Question from a reader:
I heard that the police have started using wearable cameras during stop-and-frisk encounters. However, the Supreme Court has ruled that filming private individuals constitutes a violation of portrait rights unless they are committing a crime or have recently committed one. What legal basis does the police have for filming in this context? Is it necessary to obtain
Question from a reader:
Does the law need to be logical? Is it designed to avoid logical inconsistencies?
Laws, that is, the rules and norms of our society, indeed need to be logical. There are several reasons for this belief, but let’s start by understanding that laws form the foundation of society. The existence of
Question from a reader:
Is the law just an excuse to crush individual injustices with the injustices of the majority?
The law can sometimes feel cold, can’t it? Especially when individual injustices are crushed by the injustices of the majority. This time, I would like to share my thoughts and experiences on
Question from a reader:
Regarding Masahiro Nakai, it seems that the woman who reported the incident is facing defamation, whereas Taichi Kokubun’s sexual harassment victim appears to be relatively protected. Why is there such a difference in treatment? Even though both cases resulted in investigations by the television networks and led to suspensions or withdrawals from activities, the reactions toward the
Reader’s Question:
What episode from “Kindaichi Case Files” is featured around 1:40 in this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95x34aaCEbw
As a psychology student and someone who spends my days in a judicial scrivener’s office, I often find myself fascinated by the intricate web of human behavior, especially
Question from a reader:
Why does the topic of Governor Saito continue to linger? Is it because the media feels a sense of regret over their defeat?
Recently, I’ve been honestly surprised to see the topic of Governor Saito repeatedly covered in the media. As I think about why this issue has persisted for so long,
Question from readers:
It seems like the topic of Governor Saito has been continuously in the news lately. Is this stemming from the media’s frustration over something they lost?
Lately, news about Governor Saito has been everywhere. In conversations with friends, you often hear things like, “Did Governor Saito mess up again?” It does seem like
Question from a reader:
Is Masahiro Nakai really a “sexual offender”? Recently, lawyer Toru Hashimoto claimed that the report from the third-party committee of Fuji Television stated, “This is not sexual violence,” and I found his argument very convincing. If what Mr. Hashimoto says is true, then Nakai can be considered “not guilty” both legally and procedurally, yet he has been
Question from the readers:
If Masahiro Nakai’s rebuttal is true, then the third-party committee must be lying, right? In that case, it would imply that they colluded with Fuji TV to make Nakai a scapegoat, and I believe sponsor companies should not be advertising with such a company, don’t you think? Moreover, it seems that it was the former president of
Reader’s Question:
Recently, while following news about sexual violence, I’ve been troubled by the extreme division of opinions online. There are many voices saying things like “the victim is lying” or “the perpetrator is innocent,” but how many people are actually reading the reports thoroughly? It feels like when outsiders assertively condemn someone, they may be causing further harm to both
