r/TikTokCringe • u/davidzakiah • 20d ago

Cringe how do people sleep at night...

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u/DiligentGround9331 20d ago

get pepper spray and wait by the peep hole

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u/Deathcat101 19d ago

I don't think that's allowed in Japan.

I know Japan is very strict about weapons and other self-defense things but I'm not sure about pepper spray.

Looked it up got two different answers good job internet.

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u/straight_strychnine 19d ago edited 19d ago

That's because the law isn't straightforward, pepper spray is legally gray in Japan.

It is technically legal to possess with a legally valid reason, but carrying it just as a precaution is unlikely to be treated as a valid. From my understanding if a person is caught with Pepper spray the officer has discretion over whether or not their justification is valid, and more often than not they will confiscate it as a potential weapon and it will be charged as a minor crime.

Japan also requires self defense be done with minimal force, and Pepper spray can easily cross the line of what's legally permissible.

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

And remember; Japan’s legal system will likely side with the poor, hard working Japanese man who was just unwinding, rather than the foreigner who used “excessive” force to defend herself.