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Spidey
Hold on a minute! Where are all the people from only a few days ago rationalizing hit and runs... C'mon Spidey, CavemanLawyer et al. don't you want to defend this guy too?
Rationalizing? No. Defending? Certainly not. Understanding that all cases are not 100% the driver's fault? Yes. And this case is no exception. It falls well within the parameters of my arguements that the system contributes very highly to rash of hit and runs. This case is just at the extreme end of the stick. Very extreme.
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Posted in: Man dies in Osaka hit-and-run after being dragged for 3 kms
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Spidey
Another hit-and-run in (insert location here).
It's becoming a daily event. And these are just the ones that are reported.
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Posted in: Man dies in Osaka hit-and-run after being dragged for 3 kms
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Spidey
This woman, if she just looked and walked by, is no different from 99.9% of all human beings. Most of us, myself inluded, have done this and not even realized it.
I think some people here need to do a bit of soul searching to see if they fit into the other 0.1%.
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Spidey
I wonder if there is any connection between the driver and the teenager?
"Snitch!! I'll get you!! BONZAIIIII!!!!
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Posted in: Man arrested for crashing car into police box in Hiroshima
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Spidey
Talk about kicking a dead horse! Leave it alone already! Case closed! Tax payers money saved! Enough is enough! Scum is as scum does! etc. etc.
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Posted in: Miura's death likely murder, says pathologist hired by lawyer
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Spidey
Are you serious? I was driving down a road and these two bicyclists came flying through a stop sign. It was impossible to have seen them coming as there were buildings on every corner. I slammed on the breaks and was able to stop in time, but are you saying that if I had struck them, I would be 100% responsible?
YES.
S
Posted in: Man arrested for hit-and-run death of high school student in Ibaraki
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Spidey
I fink, even if it were the pedestrians fault, the driver should have stopped. maybe he could have saved his life, we will never know. RIP, may the law punish the criminal fully.
Does the word "accident" ever enter into this equation?
If said driver lived in a society that knew the difference between an "accident" and a "premeditated act" then maybe he would have stopped to help. But this is not the case. At least not here in Japan anyway. How often is there malicious intent involved in a car accident? And even if the driver was drinking, the cyclists actions must be taken into consideration.
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Posted in: Man arrested for hit-and-run death of high school student in Ibaraki
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Spidey
First of all, this is a tragic accident.
Second of all, I hate repeating myself but...
OK then. Let's not consider that the deceased may have wandered into the path of an oncoming vehicle leaving the driver no time to avoid a collision.
And let's not consider the fact that J-police would have arrested the said driver for reckless driving causing death despite the circumstance.
And finally, let's not consider that said driver knowing that he was probably heading to jail for an "accident" clearly not of his own making, decided to play the odds and flee the scene.
The blame for running does not fall solely on the shoulders of the runner. Not by a long shot.
Posted in: Man arrested for hit-and-run death of high school student in Ibaraki
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Spidey
Stop triple packaging everthing!!
"Oh. What a cute box! Oh, how sweet! Each little cake has its own cute little wrapper. Oh, how unbelievable! Each little cake wrapped inside each little cute wrapper is wrapped in UGLY PLASTIC!!
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Spidey
Was she going to scalp the passports? Who would buy them?
S
Posted in: 37-year-old woman arrested for using lost credit card at Tokyo Disneyland
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Spidey
At least the pigeons like him. Especially the one on his knee.
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Spidey
On the outside, the average Japanese would look quite religious when they visit a shrine, eat meals, go to a cemetery and so on. However on the inside, when asked if they believe in a God or a higher being of some sort, the answer will be vague at best. Some would suggest that this the root cause of many of the problems that Japanese society faces today. So I would have to say "no" that religion doesn't play an important role or have a true impact on Japanese society.
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Spidey
So if she didn't wear glasses, would she still be "best idol" material?
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Posted in: 11-year-old girl named 'best idol with glasses'
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Spidey
Well so much for your "FRIENDLY neighborhood Spider-man."
Time to call in the "J" version of the Kingpin. I'm sure he would be able to help out the j-cops.
S
Posted in: Two men wearing Spider-Man masks assault pedestrians in Osaka
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Spidey
Ask this question 20 years from now and you'll get the same set of responses. In other words things won't change much. At least as far as society goes.
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Posted in: What do you think society will be like 20 years from now?
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Spidey
Talk about low self-esteem.
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Posted in: Maki Horikita looking for boyfriend as she celebrates 20th birthday
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Spidey
Do away with the whole concept of money all together.
And while your at it...the concept of society could be done away with as well.
In other words it's an impossible task.
S
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Spidey
Is it just me or is anyone else just a little bewildered as to why it took the "police" 13 years to take action against this guy? Talk about patient neighbours.
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Posted in: 79-year-old man arrested for blocking street with garbage in Saitama
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Spidey
Who decorates these space stations anyways!? I mean pllllease. I little bit of fuschia here, a little bit of lemony yellow there would go a long way. Time to bring in the Fab 5.
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Spidey
I can understand the cops dilemma...he looks like every Tomu, Daisuke and Hiro.
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