thundercat said...

thundercat at 01:01 PM JST - 13th May

You guys are right! Japan is an incredibly dangerous country. I'm sure you are all the victims of violent crime day after day...

Posted in Assistant stationmaster stabbed at Kintetsu's Kuwana Station at 01:01 PM JST - 13th May
thundercat at 12:59 PM JST - 13th May

fair dinkum

I was just thinking the same thing... but in southern Izu ;) Should be a good one!

Posted in Typhoon moves northward off eastern Japan at 12:59 PM JST - 13th May
thundercat at 08:56 AM JST - 13th May

How and why do you come to the conclusion that this case is in any way 'FOR the foreigner'? I have read more than one story about Japanese nationals being acquitted over similar smuggling charges based on the 'I didn't know what was in my bag' defense.

Even though I…

Posted in Prosecution appeals acquittal of Briton over cannabis smuggling at 08:56 AM JST - 13th May
thundercat at 11:43 AM JST - 12th May

jubilee...

Wrong place at the wrong time? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I guess you could say that for any crime!

Posted in 2 U.S. Marines nabbed for breaking into restaurant in Okinawa at 11:43 AM JST - 12th May
thundercat at 04:15 PM JST - 9th May

presidentbaka, the woman in question never dropped her allegations, the Japanese prosecutors dropped the case. She reiterated her allegations several times since the incident, since the investigation was dismissed and even during the court martial.

Posted in U.S. Marine sentenced to 2 years in prison for 'wrongful sexual contact' at 04:15 PM JST - 9th May
thundercat at 02:07 PM JST - 9th May

Sorry, you were the one that said if she didn't say 'no' then she must have ment 'yes'. Anyway, a better comparsion would have been: me and three buddies want to punch someone. Someone agrees to let me punch them and then my three buddies all take a turn punching…

Posted in U.S. Marine pleads not guilty in court-martial over alleged rape at 02:07 PM JST - 9th May
thundercat at 12:57 PM JST - 9th May

This guy is lucky he didnt get strung up by the balls. From S&S:

Meanwhile, NCIS said Dean originally tried to conceal he had sex with the woman twice in the parking lot that night, Special Agent Jeff Henson said.

Dean noticed the woman’s demeanor changed after she had sex…

Posted in U.S. Marine sentenced to 2 years in prison for 'wrongful sexual contact' at 12:57 PM JST - 9th May
thundercat at 11:38 AM JST - 9th May

By 'you guys' I ment, the ones committing the crimes and the ones defending the crimes. While I hope that doesn't include you, and I know that doesn't include every Marine, my comment was directed towards Sailwind who happens to fall into my definition of 'you guys'. Sorry if I…

Posted in 2 U.S. Marines nabbed for breaking into restaurant in Okinawa at 11:38 AM JST - 9th May
thundercat at 11:28 AM JST - 9th May

Gee rtrhead1, I wonder why you didn't mention this in your previous citation of the S&S article:

A clinical psychiatrist who specializes in treating trauma among servicemembers testified Wednesday that the woman’s actions were consistent with those of other trauma victims.

Or this:

Dean noticed the woman’s demeanor changed after…

Posted in U.S. Marine pleads not guilty in court-martial over alleged rape at 11:28 AM JST - 9th May
thundercat at 11:02 AM JST - 9th May

So, I'm walking down the street one day and decide to punch someone in the face. I walk up, punch him and get arrested. In court, my defense is, 'He didn't say 'no' I couldn't punch him, so I took that to mean 'yes' I could punch him... is that…

Posted in U.S. Marine pleads not guilty in court-martial over alleged rape at 11:02 AM JST - 9th May