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    Noliving

    realdoll: knives with a blade longer than 5.5 cm are already outlawed in Japan! (meaning you even cannot carry a swiss army knife!)

    I think he is advocating that metal knives be banned, regardless of length.

    Posted in: Student attacked by knife-wielding man on Kanagawa street

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    Noliving

    The only good US auto is Cadillac... The rest sucks so it's good that they didn't appear rather than making a fool of themselves....

    Ah compare the subcompact and compact cars and I think you will find that the US automakers do in fact compete quite well.

    Posted in: Big three U.S. automakers to skip Tokyo Motor Show

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    Noliving

    The mother called for help? Why didn´t she go into the river herself?

    Well how strong is the current? I can tell you from my own training at a steel mill that if you don't have the required training and equipment you do not attempt a rescue yourself, instead you call for help. The reason for this is that if you don't have the required training and equipment it is very likely that you yourself will also become a victim in need of rescue, not only does this divert resources away from rescuing the original victim but it also potentially puts the rescuer themselves at risk. I can guarantee you that this is exactly how law enforcement is trained, especially in the US. The reason for this is that the reasoning goes that it is better to let the victim die than to have both the victim and the rescuer die.

    A perfect example of this being true is when six teenagers died in August of 2010 in the Louisiana Red River. Basically what had happened was two families got together and their teenage kids, who did not know how to swim, were playing in the river. Well sure enough one of the teens got caught by the current and started calling for help. This caused the remaining five teens who did not know how to swim to try and save him, guess what happens when you get people who don't know how to swim caught in a current in a river? They drown. The parents of the teens could not swim themselves and so they did nothing except for call for help and watch from the shoreline. If those parents who did not know how to swim would have attempted a rescue you can bet they themselves would have drowned as well. If those five other teens who did not know how to swim would have instead got out of the river and call help we would have only one teen dead instead of six.

    It is a brutal way of looking at it but reviews of such incidents have repeatedly shown that it is better to let the victim die than to attempt a rescue if you don't have the training and equipment.

    Posted in: 2 children almost drown in river

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    Noliving

    Your comparison isn't context. We could market flamethrowers to children and every year more kids would still die from pools. It's an argument that sounds good unless you talk about gun deaths being utterly senseless and should be at zero.

    No it is context. Accidental drownings are utterly senseless and should be at zero as well. Every single innocent death by any and all means, whether it is done on purpose or by accident, is utterly senseless and should be at zero but that is nothing more than idealistic not realistic. If we were to follow such emotional thinking then practically every single thing we do, whether it be for necessity or enjoyment, would be banned.

    Also just so you know you can market flamethrowers to children in the USA. It is not against the law and you would be surprised at the fact that there is absolutely zero federal laws that regulate the manufacture and or sale of such devices. I believe it is only California and New York that have any type of legislation on flamethrower devices.

    Implied isn't worth anything. Would you support legislation that says people cannot have a gun in the house if ex-cons or the mentally ill are present? If you don't, then what does that say about being committed to keeping guns out of the wrong hands?

    I disagree I believe the implied is worth something.

    Actually yes I would support such legislation. I have stated numerous times in my past posts that the background check needs to include everyone listed at the permanent residence and if it shows that you live with someone who has a criminal past or is mentally compromised that they would be prevented from buying a gun that you yourself would also be denied the purchase until you relocated to a different residence. I also stated in such posts that this would also apply to purchasing ammunition. Now if there was to be a compromise on such legislation it would be you would not be denied the purchase but that local and state law enforcement would have the right to inspect your house whenever and as much as they like to ensure the gun was secured properly.

    I don't really get the point of you asking such a question considering I have made my opinion on the exact question you are asking numerous times public on this website.

    Posted in: Gunmen open fire at New Orleans Mother’s Day parade; 19 wounded

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    Noliving

    That still doesn't address the fact that a high number of guns equals a high number of guns deaths. And talking about reduced numbers almost makes it sound like problem of kids getting shot isn't that bad.

    No it doesn't mean that either. My state Minnesota for example has at least hundreds of thousands of firearms if not millions but there are only a grand total of 70 homicides a year, 43 of which are with firearms; 6 of those 43 are done with both a shotgun or a rifle meaning it is almost done exclusively with handguns.

    Considering a child is more likely to die by accidental drowning than by a firearm whether it be by accident or on purpose then ya it kind of isn't that bad as it is made out to be. That isn't to say their deaths are not tragic and that you can't look into measures but you also have to keep it within context.

    Your stats only talk about getting guns from family members. It doesn't say anything about them being straw buyers. Question: since gun shops are required to shred background checks, would keeping them help to reduce the number of straw buyers?

    Actually gun stores are required to keep background checks as well as the registration of the firearm to the buyer for 20 years. The federal government is required to destroy their copy of the background check within 24 hours.

    No it doesn't but it is implied considering those in jail that were surveyed over 75% of them had already had a previous criminal conviction which means it is unlikely the family and friends did not know about that previous criminal conviction.

    I don't believe it would be that effective. The only time it would be effective is if you setup some type of red line that says when this person buys this many firearms in this amount of time that it triggers the ATF to trail them. It is important to note that straw buyers are incredibly difficult to prosecute even with the guns already registered to the buyer.

    Posted in: Gunmen open fire at New Orleans Mother’s Day parade; 19 wounded

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    Noliving

    The idea that more guns equals less crime is a pretty lame argument and is refuted all over the globe. There is less gun-related crime/violence in places guns are outlawed.

    Not necessarily, the number of guns in circulation in the US has increased by over 100+ million since 1993 and gun violence that does not result in a fatality has dropped by 70% while the number of incidents in which a gun is fatally used dropped by 39%.

    Oh I'm sure gun related crime is lower in places where it doesn't exist but that doesn't mean that the actual violent crime rate is lower. The focus should be on lower crime rates not on what weapon is being used.

    I think it is fair to say that what drives crimes rates and what reduces them is sociological not the availability of an object or service.

    We banned drugs decades ago in the US but their crime rates surrounding them have not gone down. We banned prostitution pretty much everywhere in the US and prostitution crime rates have not gone down.

    Posted in: Gunmen open fire at New Orleans Mother’s Day parade; 19 wounded

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    Noliving

    So how do guns go from being purchased by law abiding citizens to the hands of thugs?

    To answer your question SuperLib it is primarily done by friends and family members who knowingly act as straw buyers as well as the "the street"

    A 1997 Justice Department survey of more than 18,000 state and federal convicts on where they get their guns:

    • 39.6% of criminals obtained a gun from a friend or family member • 39.2% of criminals obtained a gun on the street or from an illegal source • 0.7% of criminals purchased a gun at a gun show • 1% of criminals purchased a gun at a flea market • 3.8% of criminals purchased a gun from a pawn shop • 8.3% of criminals actually bought their guns from retail outlets

    Posted in: Gunmen open fire at New Orleans Mother’s Day parade; 19 wounded

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    Noliving

    @Noliving. Who cares? It’s better than him getting off at his normal stop and letting that poor woman deal with the inebriated pervert on her own. Some people just need to pick the crap out of everything. Rather than commend the boy for his valiant display of common decency as a human being you decide to put him down for his feelings about missing his stop (which would have annoyed me to no end as well). I do feel that he was annoyed at what was happening to the woman; otherwise he would have done nothing.

    I'm not putting him down, what I'm pointing out is horrible journalism. Whoever wrote the article basically said that he wasn't angry until he missed his stop which frankly isn't true.

    Posted in: 13-year-old boy commended by police for rescuing woman from train groper

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    Noliving

    Thank god no one was killed.

    Posted in: Gunmen open fire at New Orleans Mother’s Day parade; 19 wounded

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    Noliving

    Guns are available to criminals for purchase via loopholes. We tried to make it more difficult but the NRA blocked it. They feel criminals will decide on their own not to buy guns.

    Well to be honest it wouldn't be more difficult because the universal background check is/was pretty much reliant on an honor system.

    Posted in: Gunmen open fire at New Orleans Mother’s Day parade; 19 wounded

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    Noliving

    Soon after the train arrived at Nijo Station, Nomura chose to remain on the train and play this scenario out. Unshaken, but now a little pissed off because he missed his stop, Nomura went into action

    So let me get this straight, he wasn't angry with the fact that the guy was groping her, he was angry because he missed his stop?

    Hmm....

    Sanin rapid train from Kyoto to Nijo Station

    Am I the only one who read the above in quotes as Sanin raped train from Kyoto to Nijo Station?

    Posted in: 13-year-old boy commended by police for rescuing woman from train groper

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    Noliving

    So, Disillusioned, you are saying this is the woman’s fault? For…going home from work?

    Not necessarily. What he is saying is that sometimes people who are victims took really grave risks that were not necessary.

    For example I have a permit to carry a gun in public, if I was to openly walk around legally in gang territory such as the crips with my gun showing and I was shot and the police told me not to openly carry my firearm in gang territory is that wrong for them to do that? Is that blaming the victim?

    When police tell people to walk in groups at night is that blaming the victim?

    Here is another scenario, lets say I want to walk to the store and I have two routes I can take. I can take route A that will take me through bar scene at closing time and has a very high probability of me getting assaulted or I can take route B which is twice as long but zero risk of me getting assaulted. I take route A get assaulted and when the cops arrive they tell me to stop using route A and to take route B next time. Is that blaming the victim?

    If you engage in behavior that you know before hand carries a high risk of something bad happening to you and no one is forcing you to engage in such behavior then well you gotta admit the ball is kind of in your court. Sure on the principle you have right to do such activities and not be attacked but is it realistic?

    Posted in: Woman assaulted, robbed on street in Hiroshima town

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    Noliving

    And I was complaining because my younger died right before Golden Week and had to fly back to California, but hey, we all have to die sooner or later, too bad for all of these deaths. RIP??

    Why is it that your average post is just so depressing? Seriously it is all doom and gloom with your posts.

    Posted in: 15 dead, 1 missing in mountain-related accidents during Golden Week

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    Noliving

    I'm really surprised the UK didn't make it into the top 5 systems in the world.

    Posted in: Japan ranks 21st in ranking of world's top higher education systems

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    Noliving

    Banning guns outright isn't extremism... it's the right thing to do. America isn't the Wild West any more.

    You have never been to the wild west like Wyoming or Montana have you?

    Posted in: NRA chief: We will never surrender our guns

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    Noliving

    An oxymoron is a paradox that is true. Oxymoron does not mean contradiction.

    Posted in: NRA chief: We will never surrender our guns

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    Noliving

    No disrespect, but it does not change the fact that it's an oxymoron. Think about it: 'gun' and 'safety'. In a society that sees more death by guns than any other nations not at war you cannot ignore the fact that guns do not promote safety but create danger. Hence, the oxymoron.

    No disrespect Smith but that doesn't mean it is an oxymoron. That would be like saying civil war is an oxymoron when in fact it is not.

    Gun safety is about promoting the safe use of a firearm, those words together are not mutually exclusive. I get that it is a genuine opinion of yours but it is technically not an oxymoron.

    Posted in: NRA chief: We will never surrender our guns

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    Noliving

    as giving teenagers scholarships to go to colleges

    That should be: college instead of colleges.

    This comment system really needs an edit button.

    Posted in: NRA chief: We will never surrender our guns

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    Noliving

    Leave the safety of my family to some dude who may have paid $140.00 for a gun course, or a professional law man.

    Huh? Are you talking about when in public or when someone is breaking into your house? What is the scenario?

    There is nothing positive to report about the NRA, so why would anyone do so? 'gun safety' is an oxymoron.

    Not true, NRA is actually very big on Gun safety training as well as giving teenagers scholarships to go to colleges. They also train an enormous amount of law enforcement in the US.

    Look Smith I'm not a fan of the NRA but to say there isn't one good thing to report about the NRA is just simply not true.

    Gun safety being an oxymoron well that is just your personal belief, would you honestly say teaching sport shooters gun safety is an oxymoron?

    Posted in: NRA chief: We will never surrender our guns

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    Noliving

    Mackenzie Astin I agree with this, nothing good comes from a bullet made to kill people.

    I think quite a few law enforcement would disagree that nothing good ever comes from a bullet made to kill people.

    Agreed. And I'm yet to hear a legitimate reason behind ownership for these types of weapons.

    Target shooting, self defense, hunting, to form a militia......

    Posted in: NRA chief: We will never surrender our guns

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