The railway police force in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is the guardian of the safety of many passengers on the railway line.
Not only do they protect the passengers' wallets and keep the carriages in order, but they also give many women an extra sense of security.
The media recorded what they saw and heard on a day on duty.
A two-person squad of iron police patrolling back and forth in the busy railway carriages noticed a balding 60-year-old uncle who looked sneaky and sneaky instead of a busy passenger in a hurry.
When there was still a lot of standing space next to him, the uncle squeezed into a lady next to him and stood close behind the other party.
Seeing this scene, the experienced patrol officer of the Iron Police Force immediately stepped forward to confront the uncle:
"What is your purpose?"
The uncle replied in a low voice: "What about commuting." ”
The police were not dismissed by the uncle's prevarication, but insisted on asking:
"Honestly, today is not an arrest, just a guide. ”
Seeing that the uncle still didn't tell the truth, the patrol officers of the Iron Police pointed to the behavior of the uncle they had just seen:
"You're standing behind someone when there's still so much space, aren't you?"
The uncle was arrested, unable to argue, and admitted the act.
The tracer then continued to ask the man about his motive, and the other person replied, "What did you smell?" ”
The tracer continued to ask, "Do you like smells?"
The man confessed: "I like to smell women, it's not forbidden by law." ”
In Aichi Prefecture's "Obstruction Prevention Ordinance," there is a clear description of "non-touching sexual harassment," which explicitly states that physical contact is "despicable behavior," but does not explicitly describe "sexual harassment without touching" by "smelling and smelling."
Since the man did not touch the victim woman this time, the tracer was unable to arrest her.
But the Patrol Officer did not pass up this precious opportunity to educate the offender: "Frankly, from a woman's point of view, if she is leaned on in this way, she will feel uncomfortable. ”
The man admitted this, and eventually, the patrol officer of the Iron Police asked the man to write a letter of promise that he would not do the same thing again, and registered the man's personal information.
Seeing this, you may know the specific process of handling cases for the patrol officers of the Iron Police Force, and they are now focusing their daily work on the prevention and control of such areas that have not been fully touched by the law.
"Non-touching perverts", "contactless molesters", and even "sexual assault through the air" are now widely discussed in Japanese society. Many Japanese women are being harassed by suspicious men in the interior space of trains, subways, and railways by suspicious men in an unconventional way.
A Japanese female anchor said that two years ago, she felt a burst of male gaze at Shinjuku Station, and when she confronted the other party, the other party said "I didn't touch you, so it's not a crime".
The female anchor had no choice but to flee the scene quickly, full of nausea and fear.
In addition to smelling and staring as mentioned above, many women have also encountered being "blown" on sensitive areas such as their necks and ears, suddenly receiving exposure photos from suspicious men "airdropped" on their mobile phones, and being deliberately hit back and forth on the back of their hands, arms or buttocks.
According to the Aichi Prefectural Railway Police, from January to April each year, the number of similar gray crimes rises dramatically, exceeding 30 per month.
Last year, they found more than 300 similar crimes, mostly in the spring, summer and autumn, when women dressed cooler and shorter because of the weather.
According to the survey, up to 40% of the female victims will tolerate this gray crime:
"I held back, I couldn't do anything".
Secondly, the women will find a way to escape the scene, and it seems that many women have a hard time speaking up for themselves at the time of the crime, because they are completely shocked and trapped by fear.
And the Iron Police Force is the guardian of justice for these victims.
The Murakami Police Department of the Iron Police Force said:
"Even if it's not a violation of the law, it will be guided as a 'reserve army for piracy'. ”
In this regard, most Japanese netizens are supportive:
"When I was 20 years old, I was sitting in the box of a country train and the guy sitting across from me spread his legs so wide that our knees almost touched. Then I avoided him, but again and again he approached me again and again, spreading his legs apart.
I was cornered, and I didn't even dare to make a voice of protest. But another man called out to me and told me to change to another seat.
I thought the police wouldn't take any action, but eventually they identified the man and probably gave him a stern warning to make sure no further harm was done.
When I saw this video, I realized that since then, there have been 'molesters who don't touch'. ”
"I totally agree that this behavior is disgusting, but listening to the story I can't tell if it's an molester or not.
But as a man, I've had the experience of being very uncomfortable when an unconscious old man keeps breathing in my face. ”
Some netizens also said that the female passenger made a big fuss:
"When the indecent incident happens→ women are more cautious → report → men are afraid of being framed→ men become more difficult to speak, so they start to breathe nervously and rapidly, → molesters become common
The last of this cycle"
"If women feeling uncomfortable is considered a problem, then men feeling uncomfortable should also be considered a problem.
I'm not feeling well on a crowded train, so I should arrange a train for me. ”
What do you think of this phenomenon?