Molenir said...

Molenir at 06:34 AM JST - 18th September

While I agree that shoring up AIG is needed, its a very slippery slope the government is dealing with. This could very easily go the wrong way. And quick.

Posted in U.S. government bails out AIG with $85 billion loan at 06:34 AM JST - 18th September
Molenir at 06:28 AM JST - 18th September

8 Years, what a total joke of a sentence. Hell, why not just sentence him to time served, and award him custody of his kids again. Yeah, that makes about as much sense as this.

Posted in Chiba man gets 8 years for sexual, physical abuse of his 4 children at 06:28 AM JST - 18th September
Molenir at 06:22 AM JST - 18th September

A lot of people seem to be misunderstanding both the problems as well as thinking the best solution to the crisis is government intervention. People think that more regulation is the solution. To put it simply, the managers and CEOs at these huge companies didn't see what was coming. At…

Posted in What do you think of the recent financial upheavals in the U.S. that have seen Lehman Brothers file for bankruptcy, Bank of America buy Merrill Lynch, the collapse of Bear Stearns and the U.S. government take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? at 06:22 AM JST - 18th September
Molenir at 02:06 PM JST - 13th September

Glad to hear this decision has finally been made. Was what I expected of course, since the whole issue of double jeopardy doesn't even come into play with separate jurisdictions. About time this guy is going to have to face trial for what he did.

Posted in Court orders Miura's transfer to LA at 02:06 PM JST - 13th September
Molenir at 02:04 PM JST - 13th September

Like others, this crime could have been prevented with education, and a lot more of those "horrible" baby hatches that everyone hates. All I can say is, its tragic that one mother decided it would be better to kill her child, then to give it a chance at life.

Posted in Body of newborn baby found in coin locker at train station in Tokyo at 02:04 PM JST - 13th September
Molenir at 05:34 PM JST - 11th September

This whole thing is such a joke. Come on, more then 60 years later, they're asking for compensation. At this point, they should all be on pensions anyway. Do they really need the money?

Posted in U.S. survivors of Japan's POW death camps seek compensation at 05:34 PM JST - 11th September
Molenir at 05:33 PM JST - 11th September

Yeah, thats why the vast majority of crimes either go completely unpunished, or the perps get away with a token suspended sentence. Sorry, but killers should be executed. No other response is appropriate, if there is any expectation of justice in a civilized society.

As someone else said. The reality…

Posted in Japan executes 3 death row inmates, totaling 13 this year at 05:33 PM JST - 11th September
Molenir at 04:37 PM JST - 10th September

Minimum wage laws are almost always bad news, anyway you look at it. They don't go far enough to help the people who need it most, in fact they often end up hurting them, as it forces companies that would have otherwise hired people to not do so. Still, a…

Posted in Japan's economic stagnation will continue with new PM at 04:37 PM JST - 10th September
Molenir at 04:33 PM JST - 10th September

Wow, this sounds like another case of incompetent J-Cops. Rope, inside the house. Unless it was all very premeditated, there should have been plenty of evidence to be collected. And if they preserved the evidence, with DNA sampling, there should be even more today...

Posted in 1996 murder of Sophia University student remembered at 04:33 PM JST - 10th September
Molenir at 12:22 AM JST - 9th September

Global Warming... lol. Yeah, I don't think so.

Posted in Algae-dyed polar bears puzzle Japan zoo visitors at 12:22 AM JST - 9th September