Abducted in front of the Saitama police

[Taro Toporific]

Assisted kidnapping?

Man abducted in front of police, later found seriously injured
SAITAMA, Japan July 18 Kyodo - A 25-year-old man was abducted by a group of men in front of police officers in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, and later assaulted by his captors last Wednesday, sustaining serious injuries to his arms and legs ....he had run into a police box on Wednesday evening and sought help from the officers there but that they did not try to stop the men taking him away.

[Steve Bildermann]

they did not try to stop the men taking him away.

Probably a keitai spammer.

[Cubed]

The police in Gunma and Tochigi are worse.

Nothing like hick police to make you feel like assaulting a trooper. Round 'em up, slap them on the head and say "Bad cop, no doughnut".

[kurohinge1]

... he had run into a police box on Wednesday evening ...

Yes. Well. If you're looking for solace in a police box, then may I suggest:

[Taro Toporific]

... Round 'em up, slap them on the head and say "Bad cop, no doughnut".

Yakuza arrested after dragging victim away from police box
(Mainichi Shimbun, Japan, July 19, 2004)
Police said a 39-year-old assistant police inspector at the police box noticed three men holding down the victim on the ground .., but one of the men said, "This is our own matter. It's got nothing to do with police."
...A rescue worker who happened to be at the scene to transport another injured person said he had told police to do something at the time.
"There were some men in front of the police box dragging away a man. I said to an officer at the police box 'Do something,' and I tried to stop them but it was beyond my control."

[dimwit]

(Mainichi Shimbun, Japan, July 19, 2004)[/url]
Police said a 39-year-old assistant police inspector at the police box noticed three men holding down the victim on the ground."

Inspector Clouseau maybe??

[kurohinge1]

... Yakuza arrested after dragging victim away from police box
(Mainichi Shimbun, Japan, July 19, 2004) ... A rescue worker who happened to be at the scene to transport another injured person said he had told police to do something at the time.
"There were some men in front of the police box dragging away a man. I said to an officer at the police box 'Do something,' and I tried to stop them but it was beyond my control."

And the quote from the "policeman" was:

"He didn't enter the police box and didn't request help," the officer said.

So just remember, if you are being chased by a bunch of thugs and/or are in mortal danger, you have to get passed the line (inside the police box) and/or "request help" (which may involve filling in some forms).

My suggestion is to fill in the forms in advance and wrap them around a brick which can be thrown into the police box in case you don't make it to the line and are being beaten with baseball bats only within sight of the line. Perhaps with some bells attached, so it has more chance of attracting attention over the sound of your bones being broken nearby.

[dimwit]

Chief Inspector only after "The Pink Panther strikes Again"

http://www.thecinemalaser.com/dvd_reviews/pink-panther-strikes-again-dvd.htm

[gomichild]

My suggestion is to fill in the forms in advance and wrap them around a brick which can be thrown into the police box in case you don't make it to the line and are being beaten with baseball bats only within sight of the line. Perhaps with some bells attached, so it has more chance of attracting attention over the sound of your bones being broken nearby.

Dammit that suggestion nearly made me wet my pants laughing....

[eneman]

So, with a bit of luck someone with a bit of an idea stops the beating, dragging, etc. Who will help if the blame is then laid on you for being an accomplice to the crime?
`I`m not an animal, I`m a gaijin`. `Honto?`

[American Oyaji]

I'll say this. You put your hands on me and somebody gonna die.

And it aint gonna be me.

[Taro Toporific]

...Who will help?

I wonder how well this cop sleeps at night knowing that he is the lowest-ranking, ball-free male in the entire nation?

Man beaten up after police officers ignore pleas for help(Mainichi Shimbun, Japan, July 21, 2004)
SOKA, Saitama -- A man was beaten up after two officers in a police box ignored his pleas for help last week, Saitama police have revealed.
The victim visited a police box in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, on the night of July 14, asking for help, but several men soon came and forced him out onto the streets.
Initially the officers gave vague explanations about the affair, by saying they didn't see the man because they were in a back room.
When questioned by other Saitama police officials, they changed their accounts of the incident. They admitted that they knew the man came into the police box and that he was forced out by several other men.
One of the two officers, a 39-year-old assistant inspector, left the police box to see what was happening but failed to intervene.
"I failed to mediate," the inspector was quoted as saying.

[cstaylor]

They should all be fired, pensions severed, forced to carry a sign around their necks, "I failed to protect and serve my community. I am lower than dog vomit" for at least a year.

[Big Booger]

Saitama police plan to punish them for failing to prevent the attack on the man.

What's that you say? Their getting a day off with pay?

[kurohinge1]

Dammit that suggestion nearly made me wet my pants laughing....

Saitama police plan to punish them for failing to prevent the attack on the man.

What's that you say? Their getting a day off with pay?

Perhaps Cubed hit the nail on the head ...

... Round 'em up, slap them on the head and say "Bad cop, no doughnut".

[Taro Toporific]

Saitama police plan to punish them for failing to prevent the attack on the man.

It sounds like nothing will happen except the police will "further investigate."

EDITORIAL: Police dereliction of dutyThe Asahi Shimbun, July 27 (IHT/Asahi: July 28, 2004)
Cowardly police officers have no excuse for inaction. Police cannot protect citizens if they flinch from dealing with gangs.....
....The police officers on duty did nothing to stop the assault. They just stood idly by.
Dozens of people witnessed the beating and the police officers' failure to respond. ``What are you doing?'' some shouted. ``Arrest them,'' others pleaded. But the officers continued to do nothing. Worse yet, they later colluded to give a different account of the incident so they would not be held responsible.
This astonishing incident naturally caused a public furor. We have received a number of letters and contributions expressing anger at the cowardice displayed by the police officers. The Asahi Shimbun's ``senryu'' (satirical poem) section has published several biting satires on the ``useless'' koban in question.
.... Given the police reaction in this case, it is quite conceivable that gangsters will feel they can drag a total stranger out of a police station without anyone batting an eyelid.

[GomiGirl]

.... Given the police reaction in this case, it is quite conceivable that gangsters will feel they can drag a total stranger out of a police station without anyone batting an eyelid.

Sure but the koban are great at returning stolen bicycles and catching bike thieves.. surely this is more important!!
/sarcasm

But doesn't this simply highlight a lack of training more than anything more malicious?