JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Confrontation
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U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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California court to decide if SeaWorld whales are illegal 'slaves'
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Kuroki reported pregnant 2 weeks after denying relationship with Akanishi
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likeitis
Actually, its more like I was suggesting they were lucky that he was not that type of guy, because he or somebody else very well could have been, and taken the opportunity. In no way did I mean to suggest he was " a step away" from anything. I don't claim to read minds. Its possible he was, but there is no way to be sure and therefore, no sense getting medieval on the dude.
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likeitis
hoserfella, today is a special day. For once, you have nailed me dead to rights for flubbing my words. Congratulations. I can only disagree with you assertion of "again."
I regretted that post minutes after I typed it. I thought to correct it, but I honestly thought that either no one would notice, or they would understand what I actually meant to say.
What I should have said and what I actually meant was that they were lucky that SOMEBODY did not grab one and haul her into the woods.
That being said, I would not be surprised if this man did in fact have such a desire. But if we go the direction of jailing or watching people for their desires, then we may has well lock up every man on the planet, because if they have not thought of little girls, then they surely have contemplated rape, murder, assault, bank robbery etc. And you never know when one of them is going to put their desire into action.
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likeitis
Guilty as charged. I do not pretend to know anything of Sergeant Russell. But I would like the discussion to proceed in a sensible manner. And its always nice to be able to say "I told you so.", especially after having some fool come give me hell for pointing out the simple fact that we had nothing to work with to judge the situation at that time.
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likeitis
A case in point to my above post. This guy needs to be watched VERY closely for taking pictures of naked girls at a distance??? Yeah, never mind convicted and released murders. Never mind convicted and released rapists. Or those who have committed assault, armed robbery, etc. etc. When parole is done, they are free men. But THIS guy, THIS guy and his camera are a paramount danger, and we better get the police to drop what ever it is they are doing and have two officers shadow his every move from now on. God only knows when he will snap off some more pictures, and make society crumble into the sea.
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likeitis
Apparently, it was Captain Obvious who wrote that headline. A soldier in a war zone showed stress? You don't say!
Finally, a possible motive.
When the news broke and everyone was talking about stress and fragging, I said it was silly to make such wild guesses. I stand by that. Now we have something to work with. And while this even may be proven to be false, it is worth building on.
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likeitis
No kidding! What is your point?
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likeitis
Inherited is common lingo Skip. When Papa dies, and you inherit the house, with all its leaky pipes and holes in the roof, is it now not an inheritence because you knew it was coming and you accepted it? Of course not. You took it and you have to deal with it, but it was still Papa that built the problem house.
The word takes nothing away from Obama's responsibility, not one iota. All it does is not foot him with resposibility for starting the war. That is all.
And I will say it again: Afghanistan is hopeless. I don't care who is put in charge.
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likeitis
Uh, no. What is creepy is people wanting to toss people in jail just because they are creepy. Why is it society can never be rid of the witch hunters?
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likeitis
There is no privacy at a river on public land.
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likeitis
They belong in prison? Because they make you sick? Well, that attitude makes me sick...
Now, don't you think you might want to come up with more solid reasons to put people in prison?
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likeitis
It might be one of the reasons, yes. But its not the only one. Another one is that it was smart. Another action might have been brave, sure, but it would also have been stupid.
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likeitis
Agreed.
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likeitis
hoserfella, you are one of those dudes who just protests too much, and when your type joins up on shows like "To Catch a Predator", we should all bear in mind that they have loads of child porn saved on hard drives labeled "evidence", and ask you again why you want to join up.
What is funny is you thinking you have the slightest idea that anyone is truly concerned or not from posts on the internet. You are one presumptive dude. Is it really going to kill you if you do as I have suggested to you many times, and engage the arguments instead of blindly attacking people's character?
I would think that one who "truly cared" would be willing and able to put forth rational arguments and make sure they got it right, instead of going with their gut on everything a so wildly swing a sword as to slash friend and foe alike.
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likeitis
...still preferable to the continents of the kidnapping and murdering pedo rings....
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likeitis
Molenir at 02:48 PM JST - 12th May
We have more disagreements than agreements I think, but on this one, you are head and shoulders above your peers.
I see comments about common sense in this thread mixed with ideas about charging people not for what they did, but merely their INTENT, even if that intent harms no one. Which would still put someone like Goldsounds in a whole lot of trouble until his home and computer hard-drive could be thoroughly searched and give us a guess about, not what he did, but what is going on in his mind!
This guy gives me the creeps, yes, and he is cause for concern. But many here don't seem to realize that as staunch advocates of thought police and jail sentences not for what they do but for what they are, they are EVEN MORE creepy and EVEN MORE a cause for concern. FAR more.
People like this guy did not magically appear in the 80s you know. So dispense with the good old days crap. They have been with us for all time. They just did not have cameras. And generally, they physically harmed no one then either.
Psychological harm is debatable. But if you KNEW you would be upset by someone taking pictures of your kids naked, and you let them run around that way, you bear more responsibility for your own psychological damage than any one else.
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likeitis
hoserfella: likeitis- you'd ask for more info on a Death Vally weather report. The guy shot dead 5 people at a counseling center for soldiers. Y'now what? Chances are pretty good his mental health and /or stress levels are not A-OK!
Wow! One day you say you cannot comment for lack of info, and today "chances are pretty good" is A-OK with you!
Which is it?
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likeitis
Naturally, the man will be blamed for giving into temptation, but those who threw temptation in his face will get a free pass, at the cost of our tax money, which will be soaked up by this case.
I think the parents should be facing some charges in this one. They played with fire, and are lucky the man stopped at taking pictures. What if he had grabbed one and hauled her off into the woods?
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likeitis
Until we get more information it is silly to conjecture on the soldier's mental health or stress level. There are a million reasons why this might have happened, from revenge, to vigilianteeism, to just plain being a nut before he ever even saw a recruiter.
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likeitis
Cookie-cutter caucasian style beauty, brought to us by self-important narrow-minded people who have fixated on a single theme.
I have to utterly reject their lack of appreciation for variety on the subject of beauty. Lots of beautiful faces in Japan that are unique to Japan. Too bad the beauty pageant ijits can't appreciate that, but only too bad because they somehow get the recognition that they allows them to foist their small-mindedness upon us via the mass media.
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likeitis
Okay. So you are suggesting he stand by the front door while calling for backup. Do you think there is any potential for being snuck up on by someone using the outside walls of the house for cover? Its really hard to see around a house you know, especially when you are right up against it. And your full attention better be on the door, because if the the perp spring out of it, you are not going to have much time to react. Plus, the perp is likely to going to hear everything you say, such as "I am all by myself here, standing by the front door." Meanwhile, the perp heads for a window in the back...
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