{"id":4062,"date":"2009-08-04T09:01:33","date_gmt":"2009-08-04T00:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=4062"},"modified":"2009-08-04T23:25:29","modified_gmt":"2009-08-04T14:25:29","slug":"freeman-offers-specific-dialogs-to-deal-with-j-police-during-gaijin-card-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=4062","title":{"rendered":"Freeman offers specific dialogs to deal with J police during Gaijin Card Check"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi Blog. Turning the keyboard to Freeman in Japan, who offers advice on what to do if the cops decide to do a Gaijin Card Checkpoint for being visible while foreign. \u00a0Arudou Debito in Sapporo<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nDear Debito,
\nI have read all of your great advice, thank you for kindly sharing.
\nPlease share this easy-to-remember summary with your readers.<\/p>\n

Are you a human being here in Japan who appears to be Non-Japanese?
\nDo you want to avoid being coerced into interrogations by police officers?
\nThen here is how to respond when a police officer asks to speak with you:<\/p>\n

#1\u00a0 Silently show your Alien Registration Card.* **<\/p>\n

#2\u00a0 Say, “Ittemo ii desu ka?<\/strong>”
\nRepeat this exact sentence,
\nwithout adding any other words,
\nuntil the police officer admits, “Hai.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

#3\u00a0 After hearing “Hai.<\/strong>” you are free to leave.<\/p>\n

The police officer might try to fool you into speaking further.
\nThey might give a variety of clever, rehearsed, responses.
\nFor example, “Where are you in such a hurry to go?”
\n“Where did you learn such good Japanese?”
\n“We just need to ask a few questions, OK?”
\n“How did you learn about Japan’s laws?”
\n“You may go after we visit the Kouban.”
\n“How long have you been in Japan?”
\n“We just need to visit the Kouban.”
\n“Why don’t you want to answer?”
\n“What do you think of Japan?”
\n“Do you like Japanese food?”
\n“Are you guilty of something?”
\n“What country are you from?”
\n“Your country is so beautiful.”
\n“You’ll be on your way soon.”
\n“Just a few more questions.”
\n“Can I check your pockets?”
\n“You can go in a little while.”
\n“Can I just check your bag?”
\n“Will you just chat with me?”
\n“Can you just pee in here?”
\n“Sure is nice weather, eh?”<\/p>\n

Don’t let the police officer fool you.
\nSimply calmly repeat your mantra.
\n“Ittemo ii desu ka?<\/strong>”
\n(Am I free to go?)
\n“Ittemo ii desu ka?<\/strong>”
\n(Am I free to go?)
\n“Ittemo ii desu ka?<\/strong>”
\n(Am I free to go?)<\/p>\n

* If you are a Japanese National who just appears to be Non-Japanese
\njust replace #1 with the sentence “Nihon Kokuseki Shutokusha Desu.”<\/p>\n

** If you have the time, energy, and will, to lengthen the detainment process,
\nfeel free to attempt to educate the police officers about your various rights.
\nRisk: the police officer might decide to find (or invent) a reason to arrest you.
\nReward: your Rosa Parks speech might help make Japan better in the future.
\nFor example, before moving to #2, feel free to try saying the following sentences:<\/p>\n

Keisatsukan mo,
\nmibun o shimesu shouhyou o
\nkeiji shinakereba narimasen.<\/strong>
\n(Police officers also have to show their I.D.)
\n
\nKousoku sare mata wa,
\nRenkou sare moshiku wa,
\nKyouyou sareru koto wa nai. <\/strong>
\n(You can’t force me to stay here,
\nyou can’t force me to go with you,
\nand you can’t force me to answer.)
\n
\nKeisatsukan shokumu shikko hou,
\ndai ni jou, dai ni kou to dai san kou.<\/strong>
\n(Police Execution of Duties Law
\nArticle 2, Clause 2 and Clause 3.)
\n
\nKyodou fushinsha DAKE ni,
\nshokumu shitsumon suru koto
\ndekimasu, guttaiteki ni donna
\nfushin na koui o shimashitaka? <\/strong>
\n(You can only question suspicious people,
\nexactly what suspicious action did I do?)<\/p>\n

Reijou ga arimasuka?<\/strong>
\n(Do you have a warrant?)<\/p>\n

<\/strong> Jinken no ihan desu node kouben shimasu.<\/strong>
\n(This is a violation of human rights so I protest.)
\nAt this point one can calmly sit down as a protest.<\/p>\n

Watashi wa taiho sarete imasu ka?
\n<\/strong> (Am I under arrest?)<\/p>\n

Donna yougi de taiho sarete imasu ka?<\/strong>
\n(Under what charge am I under arrest?)<\/p>\n

(All inspired by Debito’s great summary.)
\nhttps:\/\/www.debito.org\/GcardLAWS2.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you again Debito, for your important human rights work.<\/p>\n

The bottom line is, all conversations are completely voluntary!
\nIf you want to remain free, simply repeat, “Ittemo ii desu ka?<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\nFreeman in Japan<\/p>\n

PS – If anyone has a more effective sentence, please share.
\nAlso, if anyone has a success story using this, please share.
\nENDS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Freeman: Dear Debito, I have read all of your great advice, thank you for kindly sharing. Please share this easy-to-remember summary with your readers. <\/p>\n

Are you a human being here in Japan who appears to be Non-Japanese?
\nDo you want to avoid being coerced into interrogations by police officers?
\nThen here is how to respond when a police officer asks to speak with you:<\/p>\n

#1 Silently show your Alien Registration Card.* ** <\/p>\n

#2 Say, “Ittemo ii desu ka?”
\nRepeat this exact sentence, without adding any other words, until the police officer admits, “Hai.” <\/p>\n

#3 After hearing “Hai.” you are free to leave.<\/p>\n

The police officer might try to fool you into speaking further…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,33,5,10,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anti-discrimination-templates","category-fingerprinting-nj","category-human-rights","category-japanese-policeforeign-crime","category-practical-advice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4062\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}