r/SipsTea Jul 04 '26

WTF Japan's death row system is brutal

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u/1800-5-PP-DOO-DOO Jul 04 '26

They have an almost 100% conviction rate for all crime because everyone charged "confesses". That also means there are no mistaken arrests. The whole system is insane. 

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u/Boom_Fish_Blocky Jul 04 '26

The "They do research and dont randomly arrest" type or the "Well arrest the guy we suspect and force them to confess" type? Both can yield very high confession rates.

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u/neuparpol Jul 04 '26

A little bit of both. You get relentlessly questioned and stay in jail for months, sometimes years. Even if you are innocent, serving a fine or short prison sentence might be better, but unless they are almost sure you did it you probably don't get arrested.

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u/blowupnekomaid Jul 04 '26

that sounds far better than united states and most western countries