white_rabbit said...

white_rabbit at 06:57 AM JST - 13th June

In 1999 Hiroshi Zoda stabbed and hit people in the head with a hammer in Ikebukuro killing two. Shall we make hammers illegal too?

Posted in Police consider banning some types of knives following Akihabara stabbings at 06:57 AM JST - 13th June
white_rabbit at 10:12 PM JST - 10th June

jonobugs, it's a very long story and I don't want to waste my time typing it here because the editors will delete it as "off topic". write me and I'll tell you the story. gmail account is max.hodges[at]...

Posted in Police search at 10:12 PM JST - 10th June
white_rabbit at 05:53 PM JST - 10th June

instead of maybe helping... is sick and wrong !

Many of those amateur photos made it into the mainstream news. Only so many people can help a victim. Do you know how to stabilize someone and provide first responder medical care?

Lets hope you are not such an individual... you…

Posted in Akihabara at 05:53 PM JST - 10th June
white_rabbit at 05:24 PM JST - 10th June

look, a picture like that could help with this:

TOKYO — Police on Tuesday said one of the male victims who survived Sunday’s Akihabara stabbing spree was found to be infected with hepatitis B. Police are asking anyone who helped give the victims emergency aid or mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to visit…

Posted in Akihabara at 05:24 PM JST - 10th June
white_rabbit at 04:20 PM JST - 10th June

westurn wrote

there are all the people taking photos of the three victims as they die in the streets ! ... Is this something you really feel the need to photograph ?...sick folks ! Really sick !!!

You never know what purpose an image might come to serve. Perhaps they…

Posted in Akihabara at 04:20 PM JST - 10th June
white_rabbit at 03:55 PM JST - 10th June

northlondon wrote, "Let us debate this with your 'staff' photogrpahers."

The photo was not taken by a staff photographer. It was submitted for Picture of the Day by a third-party. That you take offense with the word chubby is noted. Others view the word not as a negative personal attack…

Posted in Police search at 03:55 PM JST - 10th June
white_rabbit at 03:49 PM JST - 10th June

Don't you think that a foreigner taking a photograph of a policeman could be considered to be strange conduct?

I suppose. And if they ask I tell them I'm a photojournalist. But they are making up rules on the spot when they tell me I'm not allowed to take their…

Posted in Police search at 03:49 PM JST - 10th June
white_rabbit at 03:03 PM JST - 10th June

I'm the photographer of this pic. I don't know the story behind the search, but the scene attracted my attention because I've witnessed some aggressive police behavior in the past few months.

Northlondon mentioned that "I have no issues with stopping and searching" and while it's fine for him or…

Posted in Police search at 03:03 PM JST - 10th June
white_rabbit at 02:32 PM JST - 10th June

The picture doesn't tell the story, it just says a "chubby cop searches a man's bag" wow great "News" story there.

This is Picture of the Day, not a news article.

Posted in Police search at 02:32 PM JST - 10th June
white_rabbit at 10:27 PM JST - 28th May

these guys suck, look how uncool they were to Party Boy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiwTsVNxsjQ

Posted in Yoyogi at 10:27 PM JST - 28th May