nigelboy said...

nigelboy at 12:12 PM JST - 26th May

Nigelboy, my point about parents being allowed to let their children run wild inside a gymn with little to no supervision gives the lie that this blind woman would be a liability. She'd actually be a safer customer than these parents,

Why would that be?

Get off of your high…

Posted in Blind Peruvian woman denied admission to Shizuoka fitness clubs at 12:12 PM JST - 26th May
nigelboy at 12:03 PM JST - 26th May

Nigelboy, did you miss the part of the article where Ms. Yamashiro's family members said they'd be with her when she works out?

And my answer to that was "so"? You cited yourself that in your gym, parents often let their kids run around unsupervised. Should we have the family…

Posted in Blind Peruvian woman denied admission to Shizuoka fitness clubs at 12:03 PM JST - 26th May
nigelboy at 11:46 AM JST - 26th May

I've seen children in sports clubs with their parents, and the children running wild around machines, weights, and people, and the staff does next-to-nothing to control them.

Yes. Hence, "certain" clubs do not allow minors inside the workout area.

As the original Japanese article indicated, the policy of one of…

Posted in Blind Peruvian woman denied admission to Shizuoka fitness clubs at 11:46 AM JST - 26th May
nigelboy at 09:48 AM JST - 25th May

Great. More of "friend of mine..." rhetoric.

You have never lived in Japan, and you have no Japan experience.

Seriously, Patrick. Seriously.

Posted in Nick Baker sent back to Britain to finish jail sentence at 09:48 AM JST - 25th May
nigelboy at 03:52 PM JST - 23rd May

The family will be there when she is

So?

Certain gyms don't allow minors inside the training machines/weights even if accompanied by an adult. Sometimes, you just got to draw the line for a private establishments' right to protect themselves from liability.

Posted in Blind Peruvian woman denied admission to Shizuoka fitness clubs at 03:52 PM JST - 23rd May
nigelboy at 03:25 PM JST - 23rd May

Oh please Patrick Smash. Please spare me with your "mate" stories for it only weakens your argument in my book. It's a sign of desparation.

Only 32% of the accused (not include traffic related incidents) are arrested and detained. Robbery/theft 79.1%, rape 75.8%, and murder 64%. In other words, those…

Posted in Nick Baker sent back to Britain to finish jail sentence at 03:25 PM JST - 23rd May
nigelboy at 01:48 PM JST - 23rd May

Until some years ago Japan's LDP party ranked up there with N.Korea and Cuba as the parties which had been in power the longest. I think it took less than a year before the LDP got back in power again. Look at the US. The 2 main parties are basically…

Posted in Japan reelected to U.N. Human Rights Council at 01:48 PM JST - 23rd May
nigelboy at 01:26 PM JST - 23rd May

The simple solution is for the sports club to have her sign a waiver saying they are not responsible if she is injured due to her disabilty and that she is responsible for any costs incurred due to someone else being injured as a result of her disability.

And I'm…

Posted in Blind Peruvian woman denied admission to Shizuoka fitness clubs at 01:26 PM JST - 23rd May
nigelboy at 01:21 PM JST - 23rd May

I thought the Japanese police just torture the suspect into signing a confession

You thought wrong. But don't let me stop ya.

Posted in Tokyo court holds second appeals hearing over Blackman's death at 01:21 PM JST - 23rd May
nigelboy at 12:53 PM JST - 23rd May

If the woman is able to navigate the sidewalks of a crowded Japanese city with all the bicycles coming headlong at her and parked all over the place and the pedestrians walking along without any regard for what's going on around them I would think she can navigate a…

Posted in Blind Peruvian woman denied admission to Shizuoka fitness clubs at 12:53 PM JST - 23rd May