The funniest thing happened to me yesterday! Well, it was kinda funny but pointless and it made me a little upset. While I walked from my house toward an internet cafe, the Japanese Police (JP's) pulled up next to me, got out of their car and proceeded to ask me various questions such as where I was going and if I came from the opposite direction that I was walking in. I was thinking, "No, I'm facing/walking this way!" From there, they asked for my ID, where I worked, if I mind emptying my pockets and opening my camera bag. I asked them what all that was about and they replied, "Nothing, we're just on patrol, checking everyone." Yeah right! Perhaps the truth is that I fit the description of a thug, someone who had job stolen something... Who knows what they were after but since I had nothing to hide, I was in full cooperation, even joked around a bit with them.
In the end, the JP's apologized, gave me back my stuff and sent me on my way. Still, that small episode immediately reminded me of an altercation that occurred roughly 10 years ago when I was in the military. Again I was stopped while walking, only this time one of the two officers came right out and said, "We're looking for a black man." His partner must have saw the look on my face because he jumped in and explained that the person they were looking for had jumped a taxi cab without paying the hefty fare. I cooperated back then as well but would like to let it be known here and now... It wasn't me!
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