Frank Vaughn comments

My deepest sympathy to the family of Tsuneko. I lost my first wife to a teenage drunk driver and I know the pain. I sincerely hope the police keep their promise to prosecute.

I don't get it, a guy can go to any number of web-sites featuring women in their undies and see much better pictures.

Maybe the problem is that the movie producer is intolerant of Islam and disrespected their values.

There are many movies out there that are disrespectful of my values, many from outside of the U.S. but you don't see me going to Washington D.C. and destroying their Embassies. I believe in the freedom of speech more. Islam needs to move into the 21st century just like every other major religion. The fact that we read on this site a couple of weeks ago that they were going to severely punish a mentally disabled young girl for damaging a copy of their Quran is further proof of my statement above, NO tolerance.

Ah yes, Islam the religion of Peace and Tolerance, NOT!

Hmmmm

"The enemy of my enemy must be my friend?!?"

Not this time!

Dennis BauerSep. 10, 2012 - 11:49AM JST

if you don't like them don't buy them?

Right on Dennis!

What a horrible way to treat a child. Here you have a child HONORED by his/her government and then his fellow countrymen COMPLAIN!!!

Japan's favorite man to hate (Captain Paul Watson) has been making the same statements for many years now. But in this case I am part of the problem as I too love Tuna. Since Tuna are an international creature it is going to be difficult at best to protect them. I fear that tuna may go the way of Beluga caviar, black market only.

I take it with the proverbial grain of salt. And being 10,000Km away from most of them I enjoy a lot of it.

GO guys GO!

Agree with the others calling for a "dislike" or "thumbs down" button.

Otherwise who cares how many likes a posting has.

RIP Lady Diana, you continue to be an inspiration to one and all.

Mr. Eastwood MADE MY DAY!

Sounds like they cut and pasted direct from Nikon's website. (but that's OK, they are my favorite photography company)

RIP to a great man and childhood hero.

Wow! Such negative attitudes, well they have the same right of freedom of speech and expression as any one else in the free world. I have also had the privilege of meeting Mr. Stanley and he is a fine gentleman and an excellent family man ( met his wife and daughter at the same time). The fact that they say they do not like the group Pussy Riot, but stood up for the girls right of free speech says a lot about the character of these men.

GW

Well said, there is far TOO much emphasis placed on pro sports. Why is a (name a sport) player worth 100s of time more than the policeman or fireman who is actually protecting you (or those Prima Donna's)?

had also taken into account “significant opposition to your release.”

Translation: You are a dead man if we release you.

U.S. military chief General Martin Dempsey denounced ex-officers Tuesday for waging a campaign against President

Barack Obama, arguing that soldiers had a duty to stay above the political fray

Sorry General Dempsey, when they became "ex-officers" all restrictions on their right to Free Speach went away, they now have the same rights as any other citizen to speak their mind.

I am to assume the co-pilot was out of line in arguing.

Actually NO, the first-officer is expected to tell the captain what he thinks now. about 25-30 years ago when the captain was king, they discovered that it was causing more accidents and incidents compared to when the captain was required to listen to the rest of the flight crew (first officer, the flight attendants, the ground handlers, others connected with the flight). In the U.S. the airlines were required to adopt what is called CRM (cockpit resource management) and the safety level went up (CRM is pretty much world-wide now).

I for one applaud the crew for arguing it out, if one felt that strongly about the safety of the flight that he was willing to face disciplinary measures then good for him, he put the safety of himself, his crew, the passengers and other people on the ground above everything else, I'll fly in his aircraft anytime.

I suspect the problem here is that the two guys didn't keep the argument private from the passengers or other crew and that is why we have heard about it.

Naoko Idesawa-ItoAug. 17, 2012 - 05:43PM JST

Anyone who noticed babies (or animals) left in cars should be allowed (or even required) to break the windows and

help them.

In many communities in the U.S. this is allowed, Hence the next poster I am quoting . . .

mark monsonAug. 18, 2012 - 07:49AM JST

So my question is, how many Joe blows walked by the auto in a three hour time period not giving a second thought to the child's condition?! I faced the Same situation here in the U.S I broke the car window ,called the cops and 2 hours lator (mom) shows up! She left the parking lot with a new pair of braclets via of the cops. The child was turned over to child protective services.

And in many communities this action is even allowed to save the life of an animal.

A true Southern Gentleman, RIP Mr. Presley.

To assume that every man could be a pedophile is absolutely insulting. But it is going to get worse before it gets better, they will start making any man traveling with a child prove his relationship to the child. Or how about the US with those public sex offender registries, will they start denying those people service and put them on the no-fly lists (OK there are some really bad people on those lists, but not all). Then what about long-haul trains and buses? Where does it stop?

If the parents are asking for this, then the parents are not doing a good enough job of teaching their children how to be safe. Maybe it's time to raise the minimum age of a passenger who flies alone and require a companion for any underage flier if there is that much danger in an aircraft.

kwatt

From my step-daughter a several year veteran of a major U.S. city PD. I hope this helps some.

An illegal gun is destroyed period.

A legal gun used in an illegal act, Destroyed. The legal owner was careless by allowing it to fall into the wrong hands or the legal owner used it improperly so they lose their right to own it.

A legal gun used in what is determined to be a legal manner will be returned to it's registered owner if said owner wishes it returned.

This policy is removing hundreds of illegal weapons out of this city every year as the legal gun, legal use only accounts for 1-3% of the guns confiscated. She was not allowed to say the exact number, but it is scary and I for one am glad to see the illegal guns gone.

LowlyAug. 14, 2012 - 01:45PM JST

Why?

had been drinking alcohol at a barbecue

Alcohol and easy access to ANY kind of weapon is a bad combination.

I surely think that guns have responsibility whatever. That's why those guns have to be scrapped melted to metal. finally.

Yes the illegal guns used in an illegal act are destroyed, actually any illegal gun will be destroyed when it is no longer needed for evidence. But any legal gun that is used in what is determined to be a legal act of defense, whether or not it resulted in a death will be returned to it's owner.

It's not much but at least the destruction of illegal weapons keeps the amount of them down in the criminal world.

A median figure of 63% of Muslims in surveyed countries believe there is only one way to interpret Islam.

Pretty much sums up the us vs them attitude.

In 2008 when Barack Obama, now the sitting president and Romney’s opponent in November’s poll, was running for

office, he too accidentally introduced his vice-presidential pick Joe Biden as the “next president

.”

Sounds like the start of a new tradition in presidential politics.

Elbuda MexicanoAug. 12, 2012 - 09:08AM JST

RIP Iranian victims and fo hope they get help to the survivors ASAP!

Today I agree with you and disagree with they people who voted you down.

Two thoughts:

Some one needs to kick the U.S. in the a to ratify.

I would like to see the IWC absorbed into this.

Lowly Agree 100%