Basketballers who spent night with prostitutes get 1-year suspensions

It was poor judgement and a silly thing to be caught doing, but this is kinda over doing it imo. I mean based on this, shouldn’t half the government slash their salary and stand up and be held accountable too?

Their personal lives shouldn't reflect their professional. If they were wearing their uniforms while in the hotel that is another story.

They think this doesn't happen in the Olympic Games? C'mon!

Japan Basketball Association violated human rights of the four basketball players. I do not understand why they agreed to appear in the press meet.

violated human rights of the four basketball players

They broke the law while being dumb enough to be wearing their uniforms and were suspended from their jobs because of it. How were their human rights violated?

Exactly, tanker. If they were dumb enough to wear their uniforms they are really poor representatives for Japan.

If prostitution is against the law in the country that they were visiting then that is grounds right there for the association's punishment.

How funny that they had to play against Indonesia for seventh place?

They were forewarned. Japan is a nation also of image. These athletes choose to scoff at the law then they're playing hardball with other authorities. We all walk tightropes.

Maybe they just wanted to get some extra “practice” on their “free throws “:-/

Hmmm... the article is a bit unclear what the players are suspended from. Just national games, or club games within Japan as well?

Anyone got more info?

They were in the entertainment district with women. Doesn’t mean they were prostitutes. It would be the same as if they were out with women in Kabukicho. Just because the women may have been dressed sexily, doesn’t pin them as prostitutes.

The biggest problem is that the players were wearing their uniforms and they shouldn’t have been out flaunting that they were on the team and picking up women that way.

I usually cheer for Japan teams but have a soft spot for Philippines basketball so I am glad they won.

Bungle: "Make no mistake, it may only be a one year suspension officially, but these guys are done."

Wrong. This is Japan. Notice how it's one year? That's because in less than two the Olympics roll around and Japan wants these punks available for play to increase their chances. And we all know how they love the "redemption" story here -- just look at the Kameda boxing family, holding pics of their day in both hands, saying how unfairly he was treated and that they box for him, despite CONTINUING to hit below the belt. You have the badminton player who commirted a crime and has "redeemed" himself.

Unless these guys really fudge things up further, they will be allowed to play and they're "We are sorry" stories will become the feel-good headlines leading up to the Olympic basketball events. They're not done... yet.

Meanwhile, this weekend, hundreds of thousands of Japanese men will be using Japanese prostitutes!

The penalty is irrelevant. They broke the rules and are now paying the price. That’s all there is to it.

So what happened to the prostitutes? If prostitutes are legal in Jakarta so be it, no foul play or crime commited.

If consenting adults want to have sex and money exchanges hands, it is nobody's business.

Hakman, agreed. The usual Social Justice Warriorsare turning a blind eye in this case when it comes to sexual exploitation of underpriveliged women.

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It would be the same as if they were out with women in Kabukicho. Just because the women may have been dressed sexily, doesn’t pin them as prostitutes.

Jakarta is not Kabuki-cho. A sexily dressed woman hanging on a Japanese guy she just met that night is almost certainly a prostitute.

I doubt the women were exploited - they were probably there by their own choice. But the legality is irrelevant. They were not there on their own dime - they were representatives of the Japanese team, which was financing their trip and had every right to dictate the terms. Common sense should have told them that consorting in public with prostitutes while wearing team colors is not a good idea. But they are young, and were probably a bit drunk. Hopefully, lesson learned.

A YEAR FOR SEX SLAVING SERVICES (WOMAN CONFORT) IS NOT ENOUGH IN JAPAN

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In today's world, we call prostitute "sex slave". They rarely have the choice to say no to money and not paying the handler.

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NCM