<span>---> The samurai, who were the ruling class, enjoyed many privileges. They could kill a peasant to test a new sword and walk away.
---> </span><span>The United States is a democracy, while medieval Japan was a police state ruled by the shogun. </span>
---><span>If Sano wants to torture a suspect he’s interrogating (FYI, he never actually does), the suspect can’t file a complaint and Sano won’t get in trouble. He also never needs a search warrant. </span>
What does Truman mean when he claims, “Should we fail to aid Greece and Turkey in this fateful hour, the effect will be far reaching to the West as well as to the East”? ... He says the Greek state is threatened by terrorists led by the communists.
