Some readers' responses to the Jan. 24 Zeit Gist column by Simon Scott, headlined "American claims Tokyo cop assaulted son, 8":
Can someone please explain to me how this constitutes news? Is this the kind of story that would fill a page in any metro paper in the world?
As far as I can tell, this is what happened: A father lost his cool, a cop lost his cool and a kid got caught in the crossfire. I genuinely sympathize with the father-son pair, but this really is a case in which one must stay calm and carry on.