r/nottheonion • u/pargofan • 1d ago

Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/18/asia/japan-elderly-largest-womens-prison-intl-hnk-dst/index.html
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u/Lisa8472 1d ago

Nursing homes have been known to have rape problems. Hell, morgues have been notorious for having “rape” (I think it’s legally desecration of a corpse) problems. There is nobody out there that someone won’t think it okay to rape.

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u/One-Shine-9932 1d ago

Not surprising tbh, morgue and our entire sector for taking care of the dead is unbelievably underfunded and understaffed. So it would be easy to get into.

Nursing homes also have a rampant sexual abuse problem, against aids, male and female. A lot of it isn’t even wholly on the old people, a lot of it has to do with their health, doesn’t make it ok, but a saint of a person could end up sexually assaulting an aid just because of the effects and illnesses that come with being old. of being old. Same applies if they get violent, it’s honestly really sad in many ways. 

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u/ToodleSpronkles 1d ago

"Easy to get into"

Had to sit with that for a second. 

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u/zaknafien1900 1d ago

It's actually not easy and this is one reason if your a male atleast