Weak arm of the law
‘Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has urged police to toughen up after a television news report showed two police officers fleeing from a man brandishing what appeared to be a baseball bat.
“When the culprit came towards them, they didn’t try to restrain him but ran away. I was surprised and amazed when I saw this,” Koizumi told reporters.’
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