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"Obama's cowardice - or perfidy - will not be forgotten by ordinary iranians." Similar to Iraqi…
Posted in: Israel blames Iran for series of blasts
Ah yes TEPCO press releases and they have been so factual and timely in the past.…
Posted in: TEPCO blames high reactor temperature reading on broken thermometer
m5c32 Their main targets at the time of development were WinMo and BlackBerry (the top smartphone…
Toyota ended 2011 with a 12.9% share of the U.S. car market, down from 17.9% in…
Posted in: Toyota boosts U.S. sales with rental cars
SushiSaki3, Every minor nuclear disaster has the potential to become a major one. At the Fukushima…
Posted in: Fukushima faces increased quake risk, scientists say
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gplee111
@some14some - that's a pretty callous posting about these innocent people.
Posted in: Father of Akihabara killer quits work; mother hospitalized
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Charlie McJilton - congratulations on your great work and wonderful to hear that the foodbank is doing such good service. You may remember me from the incorporation process back in 2002.
sharpie - the Salvation Army in Japan does collect and sell second hand furniture, in Tokyo at least. I bought some from them in Suginami-ku. They are called "Kyuuseigun" (Save-The-World Army) in Japanese.
Posted in: NPO seeks to teach Japan virtues of 'waste not, want not'
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How to fix it:
1) The US buys cocaine directly from the Government of Colombia and heroin directly from the Government of Afghanistan, for use in treatment programmes. Addicts register, and the drugs are available on prescription.
2) After a while addicts are transferred to methadone and cocaine substitutes, and supported with counselling and psychiatric drugs.
3) Within a couple of years new and unregistered addictions are heavily criminalized. Prison sentences and solitary cold turkey are compulsory. Exiting former addicts are transferred to the psychiatric program.
4) At the same time the penalties for dealing are made draconian. 30 years for possession with intent to supply, reducible only in return for informing on others. 50 years solitary for trafficking. Natural life solitary (never see a human face again) for gang leaders. Mandatory death sentence for production or possession of crystal meth.
Drugs ruin the lives of our most vulnerable citizens. We can and should eradicate addiction and exterminate dealers. All it takes is flexibility (buy direct, register, treat) and determination (higher taxes for extreme sentencing).
Please forward the text of this if you like these ideas.
Posted in: Mexico reports 69 drug-related murders in one day
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gplee111
Telling a person to step outside is literally asking for it.
More power to part-time department store employees!
Posted in: Tough man Terence Lee loses street fight in Kanagawa