes sounds like the US Consulate called the Japanese police, eh?
tokyolimited wrote:"A first-hand witness to Chris Savoie's arrest told me personally that Chris had worked out the details in advance with the Embassy in Tokyo, and that Chris had called 30 minutes ahead of time to the Consulate in Fukuoka, and they assured him that they would let him in as soon as he arrived. However, when he arrived at the consulate with his children, they blocked his entrance, and left him standing out on the steps of the consulate for 10 full minutes until the Japanese police arrived and dragged him away.
I always thought it was odd for Noriko to be smart enough to quickly assume that Savoie would head to the US Consulate.
A full 10 minutes sounds like the US Consulate called the Japanese police, eh?
tokyolimited wrote:Cops responding that quickly to arrest a man in front of a foreign consulate without verifiable information. Any hesitation would've been natural with the risk of international incident.
Even if they believed the call from Noriko, for all they know it could have been one of the many consulates in Japan or even the Embassy. Why didn't they set up roadblocks around the city as well.
Full 10 minutes my ass.
Cyka UchuuJin wrote:he committed an act that is a crime in japan.
Mock Cockpit wrote:I've actually been past the US consulate in Fukuoka (at night, on a scooter, the wrong way down a one-way street, drunk) and there were J-cops actually on guard outside the consulate gates. Given this was about a week after 9/11 so it may not be the case now but it would hardly surprise me if the J-cops weren't always within 10 minutes of the consulate, if not actively patrolling it.
Samurai_Jerk wrote:Does anyone know if there is a country in the world whose embassies and consulates actually got to bat for their people when they get in trouble? It seems like every story I read regardless of the country the embassies either do nothing for their citizens or actively screw them.
Samurai_Jerk wrote:Does anyone know if there is a country in the world whose embassies and consulates actually got to bat for their people when they get in trouble? It seems like every story I read regardless of the country the embassies either do nothing for their citizens or actively screw them.
Mulboyne wrote:Connected to this abduction issue, some US left-behind parents have claimed that Japanese embassies have been prepared to issue passports to children at the request of only the Japanese parent instead of requiring signatures of both parents.
xenomorph42 wrote:Christopher Savoie is being held without trial, interrogated without an attorney present and denied needed medical treatment, according to attorney Jeremy Morley.
Savoie has also been exposed to sleep deprivation and denied private meetings with attorneys, said Morley in a statement. He said the way his client has been treated amounts to "torture."
xenomorph42 wrote:Japanese officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
Ketou wrote:And now the Japanese will blame him and the foreign media for embarrassing them.
xenomorph42 wrote:".....Japanese law, however, recognizes Noriko Savoie as the primary custodian, regardless of the U.S. court order. The law there also follows a tradition of sole-custody divorces. When a couple splits, one parent typically makes a complete and life-long break from the children.
Complicating the matter further is the fact that the couple is still considered married in Japan because they never divorced there, police said Wednesday. And, Japanese authorities say, the children are Japanese and have Japanese passports...."
james wrote:sidenote to mods: perhaps this thread should be merged with the original?
good on them. when it comes to certain issues, this country needs a massive public shaming. while it's a shitty situation all around for everyone involved, this incident has done more than anything recently to bring this issue to light in the foreign media, to expose the hypocrisy of the japanese courts and law-enforcement - ie: parental abuction is not a crime but is if you're 'not' japanese by race and of course the overall abysmal treatment and abuse of prisoners / detainees.
nottu wrote:Yes but then again he's a bigamist - either way he's a FG more than anyone posting here.
At Spencer Morrey's home, there are two constant sounds: His dad, Craig, murmuring, "You're okay, Spence. You're okay, buddy," and the sound of a machine clearing the toddler's airway.
Spencer Morrey, pictured with his father Craig, has severe cerebral palsy and requires 24-hour medical care.
Spencer Morrey, pictured with his father Craig, has severe cerebral palsy and requires 24-hour medical care.
Both sounds come every few minutes, in between hugs, tears and kisses.
Spencer has severe cerebral palsy and requires constant, 24-hour medical care.
In Japan, a country that lacks sufficient medical services for disabled children, the only person to care for Spencer is his father. Morrey says his wife left, overwhelmed by the strain of their son's medical condition.
Morrey has been forced to quit work to care for Spencer. The financial strain of living off his credit cards is adding to the stress of caring for a disabled child alone in a foreign country.
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