tjfrancis said...

tjfrancis at 12:53 PM JST - 30th December

The company says its internal rules do not prohibit drivers from >drinking but encourages them to show self-restraint

ah, yes, of course. rather than imposing common sense rules to protect their commuters they plead with their drivers to show self-restraint. is that why most japanese cops aren't armed? they plan…

Posted in JR train driver shows up for work drunk in Sasebo at 12:53 PM JST - 30th December
tjfrancis at 01:26 AM JST - 30th December

fantomas, not 10,000 yen. that was his "fare". he robbed him of whatever money he had picked up during his shift. the joke would be on the thief/murderer if the cabs other clients paid with a credit card tho.

Posted in Hyogo taxi driver found stabbed to death at 01:26 AM JST - 30th December
tjfrancis at 03:44 PM JST - 29th December

oh and the continue this conversation, you do realize that life in prison costs the every citizen unimaginable taxes. despite what opponents say, life in prison is NOT cheaper than an execution. not even for a country that uses lethal injection. (and especially not cheaper for a country that uses…

Posted in 27 death sentences issued in Japan in 2008 at 03:44 PM JST - 29th December
tjfrancis at 03:39 PM JST - 29th December

hi cleo, I've read several of your posts since I started reading JT but I never realized you were against the death penalty. unrelated tho, I agree with most of your posts. :) we see eye-to-eye on most subjects, but obviously not on this one. (not too sure why you'd…

Posted in 27 death sentences issued in Japan in 2008 at 03:39 PM JST - 29th December
tjfrancis at 03:27 PM JST - 29th December

I'd only agree to a moratorium on the death penalty if every inmate found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of a hideous crime would commit suicide within the week he is found guilty. (the deal for their afterlife should be the sooner they did it, the less they suffer in…

Posted in 27 death sentences issued in Japan in 2008 at 03:27 PM JST - 29th December
tjfrancis at 02:53 PM JST - 29th December

more likely the suspect wanted to lure him as far away as possible from where he got onboard. they are less likely to find him if he's from another prefect. or if he commited the crime in another prefecture. how many miles does 10,000 yen get you anyway?

Posted in Hyogo taxi driver found stabbed to death at 02:53 PM JST - 29th December
tjfrancis at 03:51 PM JST - 27th December

death penalty for a robbery that ended in no casualties? ouch, you'd make a nasty prosecutor. although I'll admit that the fact they were armed and held someone at gunpoint (in a country that prohibits ownership of guns to citizens) does warrant a serious punishment. but the death penalty...

(elbudamexicano…

Posted in Three men wanted for gas station robbery in Saitama at 03:51 PM JST - 27th December
tjfrancis at 11:56 AM JST - 27th December

Disillusioned, he didn't invite her, on the contrary, he "urged" her to go back home. but I can understand why you'd want them to find the real killer so bad.

what kind of senseless man would drown a 5 yr old girl because she wouldn't go back home? seems it…

Posted in Man served with fresh arrest warrant for killing 5-year-old in Chiba at 11:56 AM JST - 27th December
tjfrancis at 11:48 AM JST - 27th December

correction, divided by 4. there was a driver waiting by, remember? they might as well have gotten parttime jobs and not been wanted.

Posted in Three men wanted for gas station robbery in Saitama at 11:48 AM JST - 27th December