MadamK82 said...

MadamK82 at 06:46 AM JST - 17th July

I think we also have to keep in mind that nine times out of ten, the kid wasn't searching for a fun way to end his own life. Killing/injuring the bus driver would have put him in serious jeopardy as well as the other passngers. He was probably just as…

Posted in 14-yr-old bus hijacker says he did it to cause trouble for his parents at 06:46 AM JST - 17th July
MadamK82 at 04:53 PM JST - 16th July

Personally I think the passengers did the right thing by not acting in this situation (which usually isn't my take on most crimes.) The boy was obviously disturbed, and someone attacking him would have guarnteed that someone got injured. Yes he threatened the bus driver, but in the end everyone…

Posted in 14-yr-old bus hijacker says he did it to cause trouble for his parents at 04:53 PM JST - 16th July
MadamK82 at 01:31 PM JST - 16th July

Historically speaking (recent history anyway) one of the early signs of a serial killer/psychopath is animal abuse. Not implying anything...just putting it out there...

Posted in Man arrested for kicking Chihuahua puppy to death in Aichi at 01:31 PM JST - 16th July
MadamK82 at 02:45 PM JST - 11th July

One thing about the new iphone is that the battery is a joke. A reviewer did some testing of one (when I find a link for the article I'll make sure to post it) and it went from being fully charged in the morning to less than 20% battery life…

Posted in Apple's iPhone goes on sale in Japan to cheering crowd at 02:45 PM JST - 11th July
MadamK82 at 02:30 PM JST - 11th July

Wow. Having an affair can get you fired from your news job AND suspended from Baseball? Good thing we aren't that strict here, otherwise the Baseball season would be short lived and the news programs would be reduced to 2 minute segements from the guy who used to work lighting.…

Posted in Mona Yamamoto suspends all activities after being seen with Giants' player at love hotel at 02:30 PM JST - 11th July
MadamK82 at 07:52 AM JST - 11th July

Can we please stop? Must we jump into war every time a leader barks at our shores? Yikes. I may have to move to Greenland. They don't seem to be involved in any conflicts at all.

Posted in Rice warns U.S. will do what's necessary to defend Israel; Iran answers with more missiles at 07:52 AM JST - 11th July
MadamK82 at 12:12 PM JST - 10th July

I understand what they are trying to do, but I can't say I agree with it. I've already accepted the idea that "they" are listening and watching. They might as well just go full out big brother and put cameras in everyones homes and cars. that way we can all…

Posted in Senate bows to Bush and approves surveillance bill at 12:12 PM JST - 10th July
MadamK82 at 11:58 AM JST - 10th July

Doesn't working all of those long, ovetime hours help contirbute to the population problem in Japan? Not enough free time to have children. I have some female friends in Japan who say they aren't planning on having children because they don't think they'd have time to raise them considering their…

Posted in Labor bureau rules that Toyota engineer died from overwork at 11:58 AM JST - 10th July
MadamK82 at 07:17 AM JST - 10th June

I agree with the posters who said it was good that the cop didn't open fire. As many people as there were in the area and as chaotic as everything was, more innocent people would have been struck down. It's incredibly creepy that he gave a play by play of…

Posted in Suspect says he decided to stage Akihabara attack a few days before at 07:17 AM JST - 10th June
MadamK82 at 06:24 AM JST - 31st May

I'm guessing that maybe she did all of the bathroom and food stuff when he would leave for work or go to bed. There's a good chance she'd have the house to herself for at least a couple of hours a day if he lived alone. And I have two…

Posted in Homeless woman arrested after living undetected in man's closet for a year at 06:24 AM JST - 31st May