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TIL that in Japan during the Edo period, the gonin-gumi system held groups of five households collectively responsible for each other's crimes, so people were punished for things their neighbors did.
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Under the Watchful Eye of the Neighbor: Gonin gumi and Collective Responsibility in the Time of the Shogunate

Gonin gumi – a group responsibility system from the time of the shogunate that shaped Japanese neighborhood mentality and social culture.

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