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In episode 5 of _Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru!_ , at around 12:04, there's a guy
who was handcuffed after being found out asking for low-angle pics from young
kids. However, the handcuff was being censored with mosaic.

![the handcuffed being censored with
mosaic](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lyCgP.png)

Aren't kids/teens supposed to watch people get arrested or it's just an
exaggeration? Or are they hiding other than the handcuff?


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Why is this guy handcuffed censored?


There's probably no reason for in-universe, but this represents the current
norm in Japan: **In Japanese broadcasts, handcuffs are usually censored to
prevent the guilty feeling of the arrested person.**

In Japan, when a person is arrested, they are always considered as a _suspect_
first, regardless if they self-admit the crime or not. The handcuffs seen by
other people will make the arrested person _looks guilty_ and may affect the
trial. Even though there is the [presumption of
innocence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presumption_of_innocence) (a suspect
is always presumed as innocent until proven guilty), the handcuffs may imply
the suspect as already guilty. Even though the suspect is judged as _not
guilty_ , the guilty impression from the handcuffs may still linger on the
observers.

This norm started after the case of [Kazuyoshi
Miura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuyoshi_Miura_\(businessman\)) who had
been arrested but successfully brought a case to the court that him being
pictured in handcuffs implied guilt and had prejudiced the trial.

This is also the reason why a suspect's head & hands are usually covered with
a cloth/towel when arrested in Japan.

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Sources:

  * [Wikipedia - National regulations regarding depiction of handcuffed people](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handcuffs#National_regulations_regarding_depiction_of_handcuffed_people)
  * [The UI Junkie - What’s Up With the Blurred Or Pixelated Handcuffs In Japan, France And South Korea?](https://theuijunkie.com/pixelated-handcuffs-japan/)
  * [Everything2 - Why Japanese TV mosaics out handcuffs](https://everything2.com/title/Why+Japanese+TV+mosaics+out+handcuffs)
  * [Quora - Why do police officers sometimes cover the hands of the handcuffed person with a cloth or towel (as seen in many arrest scenes in Japanese & S. Korean Movies/dramas)?](https://www.quora.com/Why-do-police-officers-sometimes-cover-the-hands-of-the-handcuffed-person-with-a-cloth-or-towel-as-seen-in-many-arrest-scenes-in-Japanese-S-Korean-Movies-dramas/answer/Zachary-Yamada-2)


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