“Not responding to requests for suspension of work and refraining from going out” 110 calls increased sharply 14:11 on May 15, Aichi

It turned out that more than 220 complaints and troubles regarding the new coronavirus were received at the Aichi Prefectural Police Headquarters only last month. There are noticeable reports that point out that they are not responding to requests for leave or refraining from going out, and the police say they want to report after judging the urgency.

According to the Aichi Prefectural Police Headquarters, 224 cases of 110 calls related to the new coronavirus were received in the prefecture last month, which is more than five times the 40 cases in March.

Looking at the breakdown, the
most frequent report was 58 regarding stores that were open, such as "There are stores that are open even though a leave request has been made."

Next,
there were 54 reports about going out, such as "people gathering in the park" and "barbecuing,"
and more than 110 were just pointing out that they did not respond to requests for leave or going out. It was.

In addition,
there were 33 reports about mask sales such as "There are people selling masks on the street" and "50 pieces are sold for 4800 yen".
▽ " There was a quarrel about corona. It means that there were many reports of troubles such as "ta".

Many of the reports were not subject to crackdowns, so the police say that it may delay the response to incidents and accidents, so we want them to make a call after determining their urgency.

Complaints continue in the shopping district

The act of pointing out that you have not responded to a request for leave or refrain from going out is called “self-restraint police” or “self-restraint police” on the Internet.

From around the middle of last month, the office of “Osu Shopping Street,” the largest shopping street in Nagoya, began to receive such suggestions.

It is said that there were about 50 complaints by e-mail and telephone, such as "Even though everyone is patient, only Osu has many people going on and off" and "Are you going to send Corona from Osu?"

There are many restaurants and grocery stores that are not subject to closure requests in this shopping district, and it is said that confusion has spread among related parties.

Seiji Hotta, Chairman of the Osu Shopping Street Federation, said, "I'm sorry, I feel sorry. I'm self-restraining, but I'm sorry, but I don't think so." did.

On the other hand, the wind direction has changed little by little since the beginning of this month, and we are beginning to receive encouragement emails such as "I want you to not lose the reputation damage" and "I want you to eat delicious food at Osu again".

I received a letter from a high school student in Gifu prefecture, saying "Thank you" in a big letter saying "There is no night when it's dawn."

Mr. Hotta said, "I was so happy that I could tears. I absolutely don't want Osu Shopping Street to be a shutter street, so I want to become one in the shopping street and overcome this crisis."

Expert "Social distance is necessary. Do not take" heart distance ".

Experts have called for calm behavior, saying that acts like "self-restraint police" can continue.

Professor Masashi Usui of Niigata Seiryo University's graduate school, who specializes in social psychology, commented on an act called "self-restraint" by saying, "I think it's an act after feelings of having to protect our lives and the city. It is thought that the psychology of the self-restraint police is that he is trying hard, but why he does not obey the rules and etiquette, and if the police do not punish you, you will want to punish on your behalf. I point out.

On top of that, he said, "This kind of behavior occurs not only this time but also at disaster sites that cause anxiety. Normal patrols are good, but when it comes to" exercising force on behalf of the police, "society will be confused. I will end up. "

As for the future, “Too much behavior will cause mutual distrust and suspicion, and even after the new coronavirus is over, local human relations will deteriorate. If we do not take“ social distance ”as a countermeasure against infection, It is not possible, but it is necessary for society to reaffirm that it is not possible to reach the distance of the heart. "