Comments on: Are foreign tourists responsible for rises in crime? http://japan.shadowofiris.com/news/are-foreign-tourists-responsible-for-rises-in-crime/ japan.shadowofiris.com Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:38:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Garrett http://japan.shadowofiris.com/news/are-foreign-tourists-responsible-for-rises-in-crime/#comment-6566 Garrett Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:30:07 +0000 http://japan.shadowofiris.com/news/are-foreign-tourists-responsible-for-rises-in-crime/#comment-6566 <blockquote>About 90 percent of them blame increased tourism for a “rise in crimes committed by foreigners."</blockquote> Well, of course, bring more foreigners in and the number of crimes committed by foreigners will increase. What worries me is the possible implication that, <em>but of course</em> foreign crime is the problem, that foreigners commit more crimes, on average, than Japanese nationals. The question is just plain stupid, though. It reminds me of an article that ran in the Yomiuri a couple years ago touting the fact that foreigners were responsible for over 99% of visa crime. Shocking! Wait. . .

About 90 percent of them blame increased tourism for a “rise in crimes committed by foreigners.”

Well, of course, bring more foreigners in and the number of crimes committed by foreigners will increase. What worries me is the possible implication that, but of course foreign crime is the problem, that foreigners commit more crimes, on average, than Japanese nationals.

The question is just plain stupid, though. It reminds me of an article that ran in the Yomiuri a couple years ago touting the fact that foreigners were responsible for over 99% of visa crime. Shocking! Wait. . .

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