Monday May 28, 2012

auntplum's past comments

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    auntplum

    Mindovermatter, you are misinformed on this. neverknow is right on the mark. Japanese law regarding traffic offences is very simple - the larger vehicle is at fault. That's it. If a cyclist slides into a non-moving car waiting at a junctions - gear lever in "P", parking brake on - unless the engine is off and keys not in the ignition, the driver is automatically at fault. The same applies when a pedestrian bumps into a cyclist and gets injured as a result - the cyclist would have to pay for the pedestrian's medical bills...

    This is on the statue books, and although it is not impossible to bypass, doing so is at the attending officer's disgression. You and your aquaintances have been extremely lucky. I hope that your luck continues during your stay in Japan.

    Being in an accident where a pedestrian is killed typically results in a prison scentence... whether they are inebriated, infirm, elderly, or a teenager talking on a mobile phone whilst listening to an I-pod and playing on a PSP as they wander into the road on their merry way.

    Perhaps the elderly woman in the case you refer to stepped out into a multi-lane road with a central reservation? These roads and highways are the ONLY roads in Japan where pedestrians are not permitted to cross whenever they want to with the consequences being for the driver to suffer...

    Posted in: Driver arrested after colliding with girl on scooter, then fleeing in Kanagawa

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    auntplum

    Bugger / woman: Although I said that it may be hard to be a good samaritan, I did not say that I would shirk at the task. Not everything is/should be easy in life. Indeed, it is those times when we do good deeds in adversity that we actually show who we really are and become a fully paid-up member of the human race. Glad you guys have done/do/would do the right thing. I'm sure Knowtail does/would too. ;-)

    Posted in: Two young children found walking along expressway in Fukushima

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    auntplum

    Knowtail, I agree. It is hard to reach out and be a good samaritan in a modern day society fearful of peodophilia and litigation. I'm a straight talking gal, and ya have to admit - if ever there was a 'walk by on the other side' society...

    Posted in: Two young children found walking along expressway in Fukushima

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    auntplum

    To have walked 2km along the highway, they would have been on the highway for nigh on 50 minutes. I would imagine that TENS if not HUNDREDS of Japanese had driven past them and thought 'okashii na' and kept on their merry way. That is heart breaking.

    Posted in: Two young children found walking along expressway in Fukushima

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    auntplum

    Oh goody! He deleted the photos!
    For those that think it's 'no big thing' - could this be yet another 'only in Japan' moment..? (When gaijin trivialise offences committed by Japanese which we would crucify someone for back home). Shameful.

    Posted in: JR West driver took photos of 2 women passengers while operating train at 120 kph

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    auntplum

    Englishteacher, is your husband Japanese? Get him to take the morning off, get your daughter to point out the kid that is doing this, and get your husband to make a big fuss. it just needs your husband to do it.
    Although the 'nail that stick out gets knocked in' in Japan, it is also very much a case of 'survival of the fittest' here. Don't let this continue for a moment longer. Make a fuss. It will be sorted.

    Posted in: 12-year-old girl dies after fall from building in Akita

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    auntplum

    Did the father punch his son in the face? He probably slapped him. Either way, if his son had any respect for his father he would not then actual try to kill him - however unfair he felt the situation. But if you outsource parenting to schools, how can you expect your child to know you, let alone respect you?

    Posted in: 16-year-old Osaka boy stabs father after argument over driving car

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    auntplum

    He will get off. The PD have already stated that he may be dismissed as a disciplinary measure, indicating that he probably will not be prosectured for this. We all know he did it. However, bottom line: no evidence that he was the driver; he has reported the car was stolen (after the event); it is not an offence to be inebriated per se. He knows that Jcops pressure confessions out of their suspects on otherwise circumstantial cases, and indicates that he won't break. He walks...

    Posted in: Drunk cop arrested after fleeing scene of car accident in Fukuoka

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