I know I should not laugh because for Japanese people who have been troubled by wild bears in the mountains, it's no laughing matter at all. Local police in the Tochigi Prefecture recently decided to conduct some useful bear control training.
The first officer, dressed in a fake blood-stained T-shirt, seems to yell out "Gorilla! Gorilla!" when it's obviously just his mate in a bear costume. Near the end, the fake bear complies with the instruction to lie down with his arms by his sides as another officer pokes his arse with a big stick.
I found the video unbearable but I would love a mask like that for my occasional visits to the pub. Then I would always be sure to get a seat but I would also be wary of other customers carrying big sticks, shields or loud hailers (American: bullhorns).
Enjoy...
The riot shields are a nice touch.
ReplyDeleteThey are not riot shields - they are bear shields.
DeleteThat is a freaky bear head!
ReplyDeleteMy reaction entirely.
DeleteUm, yeah, I don't get it.
ReplyDeleteYou would make a great fake bear for ICE training Bob.
DeleteThe part I find most weird is anyone believing they could yell at a bear to lie down and the bear would do it. No self-respecting bear would lie down just because some men tell him to. Well, maybe one trained for circus acts.
ReplyDeleteViewing the video again I think there's the idea of a tranquillising dart being shot.
DeleteThe video is amusing. I like the group of older men taking it in all so very seriously.
ReplyDeleteI think the cop is showing them judo holds they might perform on bears.
DeleteI am not going to watch an unbearable video. Thank you for the warning.
ReplyDeleteAt least the bear was not bare.
DeleteOh dear... I hope I don't meet any of those fearsome creatures on my visit next April.
ReplyDeleteWhat? You mean the Japanese police or wild bears?
DeleteIt would be a good jobs for ex politicians like Boris Johnson.
ReplyDeleteJohnson could play the part of a pig that had escaped from an abattoir. He would not need a mask.
DeleteQuite noble of the "bear" to submit to the poking at the end. You would need to trust your colleague not to enter into the spirit of the "drill" too enthusiastically.
ReplyDeleteHa-ha! Too funny Marcellous!
DeleteBears just want to have a tasty snack. I had dinner with a police officers in Anchorage one evening, who described parking her car outside the office and running in to pick up some paperwork, when she came out a bear was sitting in her car eating her lunch. She didn't think going bear watching was a good idea.
ReplyDeleteWhy had you been arrested David? Maybe for talking like a guy from Michigan! Is it normal in Alaska for prisoners to have dinner with their captors?
DeleteI don't even know what to say.
ReplyDeleteSay, "AAAARGH! There's a bear!"
DeleteOh, the Japanese.
ReplyDeleteMad as a badger
ReplyDelete