pawatan said...

pawatan at 04:39 PM JST - 21st March

East Jerusalem has been annexed and is part of Israel

According to the Israelis and other radicals, that is. he rest of the world disagrees.

Posted in U.N. chief says Israeli settlements must be stopped at 04:39 PM JST - 21st March
pawatan at 02:05 PM JST - 21st March

If someone shouts "Fire!" in a crowded movie theater I do believe its a crime if there is in fact no fire.

That's the 'clear and present danger' exception to free speech in the US. The intention is to render illegal dangerous speech like "That guy just touched my son!"…

Posted in Teen charged over racial announcement at New Jersey Walmart at 02:05 PM JST - 21st March
pawatan at 11:22 AM JST - 21st March

what is the application of this technology other than warfare and criminal acts?

Science now needs to consider all implications of new technology before performing research? I don't think so.

Posted in Cloak of invisibility takes a step forward at 11:22 AM JST - 21st March
pawatan at 11:20 AM JST - 21st March

“This was an extremely disturbing event on many levels,” Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton said

Really??? A teen makes a prank call over a PA system and it's "extremely disturbing"? Is this Mayberry? If the county prosecutor is "extremely disturbed" by a stupid teen's prank I hate to see what…

Posted in Teen charged over racial announcement at New Jersey Walmart at 11:20 AM JST - 21st March
pawatan at 09:20 AM JST - 21st March

Well, the sex crime rate in Japan is also low because no one reports those crimes.

So you mean "I've got no evidence whatsoever to prove my claim, you will just have to trust me." Pardon me if I don't agree just because you say it's true.

In Japan…

Posted in Assembly skips vote on regulation on sexual imagery in comics at 09:20 AM JST - 21st March
pawatan at 10:17 PM JST - 20th March

child pornography in cartoons seems like a "victimless crime", but it fuels the horniness of guys that are probably trying things out right as we speak, and then there are real life victims.

Yeah, which is why the sex crime rate is so much lower in Japan than in countries…

Posted in Assembly skips vote on regulation on sexual imagery in comics at 10:17 PM JST - 20th March
pawatan at 10:12 PM JST - 20th March

They take them because they get those days off of work. I always take holidays when my company gives me the time off work.

Posted in Why do most Japanese take their holidays at the same time, such as Golden Week, Bon and New Year? at 10:12 PM JST - 20th March
pawatan at 08:09 PM JST - 19th March

yes. nonbinding is the key word here. government just pretending to care about the problem.

Would you rather it be binding and have the government force private businesses to take holidays they may not want to take? Who pays for that?

Posted in Gov't guideline calls for 2-week vacation for workers at 08:09 PM JST - 19th March
pawatan at 02:54 PM JST - 19th March

go Carpu

Wrong league.

Posted in Tight race expected in Pacific League at 02:54 PM JST - 19th March
pawatan at 02:52 PM JST - 19th March

Most Americans agree with Yukihisa Fujita and are demanding a new investigation.

They do not. It's just the noisy internet fringe.

So much for freedom of speech and thought.

Exactly. He should be allowed to have his opinions even if they are ill-informed and paranoid. Does the DPJ have thought…

Posted in DPJ lawmaker given warning over views on 9/11 terror attacks at 02:52 PM JST - 19th March