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Racism in black and white

In a recent Japan Times article entitled "Kick out the touts who rule Roppongi" (Foreign Agenda, Dec. 3) , Gregory Clark pens a tale of his experience walking through Tokyo's untamed Roppongi district. In the second paragraph Clarke bemoans the fact that "little has been done about the blight of the mostly African touts that infest the area." Now if that line alone doesn't send up red flags signaling ethical problems ahead, just read on (and don't miss the part about his disappointment over the fact that the police, "armed with pistols and handcuffs," fail to heed his suggestion about checking the immigration status of these men of color committing no crime, just for good measure).