Thought Crimes in Japan?

The law has not been passed yet, but there are those pushing for it. Wouldn't that be scary? It'd be like "Minority Report" coming to life and people being punished for what they didn't do.

Let's face it, we've all said or written stupid comments at times. Right? Some of us more so than others, but we've all been guilty of that at least once in our lives. Many of these comments, we don't mean. They just come out in the heat of the moment. If a couple is having an argument, one may go overboard and say something like, "Gosh, I could just kill you right now." In actuality, they probably don't mean that literally. While, yes, they did say it, one can interpret that in most scenarios as, "I'm so mad at you right now! I can't even look at you! Ugh!"

At other times, we may be talking with friends and one of them speaks about a problem they're having with their boyfriend or girlfriend. Perhaps they're suspicious of their partner cheating on them and you or another blurts out, "Man, I'd hit him/her so hard if that was true." Again, that probably isn't meant to be taken at face value. All that's meant is, "I'd be so ticked off if that happened. I'd have a few words with him/her. You deserve better than that and I'm here to support you!"

Even yet, words can be spoken in a creative or thought-provoking manner. If one has a creative book idea and it deals with an attack, overtaking the government, a president being kidnapped, about protesters convincing politicians to bring troops home, amongst other topics, the story is fiction. It's not true. They're just creative thoughts and ideas racing through a person's mind that want to free themselves, in order to provoke thought and entertain readers.

Thought crimes would be ridiculous. I wonder how many students and teachers would be cuffed and taken away in a given day? In a given year? Does this law apply for politicians and other leaders? How many of them will last through it?

If a person takes the SAT's and scores a 1,600, then they will be rewarded with offers from the most prestigious schools in the country. However, if they talk to others about taking the SAT and then never get around to it, then there will be nothing to show for it. If one commits the act of murder, then they have taken the life of another and should be punished. If one states in a heated argument that they could kill someone, but never get close to doing so, then what is there to punish for? Especially if there's no actual physical threat? They're just angry words?

This would be an extremely frightening step if Japan chooses to pass this law. If they decide to follow through with it, I hope that other countries don't follow suit.

Link:
http://infowars.com/articles/ps/japan_return_of_thought_crimes.htm