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Collected Item: “Vigilantism in Pandemic Japan”

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Vigilantism in Pandemic Japan

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text story

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

It is about the excessive vigilantism that Japan experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some people became the target of harsh criticism for failing to abide by governmental regulations, and I can remember that I felt a sense of experiencing the negative aspect of society seeing such harsh vigilantism against others. It is important to me because I can unconsciously become part of such vigilantism and should be aware of why I should not relentlessly accuse others of their actions.

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#japan.vigilantism.self.restraint.police

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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/05/13/national/coronavirus-vigilantes-japan/

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

The Japan Times

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2023-05-16
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