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Oh right, the notion that one should receive a fair trial is a liberal concept. All those constitutional framers were all liberals then?
Posted in: Court rejects retrial for man on death row over 1961 killings
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Right. better get rid of all those with tattoos. That'll do the trick.
Posted in: Japanese politicians cannot decide on anything. Without an overhaul of the way the nation’s government is structured, Japan will sink within three to five years.
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I think both issues are good things to think about when responding to the ANA "Is Japan Cool?" question.
Posted in: The Fukuoka mayor is banning public servants from drinking alcohol for a month; the Osaka mayor has declared war on tattoos on civil servants. What do you think of all this?
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He must be right, because we all know that in this day and age, in 2012, only the criminals and gangsters have tattoos. And in this day and age, we all know that someone with an ankle tattoo of a dolphin swimming through a rainbow, which they got back in 1995 after too many drinks at a Scatman John concert, has such bad judgment that they could never possibly function well in their job pushing paper at the local kuyakusho.
Posted in: Hashimoto clashes with Osaka officials over tattoo survey
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Fair enough. You're probably right. I've never been there and had no right to say that anyway.
Posted in: Defiant Gaga rocks fans -- and censors -- in Manila
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This has to be illegal and unconstitutional even in Japan, right? Clearly the people of Osaka are enraged with this mayor because he is opening up the city to huge legal liability, which will be on their dime.
Posted in: Hashimoto clashes with Osaka officials over tattoo survey
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What an absolutely pathetic and boring place to grow up The Philippines must be.
Posted in: Defiant Gaga rocks fans -- and censors -- in Manila
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Here's an idea - have the Japanese authorities go to a civilized country, look up the local anti-stalker laws, including procedures on obtaining court orders and enforcement policies, copy and paste those into Japanese legal procedures, and then do exactly as it says. That's all.
Posted in: Police meet to discuss anti-stalker measures
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I don't support anyone's marriage but my own. Too much financial burden to start supporting others' marriages :-) But I do support the right for for same sex couples to marry.
Posted in: Do you support same-sex marriages?
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Almost every Japanese FB friend habitually posts mundane photos of their meals. This is sharing too much, and why I've stopped following/subscribing to them.
Posted in: Online sharing: How much is too much?
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All these guys are failing miserably as they get their butts kicked by the Taiwanese and Chinese chipset makers.
Posted in: Microchip maker Renesas reportedly to cut 6,000 jobs
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Don't they have security cameras all over the place? How hard can it be to get several photos of this man??
Posted in: Man stabbed on platform at Shibuya subway station
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Thomas - thanks, but as I already indicated in my post I'm well aware of "cruelty to animals." And again, it has nothing to do with the discussion of whether animals have legal rights. I suggest you wiki "animal rights" - which explicitly states they have no rights and thus the movement of animal rights activists to change the status of animals from mere property to a more "same as people" type of status.
Posted in: Beat Takeshi compares same-sex marriage with bestiality
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Name one. Animals are, legally speaking, "personal property." That means, legally, they are no different than your lamp or carpet. I understand there are laws against cruelty to animals, but I don't see how that equates with "legal rights." There are laws against arson - does that mean my house has legal rights? And even if they did, they certainly have no right to contract.
Posted in: Beat Takeshi compares same-sex marriage with bestiality
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The saddest part about this story is that his comment was not even close to being remotely original. I expected more from this comedian, artist, fillmaker, actor, etc... Beastiality? Wow, even the IQ wunderkinds over at the Tea Party had that one covered years ago...
Posted in: Beat Takeshi compares same-sex marriage with bestiality
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OK, first lemme pick myself up off the floor from laughing too hard... OK, phew... They are worried about "corrupting" the youth? Really? These guys are worried about corruption, in Indonesia? The same Indonesia which has consistently topped several lists ranking the most corrupt nations on the planet? And to battle corruption, these upstanding and moral hardliners are going to go about it by protesting a freakin' Lady Gaga concert?? Uh oh, here comes another fit of uncontrollable laughter...!
Posted in: Lady Gaga will have to cancel Indonesia concert
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Akira has come to life...
Posted in: Paralyzed woman drinks coffee with thought-guided robot arm
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Don't these idiots understand how easy it is to get caught? It's called the Internet, and it leaves tracks.
Posted in: Japanese man jailed in U.S. child porn bust
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This headline could just as easily be revised to say "Software piracy saved Chinese citizens a record $63.4 billion in 2011."
Posted in: Software piracy costs record $63.4 billion in 2011: study
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My how the mediocre have fallen.
Posted in: Rei Kikukawa to become co-host of Fuji TV's 'Tokudane'