sageb1 said...

sageb1 at 02:12 PM JST - 3rd April

this story is related to the stories of a young adult male assaulting a train conduction and of another male assaulting an older woman.

getting physically abused as a kid does lead young men to think it's ok to assault other people for getting in their face.

Posted in Tax agency employee arrested for punching 6-year-old son in the face at 02:12 PM JST - 3rd April
sageb1 at 03:18 AM JST - 3rd April

IMHO the brother voluntarily admitted himself to the psych hospital, since he had to pay for his medication. As well, he certainly wasn't educated about his disease, probably due to shame.

His inappropriate behavior possibly led to a form of shunning by his immediate community.

So IMHO he was originally…

Posted in Man arrested for allegedly killing schizophrenic brother at his request at 03:18 AM JST - 3rd April
sageb1 at 03:00 AM JST - 3rd April

this article needs study, and application, but unfortunately, few Japanese doctor will apply it because a US female psychiatric doctor wrote it.

http://tokyo.usembassy.gov/e/acs/tacs-psychadmissions.html

Posted in Man arrested for allegedly killing schizophrenic brother at his request at 03:00 AM JST - 3rd April
sageb1 at 02:57 AM JST - 3rd April

This story is similar to the 23 yr-old Haitian man's killing of his 17 yr-old and decapitation of his 5 yr-old sister in that he was acting out his inability to handle the stress of living in the US - the guy became a heavy drinker following his stint in…

Posted in Suspect's wife apologizes over N Carolina nursing home shooting at 02:57 AM JST - 3rd April
sageb1 at 06:04 PM JST - 2nd April

cost of violence on eve of G20 summit in London: $20 million cost of one life lost at protest: priceless

Posted in G-20 leaders begin financial summit; London police report one death, 86 arrests at 06:04 PM JST - 2nd April
sageb1 at 03:07 PM JST - 2nd April

there should be at least two or three dates.

Posted in Sex on the first date: Good idea or not? at 03:07 PM JST - 2nd April
sageb1 at 03:06 PM JST - 2nd April

This is the result of HMO -- if Japan had a national social health program, the cost of medication would have been subsidized. So in essence, running a hospital like a business is an indirect cause of this tragedy.

Posted in Man arrested for allegedly killing schizophrenic brother at his request at 03:06 PM JST - 2nd April
sageb1 at 02:53 PM JST - 2nd April

nothing says "i love you mom" like sweets. not.

Posted in Krispy Kreme for Mother's Day at 02:53 PM JST - 2nd April
sageb1 at 02:50 PM JST - 2nd April

Suicide is never acceptable. If you need help, there are resources available even if it consists of going to a local Buddhist temple. Or, one could get involved in a community organization.

Posted in Suicides in Japan inch down in 2008 but remain above 30,000 at 02:50 PM JST - 2nd April
sageb1 at 05:11 PM JST - 1st April

let's take this part of the news story one more time:

"Police said Jun Ando, a computer programmer and resident of Toda City, became angry on the train bound for Shinkiba at around 8 a.m., after the woman asked him to stop playing games on his cell phone as the…

Posted in Man held for punching 50-yr-old woman on Saitama train over playing games on cell phone at 05:11 PM JST - 1st April