Posted in: Reporter's look at yakuza gets personal See in context
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"NO. The American criminal organizations are much more powerful than extremely conspicuous Yakuza and other Japanese criminal organizations, despite the small Yakuza invasion in America(especially Hawaii) and Mexico for drug, human smuggling, and prostitution operations...."snip".... They are as powerful as the Japanese emperors before Japan's defeat in the WWII."
are you on meds? if not you should be. the yakuza are more entrenched in japanese society than any of the organized crime in america. italian mobs are way less powerful than the yakuza, as with most of the other organized crime groups. i don't know where you are getting all your "conspiracy dung" from, but you need to educate yourself.
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Posted in: Tattoos, rap and saggy pants See in context
hey guys...to say that violent rap/music/video games etc, leads to violence is cnn science at best...biglittleman is right about the being in a poor area...this writer is a little old fashioned...raising kids is difficult...no one system will work for everyone...tattoos and piercings are irrelevant to who a person is inside...it is his personal bias...however...i would agree with him that tats aren't proper for a 14 year old...
rap originally started as social protest...similar to how punk hit the scene...so when you have ice-T singing about killing cops because the cops are killing/abusing minorities...that's what's happening in the poor areas...i have lived in los angeles and have seen how cops treat minorities on a first hands basis...i've been there myself when hanging out with my minority friends...
saggy pants...most kids don't realize what this means...wearing pants down around your crack started in prison...it's a sign to other prisoners that you are ready for some lovin'...maybe the author should explain that to his son...
as parents...studies have shown...that the most influential group for their kids is their peer group...at best parents can hope to instill some semblance of critical thinking in their children and hope that they make good decisions...and the realization that their children will make some mistakes...
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same as the battleground in South Lebanon Lebanon attacked Israel without justification.
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