tjfrancis said...

tjfrancis at 02:27 AM JST - 14th January

is this for real?! aren't cops trained to be human polygraphs? anyone with the least amount of psychological education could have picked up a vibe when they knocked on this lunatic's door. whether she was dead or alive at that time, he would have been nervous as hell. I don't…

Posted in Man pleads guilty to killing female neighbor, mutilating body at 02:27 AM JST - 14th January
tjfrancis at 01:51 PM JST - 13th January

He must have had a run-in with the law in the past, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to "detect" his fingerprints.

Posted in Man pleads guilty to killing female neighbor, mutilating body at 01:51 PM JST - 13th January
tjfrancis at 12:43 AM JST - 12th January

hrm, so, he invites this woman to the states, kills her, produces a letter saying she wants to pay off her debt of 4 million and by the time they find the body, he's safe back home. fine, nasty coincidence I'll admit, but I thought the law doesn't find people…

Posted in Miura officially named suspect in death of another woman in 1979 at 12:43 AM JST - 12th January
tjfrancis at 04:02 PM JST - 11th January

ouch, cleo, I'd hate for you to be this guy's prosecutor. "mental anguish and trauma for the cop"? ha.

Posted in Policeman shoots large Tosa dog attacking man in Aichi at 04:02 PM JST - 11th January
tjfrancis at 03:58 PM JST - 11th January

As I'm reading this, I can just imagine how many anti-saitama posters are gonna have a field trip with this article. For several months now I always thought they were unfairly generalizing, I'm starting to have a change of heart. no coincidence can be that bad.

Posted in Boy attacks sleeping father with survival knife in Saitama at 03:58 PM JST - 11th January
tjfrancis at 12:28 PM JST - 11th January

if they did indead drown, a fitting end for waste of human life. if they faked it to get the foreign navies off their backs (I know I am giving them WAY too much credit) hopefully they'll catch some new breed of disease back home and die of that instead.

Posted in Saudi supertanker sets sail after Somali pirate release at 12:28 PM JST - 11th January
tjfrancis at 03:55 PM JST - 1st January

ditto. if this was a random act (not likely) good for the girl. if he was stalking her (most likely) then considering statistics, how many obsessed freaks give up after getting something from their victim? none? 0.1%? hope someone keeps a close watch on her. a big bro wouldn't be…

Posted in Girl's hair cut by man with scissors in Miyagi at 03:55 PM JST - 1st January
tjfrancis at 03:31 AM JST - 31st December

likeitis, forgive me. I wasn't aware they actually work in there. If I see statistics that prisoners bring in more revenue for the state then they consume, for the first time in my 28 years of life I will take a new stand regarding capital punishment. fair enough?

Posted in 27 death sentences issued in Japan in 2008 at 03:31 AM JST - 31st December
tjfrancis at 01:01 PM JST - 30th December

up from zero to what? 0.1?

and as for those who find him an "embarrassment" to the japanese, bah. leave the man live out his dream of being in the movie.

(fortunately for him, being mysterious isn't a crime.)

Posted in Japanese 'tenant' leaves Mexico City airport at 01:01 PM JST - 30th December
tjfrancis at 12:57 PM JST - 30th December

uh, am I the only one who noticed 11 am to midnight is 13 hours not 12?

(yup, couldn't think of anything more clever to post ;-)

Posted in Man arrested for refusing to pay bill after dining at Denny's for 12 hours at 12:57 PM JST - 30th December