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by lovemenot
2347 days ago
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What you say may well happen like this occasionally, but I would question the police's imputed motive. At least in general. My wife works in mental health in Japan. Nurses use this exact technique to contain potentially violent situations. Not for legal purposes, but for the safety of themselves, the patient who is surrounded and of others too. It's pretty effective in de-escalating and does not induce force from either party. Again, not saying this system is never abused, but in general it's safer for all parties not to up the ante in using force for the purpose of getting a faster resolution. |
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Restraining movement does not require enclosure or other technical means, yet is still illegal. Police can literally stop you for a few reasons and no more.
If you literally tell the police to move away because they're illegally preventing you from moving in clear terms, if they hit you while you push through they're committing assault. Treat it like any other police brutality in court.
The first thing you have to do in this abuse of power situation is to get evidence, and by stupid Japanese law you're not allowed to take photographs of policemen I think, so get something else, like sound recording.
Suing them would be a fun pastime for someone rich, and a way to get the prosecutor to throw the case.
Of course of they really want you for something illegal, they will get you in some other way.