burro said...

burro at 08:21 AM JST - 12th December

Stress???!! work, mortgage, job insecurity et etc - dont't make me laugh

Posted in Emperor's stress caused by imperial succession, 'various' other issues at 08:21 AM JST - 12th December
burro at 04:32 PM JST - 10th December

Great so in one year this nutter will be out (one year served, half the sentence for good behavior).

The mental aspect should not be an issue - he's guilty so exercise the explicit purpose of having prisons: puish & protect.

Posted in Osaka man gets 5 1/2 years for dropping 3-yr-old boy from pedestrian bridge at 04:32 PM JST - 10th December
burro at 04:17 PM JST - 8th December

Doesn't matter how low the rating go because the 'concerned' public have relected the same Party since the stone age.

Being the election campaign manager for the LDP must be as easy as it gets

Posted in Aso sees plunge in cabinet approval rating as 'very severe' at 04:17 PM JST - 8th December
burro at 08:28 AM JST - 8th December

Seems like already people are bending over backwards to categorise this as a stich up or a conspiracy. The conspiracy is these neurotics who are are so convinced the police are corrupt that they are willing to overlook even the most blatant evidence.

Posted in Police question suspect's mother over dumping of 5-year-old girl's body at 08:28 AM JST - 8th December
burro at 05:22 PM JST - 25th November

He is is sane then constitutes a risk to society. He is is insane then constitutes a risk to society.

Either way life in prison.

Posted in Life term demanded for man who dropped 9-yr-old boy from apartment at 05:22 PM JST - 25th November
burro at 11:18 AM JST - 22nd October

The usual self-righteous, smug comments top a very sad accident - which are in theory is, as mentioned, preventable. The reality, as most people sitting in their comfy armchairs don't relaize, is that when you see an accident you panic.

Posted in Boy chokes to death on bread during school lunch at 11:18 AM JST - 22nd October
burro at 05:41 PM JST - 22nd September

Good point about the reporting - because of the rarity of such cases they make the headlines. This feeds into the perception that a crime epidemic is underway, when in fact the opposite is true.

The usual sweeping generalizations about the police - not one fact to back up such…

Posted in Mother arrested on suspicion of killing 6-year-old son in Fukuoka park at 05:41 PM JST - 22nd September
burro at 01:45 PM JST - 22nd September

Its seems this case has been solved without the facts. The usual generalizations and stereotypes. Its a story about a child being murdered. People bang on about the fact that 90-odd% of arrest lead to convictions - that's the way it is supposed to be (States about 89%). If it…

Posted in Mother arrested on suspicion of killing 6-year-old son in Fukuoka park at 01:45 PM JST - 22nd September
burro at 05:23 PM JST - 3rd September

Support - what support do you need to bring up kids? If you are so in need of support whose responsibility is it to find it? Some people are too quick to acknowledge personal responsibility for nuts who walk out on babies. It isn't difficult raising kids, most people manage…

Posted in Mother gets 6 years for starving 2-year-old son to death at 05:23 PM JST - 3rd September