curlygene said...

curlygene at 12:03 PM JST - 28th April

Alfie in Tokyo,

What precisely would that (putting her away for a long time) achieve?

If it's discovered that the woman is responsible for her actions, and it was murder, and not a terrible accident, then at the very least it would probably stop her reoffending, and send a clear…

Posted in Woman arrested after trying to flush infant down toilet in Nagoya at 12:03 PM JST - 28th April
curlygene at 11:57 AM JST - 28th April

Anybody read Frank Herbert's Dune? The same strategy was employed in it, and also by a group of religious fanatics against an empire. This story's quite eerie in the parallels that can be drawn to that novel

Posted in 38 killed in Baghdad clashes at 11:57 AM JST - 28th April
curlygene at 07:21 AM JST - 28th April

Poor child. Poor woman. Poor plumber. It's so desperately sad that Ritsuko felt so helpless that she took it out on someone even more helpless than herself.

Posted in Woman arrested after trying to flush infant down toilet in Nagoya at 07:21 AM JST - 28th April
curlygene at 07:16 AM JST - 28th April

Surely the oldest profession in the world should get the most respect. This is Japan, after all!

Posted in Which professions do you respect the most? at 07:16 AM JST - 28th April
curlygene at 09:20 PM JST - 26th April

someone did that already, damn it.

Posted in What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them? at 09:20 PM JST - 26th April
curlygene at 09:19 PM JST - 26th April

Everton2,

Some did that already. Alfieintokyo's parents.

My experience is that soon or later that child will start to hit others as a result of examples you have set.

I have yet to see a kid spank another, or give them a slap on the back of the hand. Punch,…

Posted in What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them? at 09:19 PM JST - 26th April
curlygene at 04:18 PM JST - 26th April

Incidentally, it's kind of cool that the more chinese flags people see being waved now, the more they'll think of Tibet.

Posted in Nagano Oympic torch relay ends; 5 arrested, 4 injured after protests at 04:18 PM JST - 26th April
curlygene at 04:14 PM JST - 26th April

**bebert,

Don't attack some guy running with the Olympic torch.

I agree that they shouldn't use violence, but I hope you realise that the protesters see the torch carriers as supporting China's human rights abuses. And I find it hard to disagree with them, frankly.

Some people seem not to…

Posted in Nagano Oympic torch relay ends; 5 arrested, 4 injured after protests at 04:14 PM JST - 26th April
curlygene at 06:00 PM JST - 25th April

Pizzaboy,

Proxy has it totally right here. From my understanding, most school clubs in Japan require ridiculous amount of time given at expense of the kid and their family. This conditions them quite nicely for life in a Japanese company, which require ridiculous amounts of overtime given at the expense…

Posted in Class hours, learning content to increase in schools at 06:00 PM JST - 25th April
curlygene at 05:50 PM JST - 25th April

Blue Tiger,

I agree. The former is abuse; the latter, punishment. As long as that punishment is followed up with loving support to help the kid improve, then I don't see a long term problem with it. The problem with the enforcement of any sort of consequences, corporal or otherwise,…

Posted in What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them? at 05:50 PM JST - 25th April