Thunderbird2's past comments

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    Violence doesn't just happen for no reason.

    It can do... it's called recreational violence, where youth will go on the rampage purely for something to occupy their tiny little minds.

    They've actually kept this pretty quiet - I don't recall seeing it on the BBC anyway.

    Posted in: Cars, schools torched in 5th night of Stockholm riots

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    Been going to Japan every year for the past 6 years and I've hardly seen that much... I think my problem is that I'm torn between going farther afield, or spending time with friends and loved ones I haven't seen all year. Even though I have 2 or 3 weeks in Japan the time always seems to go too quickly...

    Must do better next year!

    Posted in: Places in Japan that made an impact on foreign visitors

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    Anyone preaching that non-believers should be killed need to be arrested and locked away in a deep dark hole somewhere... and forgotten about if a British citizen, if not, then deported.

    Posted in: British newspapers demand jailing of Islamist preacher

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    How much dosh would it take for you to crawl back under your rock, Hashimoto?

    Posted in: If you could ask one question at Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's press conference Monday at the Foreign Correspondents' Club, what would it be?

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    ...or watching videos of pretty girls squeezing off a few rounds while dressed as French maids.

    I'd watch that... but back to the topic...

    Call me outspoken, but replicas need to be banned ... society need not be encouraged.

    In the UK they are banned:

    Section 36 of the Violent Crimes Reduction Act 2006

    Manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms Section 36.1

    A person is guilty of an offence if—

    (a)he manufactures a realistic imitation firearm;

    (b)he modifies an imitation firearm so that it becomes a realistic imitation firearm;

    (c)he sells a realistic imitation firearm; or

    (d)he brings a realistic imitation firearm into Great Britain or causes one to be brought into Great Britain.

    Section 36.9

    An offence under this section shall be punishable, on summary conviction—

    (a)in England and Wales, with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks or with a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or with both; and

    (b)in Scotland, with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or with a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or with both.

    The definition of a realistic imitation fire-arm is detailed under section 38, here: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/section/38

    Posted in: Tokyo Marui comes to play with replica sniper rifles, pistols and grenade launchers

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    KariHaruka "Any protests that South Korea have in the future are now invalid."

    Wow, that's a stretch. You've just applied one persons views to the entire country.

    PK - that's what the S Koreans do when Hashimoto spouts his rhetoric, they apply one person's views to the entire country.

    Posted in: S Korean paper says A-bombs on Japan were 'divine punishment'

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    Been to these places, and they were amazing...

    8: Shinjuku Gyoen (Tokyo)

    9: Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple (Chiba)

    11. Hakone Open-Air Museum (Kanagawa)

    12. Sensoji Temple (Tokyo)

    18. Kenrokuen (Ishikawa)

    24. Meiji Shrine (Tokyo)

    27. Kotoku-Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kanagawa)

    Add to that the Nagoya sea life centre at the harbour, the beach at Kamakura (so beautiful... first time I had been at the ocean in the East), Nijo Castle in Kyoto, and so many other places.

    Posted in: Places in Japan that made an impact on foreign visitors

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    Another psycho boy? There has to be something in the way boys are taught or raised that triggers these horrific acts of violence in some of them. Something that makes some kill their parents, or attack random strangers because they want to kill.

    As a kid I was surrounded by military hardware and was raised on a diet of war movies and "Commando" comics... yet I'm not an aggressive person... so I don't think it's as easy as blaming the media. There has to be something else there.

    I hope the girl recovers and that this idiot boy is locked up for a long time... but as a minor he won't be >.<

    Posted in: Youth arrested for hitting 16-year-old girl with baseball bat

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    She's a PM? O.o Wow!

    Posted in: A visit from Thai PM

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    Zichi... as a former member of HM Royal Navy I'm surprised you aren't more outraged.

    When this happened yesterday it made me sick... it's barbaric and utterly, utterly evil. That filth like these can walk the streets of the UK, spouting their rhetoric one day and killing a soldier the next beggars belief.

    The police should have slotted these two... had military police been on the scene first they would be dead now, as they should be.

    Posted in: Anti-Islamist protests flare after British soldier butchered near London barracks

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    Far as I'm concerned it's the nationalists in other countries who are the problem - they continually rake over the same ground time and time again, banging on about apologies, etc... all this is doing is allowing the right wing nutters in Japan to have a platform upon which to spout their rhetoric, and spew forth their stupid remarks.

    You want Hashimoto and his kind to shut up? Stop giving them fuel. Without the publicity they'll go back under their rocks and things can get back to some kind of civility.

    Then again, I think the SK and Chinese nationalists like this kind of stuff... gives them something to do.

    Posted in: Bad eggs

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    When I used to work for the Student Loans Company I saw fine examples of people with degrees who seemed unable to spell, write a proper sentence or even show signs of intelligence... so to those beautiful minds out there, what would a degree do for you? Would it help you develop a new fuel? Would it allow you to create the next stage in computer evolution? I say if the youngsters are that gifted, then let them run with it.

    Posted in: Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?

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    The old arguments about racism, which have so exercised liberals, are not wholly beside the point - racism remains everywhere - but they are less relevant than they were. The fortunate rich countries will benefit at least as much when the aspiring poor countries grow; and for that they need their cleverest people. It’s truly liberal to say: Keep your tired, your poor, your huddled massesand your energetic, your aspiring, your entrepreneurial individuals - and improve their lives. Then the racism and condescension that thrives on the struggles of immigrants in unfriendly host communities will dwindle, and maybe even, over time, die.

    Must be nice to live in Utopia.

    Posted in: Scrambling for the immigrant elite

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    Is Saitama a place where the air is thin or something? I ask because random acts of violence seem to be reported by JT quite a lot. This one is particularly horrible... I mean how could someone do that to a baby? RIP little one.

    Posted in: 39-year-old man arrested for beating 1-month-old son to death

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    Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said on Tuesday that Israel did not want to get sucked into Syria’s war, but that fire at Israeli targets from across the border would not be tolerated.

    Come off it... Israel's just looking for the right excuse to attack.

    Posted in: Israel warns Syria of 'consequences' if Golan fire continues

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    Needs someone to come up to him in a corridor and whisper: "a word in yer ear sunshine..." I think advising him not to Tweet is too little too late. He needs censured.

    Posted in: Ishihara advises Hashimoto to stop tweeting

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    Wow, in a surprising moment of journalistic honesty, AFP admits that the international community does not recognize this land as belonging to Israel.

    To the victor go the spoils.

    Posted in: Israel warns Syria of 'consequences' if Golan fire continues

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    If you had a terminally ill pet, you wouldnt put them down?

    Yes, but not while chasing them in helicopters and firing on them. What are they going to do with the 10,000 corpses? Leave them where they are to rot in the sun? What an ignoble end.

    Posted in: Australia to cull 10,000 wild horses

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    No one is forcing the European population to see this Japanese movie so if them folk in Europe don't like it?? Big deal!! Why waste time and money in Europe anyway!! Shrinking population and crappy economies so now I really want to see this Japanese movie!!

    So you think US audiences will think it's a work of art and love it? I like SOME Miike films, but he does have a tendency to go over the top and also introduce drivel into them.
    Europeans generally appreciate Japanese films... it's the Americans who keep remaking them. I have a large collection of Japanese films and TV dramas on DVD.

    (Just remember... your ancestors probably came from Europe... Spain possibly, going by your username, lol)

    Posted in: Miike's action film gets booed at Cannes

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    Pity the crash didn't finish him off... evil bar-steward.

    Posted in: Man stabs ex-wife, then crashes car during getaway

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