Japanese Cops vs. Slasher

watch as a slowly walk around and slowly try to slash you

Police in Tokyo put on a public training exercise to demonstrate that they are prepared to deal with violent criminals:

The drill shows cops responding to an attack by man with a long-bladed knife or short sword. It seems to be an attempt to show that the next time somebody tries an Akihabara-style knife rampage, police will know what to do.

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10 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - March 10, 2011 at 12:09 pm

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Cryptnotic

In Los Angeles, they would have shot the guy.

Dave

Well, in Seattle, Washington, this is how they dealt with a similar case:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ze1x1Hlykc

They didn’t seriously hurt him too much.

bob

Do Police in Japan not have tasers?

batshitecrazy

Unlike America, Japan is not a police state yet.

Lord Metroid

Yeah, you wish. Beware of ever getting caught for anything or you will feel the injustice of their courts and police. Want to know more, watch sore demo boku wa yattenai (それでもボクはやってない).

http://tepido.org/ LB

その物語はフィクションであり。。。

Hamachiman

Unfortunately, reality is most likely quite a different thing than drills.

These knife attack scenarios that have happened in Japan these past few years was sudden, violent, and with no warning before hand. Cops can’t be everywhere in Japan, and it’s not like a slasher is going to call the police before hand that he is going to start slashing kids at a specific school or citizens at a public transportation terminal (for the most part).

No amount of drilling in the world by Japanese authorities can ensure that they will in face be present when these frightening attacks happen in an instant.
batshitecrazy

They have to have drills becuase the real thing doesnt happen.
vonskippy

Here’s another demonstration (warning – it’s a bit more frightening then the original post)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo10xdN2Rds
helical

Huh, I guess the totally badass kung-fu double-knife ninja was absent this time.

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