50,000 signatures presented over Japanese journalist slain in Myanmar

Wednesday 25th June, 05:32 AM JST

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rjd_jr at 10:06 AM JST - 25th June

Yet another example of grassroots activism in the country of Japan, good for them.
wilbur at 12:16 PM JST - 25th June

protesting against something thats already happened and is irreversible is kinda pointless don't you think ?
rajakumar at 12:20 PM JST - 25th June

How come we cannot get 50,000 to support TOKYO2016 BID, for olympics.
rjd_jr at 01:19 PM JST - 25th June

You have a point there wilbur, hopefully we won't see anymore former 'sex slave's' of the Japanese Imperial military and their supporters protest anymore (sarcasm).
timorborder at 02:39 PM JST - 25th June

What about protesting against the Junta in Burma and the imprisonment of democracy activists.
frontandcentre at 02:42 PM JST - 25th June

Wilbur:

protesting against something thats already happened and is irreversible is kinda pointless don't you think ?

Nope - it's often difficult to protest about somebody being shot dead by government troops before it happens..
wilbur at 04:00 PM JST - 25th June

frontandcentre: yeah agreed but its about as senseless to protest over this, because 50000 or 5 million signatures, what's gonna happen ? they gonna un-shoot him ? he's dead, the locals are annoyed, next story
frontandcentre at 04:49 PM JST - 25th June

wilbur - I think it's quite apt that they're making their feelings known in a way that would never be permitted by the unelected, illegitimate criminal junta who run Burma.
pathat at 08:52 PM JST - 25th June

If you truly believe the pen is mightier than the sword, then this petition might actually amount to something.

Maybe the U.S. could take out the leadership of both Myanmar and Zimbabwe before George W. Bush is out of office. You know we would be welcomed with open arms.
Damax6 at 11:46 PM JST - 25th June

well, i am actually going to mynamar tommorrow, i am looking forward to going there actually,I got my visa really quick, no probs at all. i have no beef with the Junta, and will stay clear and respect them. i want to see and film the pagoda... hehe
Jyan_Bon at 12:29 AM JST - 26th June

Myanmar maintains the shooting was an accident".

Have the junta got no shame at all? The incident of Kenji Nagai being shot down in cold blood was recorded (unexpectedly) by another journalist. This scene of murder is shown on YOUTUBE........ Witness the Myanmar soldier in flip-flop, who shot down the japanese jounalist, casually, at point-blank range without breaking his stride.
PaukPhawGyi at 12:39 AM JST - 26th June

wilbur: You will not make such careless remarks if Kengi Nagai was your brother ,who was being killed in cold blood unneccessarily.
medievaltimes at 08:53 AM JST - 26th June

Im all for protesting and collecting names etc...But wilbur has a good point. If the family wants his personal belongings back fine, go for it. If they are protesting the killing, what exactly do they want? To me this is a venting of emotion and grieving. They are entitled to do it, but Im not sure they are going to get satisfaction out of it.
Jyan_Bon at 06:16 PM JST - 26th June

If they are protesting the killing, what exactly do they want?To me this is a venting of emotion and grieving.

medievaltimes; In addition to what you believe, couldn't it be the campaign that Myanmar's thuggish generals must think twice before they order to shoot unarmed, non-violent demonstrators ,indiscriminately, in cities' streets?