Bet Japanese prison is cleaner than most Letsrunner's mom's basement rooms
I am an adult Letsrunner & I do live in mothers basement. I can confirm, my room is incredibly messy. Supershoes, shorts, and sweat crusted socks everywhere. Mother comes in every Sunday and washes everything for me.
Just sweat on those socks? You're hardly a letsrunner!
Maybe the Australian ambassador to Japan needs to intervene to get him released. After all, that's what then-U.S. ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy did for that American Toyota exec who had her father send her oxycontin from the U.S. hidden under some jewelry. The whole thing was a huge embarrassment for Toyota.
He probably would've been released to Australia already. But he doesn't want to go there because if he goes there he'll probably never be let back into the US--even well after Trump is out of office. Why he went to Japan with the drama surrounding his green card and why he decided to smuggle CBD pills to himself is really good questions. But dude has a giant ego.
Nonsense. It's very effective here in Japan, which has nothing like the drug problem many other countries have. Japan's certainly not losing 100,000+ people a year to opioids the way the U.S. is.
You're confusing cultural attitudes with effective drug legislation. Japan has created a taboo culture for drug use. It is also highly likely the numbers of drug use are under-reported. Look at countries where drugs have been decriminalised such as Portugal and you will see for yourself. I live in the UK and drug use is rife here despite drugs being illegal. Prohibition does not and never will work.
Maybe the Australian ambassador to Japan needs to intervene to get him released. After all, that's what then-U.S. ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy did for that American Toyota exec who had her father send her oxycontin from the U.S. hidden under some jewelry. The whole thing was a huge embarrassment for Toyota.
He probably would've been released to Australia already. But he doesn't want to go there because if he goes there he'll probably never be let back into the US--even well after Trump is out of office. Why he went to Japan with the drama surrounding his green card and why he decided to smuggle CBD pills to himself is really good questions. But dude has a giant ego.
I'm curious why you and others keep saying CBD pills.
Didn't he state on a podcast he uses THC pills and travels with them? There is a difference.
Saw a podcast of him and there is definitely something odd. Seems very smart and motivated but what is the point of being obsessively sub-elite? High energy, persuasive, passionate, all the hallmarks of a narcissist. Endurance sports seem to attract this type like moths to a flame. Driven, but for what? Sometimes it’s better to be a hobby jogger and care for those around you.
What type of sentence could one get for that in Japan?
Seems like a minor offense to me.
Even minor offenses face harsh (by Western standards) consequences. Japanese jails are not torture zones but they are also not laid back like American ones where you can be lazy most of the day. Nope, they are like a boot camp. Inmates have to march, do chores, work in the kitchen, etc. Plenty of good Youtube videos will show you. Every day is highly regimented.
Nonsense. It's very effective here in Japan, which has nothing like the drug problem many other countries have. Japan's certainly not losing 100,000+ people a year to opioids the way the U.S. is.
You're confusing cultural attitudes with effective drug legislation. Japan has created a taboo culture for drug use. It is also highly likely the numbers of drug use are under-reported. Look at countries where drugs have been decriminalised such as Portugal and you will see for yourself. I live in the UK and drug use is rife here despite drugs being illegal. Prohibition does not and never will work.
Where do you think the cultural attitudes came from, Moran? Many of those Asian countries had much higher drug addiction rates up until a little after the 2nd world war (you know, when the Japanese were giving their soldiers meth or ICE as they call it down under?). A couple generations removed and the cultural taboo is still in place and they have much safer societies all around than the drug culture that persists in the West.
What type of sentence could one get for that in Japan?
Seems like a minor offense to me.
Even minor offenses face harsh (by Western standards) consequences. Japanese jails are not torture zones but they are also not laid back like American ones where you can be lazy most of the day. Nope, they are like a boot camp. Inmates have to march, do chores, work in the kitchen, etc. Plenty of good Youtube videos will show you. Every day is highly regimented.
Harsh consequences like the over 2000 on death row in the US, compared to about a 100 in Japan?
Portugal is a very good example of this, but I do think there's a decent argument for stronger penalties in terms of a deterrent.
Yeah. Drug use is still high in Portugal but violent crime associated with drug consumption, and overdose deaths, have plummeted.
Portugal’s policy has started to crack the past couple years. They had some success with heroin, but fentanyl is passing through their safeguards [mainly because what they have considered “safe” drugs (ie. Non-heroin) are now laced with fentanyl]. The percentage of Drug users rose 64% between 2001 and 2022 in your supposedly successful drug model and overdoses have kicked up dramatically since 2019 and there wastewater prevalence of cocaine and ketamine (particularly on weekends) is the highest in Europe. Singapore’s opium addiction rate was over 10% during the Japanese occupation and their overall drug addiction rate is now 0.7%. Tolerance has had little success in Portugal. Intolerance has had far better success in Japan, Singapore, etc. (they had far higher addiction rates a couple generations ago).
Even minor offenses face harsh (by Western standards) consequences. Japanese jails are not torture zones but they are also not laid back like American ones where you can be lazy most of the day. Nope, they are like a boot camp. Inmates have to march, do chores, work in the kitchen, etc. Plenty of good Youtube videos will show you. Every day is highly regimented.
Harsh consequences like the over 2000 on death row in the US, compared to about a 100 in Japan?
You need to bang your head against a wall if you're serious. Clearly drug prohibition is not effective at preventing people from using drugs.
Nonsense. It's very effective here in Japan, which has nothing like the drug problem many other countries have. Japan's certainly not losing 100,000+ people a year to opioids the way the U.S. is.
The people using fent in the US aren't doing so legally, bud. If you want to make an argument about overhauling the pharmaceutical industry along with changing our stance on illicit substances, than please feel free. If you're going to simplify it to the argument that you've attempted, then don't even bother.
Asia fought like hell to kick out the US and finally exacted God's Will at the Fall of Saigon in Vietnam in the 1970s. Asia will pouce down on any American trying to revive Chemical Warfare against Asians,
Asia fought like hell to kick out the US and finally exacted God's Will at the Fall of Saigon in Vietnam in the 1970s. Asia will pouce down on any American trying to revive Chemical Warfare against Asians,
He probably would've been released to Australia already. But he doesn't want to go there because if he goes there he'll probably never be let back into the US--even well after Trump is out of office. Why he went to Japan with the drama surrounding his green card and why he decided to smuggle CBD pills to himself is really good questions. But dude has a giant ego.
I'm curious why you and others keep saying CBD pills.
Didn't he state on a podcast he uses THC pills and travels with them? There is a difference.
It doesn't really matter. Both are against Japanese law. But I assume CBD pills because he's one of the YouTubers constantly hawking CBD cream and pills.
I'm curious why you and others keep saying CBD pills.
Didn't he state on a podcast he uses THC pills and travels with them? There is a difference.
It doesn't really matter. Both are against Japanese law. But I assume CBD pills because he's one of the YouTubers constantly hawking CBD cream and pills.
CBD is legal in Japan as long as it is 0.0% THC. So I would say it matters.
What kind of sentence is actually likely here? Are we actually looking at 5+y? I know Japan CAN sentence for that long, but is that particularly likely?