leitmotiv said...

leitmotiv at 12:55 PM JST - 17th June

The death penalty is no advance. 'Twas sarcasm - Fair dinkum. Perhaps I should have posted an official sarcasm label on my post?

I know it will be an unpopular view on this thread about such an uncontroversial case (in terms of evidence and conviction) - but I dont believe…

Posted in Serial child killer Tsutomu Miyazaki, 2 others executed at 12:55 PM JST - 17th June
leitmotiv at 12:36 PM JST - 17th June

Bring back the stocks and public floggings! That is punishment!>

Yes good idea. Bring 'em back - those middle ages. That's human progress.....

Posted in Serial child killer Tsutomu Miyazaki, 2 others executed at 12:36 PM JST - 17th June
leitmotiv at 12:27 PM JST - 17th June

The issue of whether or not to use capital punishment should be one for the Japanese to decide for themselves, and not foreigners.>

Huh? Is Japans capital punishment system under some sort of siege from "foreigners" ?

Posted in Serial child killer Tsutomu Miyazaki, 2 others executed at 12:27 PM JST - 17th June
leitmotiv at 12:05 PM JST - 10th April

Other countries have similar emergency plans - as a last resort. But Japan could do a lot better by simply getting itself up to date with the rest of the industrialized world regarding its vaccine policies - thus making the need for such plans much less likely. Japan is stuck…

Posted in Japan may restrict entry of foreigners if new type of flu breaks out at 12:05 PM JST - 10th April