Japan Indiscriminate Stabbings
A man drove his car into a woman aged 36 sending her flying. He then got out of his car and started to stab away at her back with a fruit knife before deciding to stab himself in the stomach.
Both of them are in critical condition and the man is unconscious.
The woman said that she did not know who the attacker was.
Reminds me of the Akiba killings where a man drove his car into a crowd and got out to stab them.
The TV news over here is not all grim though. Remember watching TV on a visit back to the UK noticing that nearly all news was about people being stabbed or shot. News in your region depressing too?
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Programmer Trainee
http://jointsareokay.blogspot.com
That is the scariest thing I've heard today.
I think that man was high.
Good thing the lady survived
Marketer
1/ after what happened, thinking that she is alive, makes me think that she belongs to the clan of Heroes and that she can heal from her wounds ;)
or
2/ this man is really bad at killing people including himself
he is unconscious but alive means he failed to do seppuku ^^
jeez, how can someone fail stabbing himself ???
student / NEET
it hurts
also, a stab in the intestines is fatal because of the blood loss
so it won't kill him if the wound was treated ASAP
i'm not a doctor, but i'm sure seppuku hurts like hell
i dun think this guy have guts to open up his guts, this is why he fail
Student
http://yellowguy89.blogspot.com/
it was a fruit knife. Not a katana.
Otaku / Student in Networking
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agree lol
DSL Tech Support T____T, Kita-Kon Chairman
http://www.kita-kon.org
It would be hella hard to commit a seppuku on yourself with a Katana XD
They use a large dagger called a Tanto.
Student
I think Tanto's were use more in seppuku and katana for the second.
Law Enforcement
http://picasaweb.google.com
and besides...he stabbed himself...in seppuki..you stab in and then slice across and if its to maintain honor..normally there would be another guy there to chop off your head right after the slice to limit the suffering
Chef, Full fledged Otaku, Full time Observer.....
isn't that called harakiri???
College Freshmen
No, this guy probably played video games or watched anime some time in his life, which is of course the direct cause of this. Probably used video games as a training tool in order to do it in real life which just goes to show that anime and video games are tools spread by the devil or something stupid like that.
I paint F/A-18C's
Don't start to preach that BS please. As far as the US goes, it is FACT that violent crime has gone down in the young adult (and younger) age ranges over the last 10 years.
I paint F/A-18C's
http://www.pbs.org/kcts/videogamerevolution/impact/myths.html
From above:
According to federal crime statistics, the rate of juvenile violent crime in the United States is at a 30-year low. Researchers find that people serving time for violent crimes typically consume less media before committing their crimes than the average person in the general population.
corrective phrenologist
Methinks Hidden Oasis was being sarcastic...
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
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That is my impression as well. I don't think anyone here would actually think that, considering what sort of community we are. ^^;
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
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Sarcasm detected.
Software Quality Engineer
http://brotherwormgear.blogspot.com/
Yeah I think Hidden Oasis was making a joke of it...
student, doujinshi manga artist
He's kidding.
I'm somewhat religious, and even I don't believe that crap
Web Designer
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I don't think so, from all the stabbing news I heard, they do that in conscious.
The stabber need to see psychiatrist.
Mechanical Engineering student
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Kudos to the woman. She was sent flying after being hit by a car, got stabbed on the back and was still able to talk to the press. That my friend, is one tough lady!
The man on the other hand... not so much XP
I am curious though as to the reason the man did that O_o
Student
Serves the guy right, anyway.
He deserved it.
Mechanical Engineering student
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The most recent "depressing" news here is about a shootout between the police and robbers near my neighborhood. Two civilians; a father and his daughter, were accidentally mistaken of being one of the robbers and were killed during the event. People now look at the cops badly, saying that they shouldn't have shot at the two because it was obvious they were innocent. The police didn't follow proper procedures BUT what people fail to realize is the intensity of the shootout; pretty hard to tell which ones are the robbers and which ones are innocent civilians. Even if the police did follow proper procedures, there was still a high probability that civilians will get involved. In other words, I'm on the police's side x_x
Other than that we have some bit of news from the conflict between the rebels and the military in Mindanao, more local crimes, and on the brighter side Pacquiao winning his fight, Christmas shopping tips, and achievements of OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers).
Pretty average stuff. A mix between bad and good IMO.
student
i understand what its like the police don't just shoot at people for the fun of it people should understand that
and in this case its everyones fault what were those civilians doing there ? and how did they get to be involved in the shooting ? also what were the police doing they should've secured the entire zone
reminds me of the casablanca terrorist attacks here crowds of people were on the streets that kind of stuff is so unusual here people went down to the streets to look at the action lol
but it made it easier for one of the terrorists to blend in and sneak up to a police man and kill him
student, doujinshi manga artist
*thinks* what if that woman was actually Motoko Kusanagi in disguise
that whole 92% Cyborginzed thing works well with idiots
Office Administrator
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You've lived in the UK, so you already know the doom and gloom on UK news.
Soldiers killed in Iraq/Afghanistan, children being abused, kidnapped, killed, murders, rapes, thefts, stabbings, shootings and so on and so on. I don't watch the news, I read news websites, then I can only read the nicer parts.
Nothing will compare to the horror of seeing the London Bombings on the news. I don't live in London, but I was so horrified to see that.
Software Quality Engineer
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Those bombings occurred about 1 km away from where I used to live. In fact, I oftentimes used to transfer from a bus to the subway ("the tube") at Kings Cross station-- where the bombs exploded. Had I still been living in London, I may have been killed.
Geotechnical Engineer
Hai....sick people doing sick things.
Your (un)usual student
Stabbed himself in the stomach??Trying to run away to hell,eh??
dannychoo.com の読者
I hate the news here, everytime i read the newspaper i wan to puke
There is too much politics, and I feel the main newspapers is bias onto one side of the political party.
Everyday you get stupid news of political parties arguing on issues like:
- changing the road name
- having road sign with multiple language
- petrol price increase
- how to waste tax payers monies in buying up useless companies which happens to be company of some relative of some of the ministers
- how the government only decided to do something after a major accident
- increasing import duties
- bla bla bla, come on anyone from the same country, please add on to the list
Geotechnical Engineer
Well, the newspaper is controlled by Barisan Nasional and if anyone who wants to pick a bone with the system will get arrested. Its sickening. To add to that list, one would be the so-called "compulsory" "National Service" to "improve the relationship between the races" that I think is a complete waste of money. Military training? Hah! Even Singapore can do a better job than us in the military training department!
3D artist- Codemasters KL
So true. Everyday the news in Malaysia is insane propaganda. The worst offender of the news here is probably the Home Minister, who is making a clown of himself in most interviews.
Hey, we'd just released a 9/11 terrorist suspect, because he's no longer a threat to the country. Oh look, RPK is at it again, throw him into ISA detainment camp. Oh hey, Chow Kit is too shady of a place and I'm worried for the safety of the police, so we'll move them away (later the excuse was changed to "landowner wants the lot back").
Simply put, it's bad comedy. Save for the recent landslide tragedy in Bkt Antarabangsa. That too was most likely the outcome of some duit-kopi approval.
Geotechnical Engineer
As a Malaysian, I can't really be proud of Malaysia. Its a nice place but at the way things are going, Malaysia might be doomed. Change? Highly unlikely if we consider the religion, politics, race and corruption issues. Regarding the landslide, I wouldn't be surprised that it was duit-kopi money. As a civil engineer, I feel ashamed by the low standard of care that resulted in the landslide.
student, doujinshi manga artist
I live in the Southern US, and it's always some boring or stupid or scarycrap.
-woman in Gaffney (Gaffney's not far from my towm) stabeed to death
-Government bailout pera pera pera (see the joke I made)
-cheerleaders expelled over naked photos on cell phone (Baka)
-Governor of Illinois goes back to job over scandal
student / NEET
wow... that lady is tough to kill...
but serious;y, what vehicle the suspect was using?
@danny
o btw... are japan in economy recession too? i've been visiting sankaku complex, and crazy incident seem to be happen almost any week...
is it just how japan have been or its just these months since japan yen got stronger?
Delivery Driver | Semi-student
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I dont pay much attention to the local news, but thats because nothing ever happens out here, and if something does, everyone talks about. So pretty much the only depressing thing about the news here, is that there is little of it.
Might be different for the nearby cities though. (e.g.Sacramento) But i dont pay notice to news over there either.
I do occasionally here some messed up things in other areas of the states though, but thats only because of the interwebz.
This is pretty messed up though. I always wonder what is going on in peoples heads when they do stuff like this, it's bewildering.
College Undergrad (Aerospace Engineering)
Well, here's a reply from the southern end of things
Sad thing is, most Angelenos don't care one way or another whether or not someone was killed or shot unless it's in their immediate vicinity. It's happened so much that people are really desensitized to murders as much as horrible traffic accidents.
...although LA crime has been decreasing in the past few years...
Things to do with the kitchen
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Oh my Lord!! Why do people keep doing things that don't actually solve their problems, work places should find means to destress their workers and maybe the government can help those in need to relieve family stress.
Hikikomori in the making
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Nice display pic, did you make it yourself?
High school student
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It certainly seems similar to the Akiba killing.
News here? Sometimes depressing, sometimes not. I don't watch the news much often, because most of the news is about politicians, arguing and talking nonsense and lies. So it is kinda depressing XD
Graphic Designer
I guess it's a psychological issue. Since I believe Japanese are always under stress with a tendency to compress it deeper and deeper.
Thats how I understand why they always have a way to satisfied their "unique" interest.
I guess thats what make the creative in a way.
SMS隊所属
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I think the man must have accumulated too much stress or he has deep hate against that woman although the woman do not know him.
the more depressing news here is probably the recession news, where reports about certain company deciding to let go of their workers..
Student
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Perhaps not as gruesome or brutal as this... but I've actually been hearing about incidents such as stabbings or shootings on a regular basis around the Toronto area. The most openly assault that I can recall at the moment is a shooting in the middle of Toronto's biggest mall on Boxing Day. Whats freaky was that I was there that day... but left well before the shooting occurred. There are probably more brutal ones but that one sticks out the most as a publicly committed crime with plenty of people around.
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
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My then-girlfriend knew the victim personally. It made the whole incident that much more real for me. That was more a gang fight with innocents caught in the crossfire than a random shooting though.
Unfortunately, news like this no longer shocks me. The random killing in Akiba did, simply because there was no motivation behind it, but now even that is becoming more and more common.
Student
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My friends often say, "Oh, I don't want to go to Scarborough. I don't want to get shot!" I thought it was a joke at first but the more I listen, it seems to be true. Not limited to just Scarborough either. I grew up thinking Toronto was relatively safe and I thought the same for Akiba as well but these incidents... well the frequency and methods kind of tell otherwise.
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
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x_x" The shooting was downtown though. As for Scarborough - don't know if you remember, but I live there and it's actually nowhere as bad as the media make it out to me. They're very isolated incidents in a very small area of Scarborough.
There's no denying that violent crime and shooting is on the rise though, for all of TO.
Student
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Still, I know some friends who won't visit me because Scarborough is so "dangerous".
Underdog Artist, Outcast to the Society, Tetsuya Nomura art fan
Stabbings. They're everywhere. First in akiba, now this. Good thing the lady survived despite the stabs she received on her back. And as for the man, he thought his hara-kiri would make him escape what he's done so good thing he was unconscious. Why must people do senseless things? It's so depressing just to think about it.
Oh man....
Hope the man wakes up and gets punish for what he had done.
The recession is starting to make its pressence here and the recent happening in thailand and india is depressing.
More people will get jobless.....
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
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I hope that the lady heals and justice is served to the man.
Hmm, Over here there are sick crimes T_T
Though people in Japan seem to favour knives... I've noticed...
Mad scientist
I think that's because Japan (unlike most countries) can actually prevent normal people from buying a gun. Organized crime still have all the guns they need though.
A Real RocknRolla
yeah i hear you need to take some kind of insane examination for a air rile (dnno if you know what i mean its the one that shots those small pellets)
Mad scientist
According to wikipedia they are called "air gun (pellet)"
I think it would be correct to consider them real guns in the law. Some people think they only work with plastic balls, but it's actually possible to metal bullets. Some metal bullets can be deadly, meaning it's a lethal firearm without the bang from the exploding gunpowder.
I once tried shooting with one againt empty beer cans (no, I wasn't drunk). It turned out that one shot at a range of 10 meters could go though a can and it could make a hole of around 5 cm in diameter. It also twisted the metal of the entire can, making the height shorter and the whole can was bending. It scared me that it's this powerful and that you can get one here if you are at least 18 (AFAIK nothing else is checked)
王オタク ｘ 天才様
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Sad thing is, I know there are KIDS who have air guns -_-
Talk about parental irresponsibility.
Mad scientist
I know. They don't have gunpowder so some people see them as toys. It's not even uncommon for kids here to have such weapons.
I was 13 or 14 when I tried the can shooting (alone), but at that time I had already learned about weapon safety and aiming theory because I had had shooting practice for half a year where trained adults told me what to do. Also I am like I am so I would claim that I acted more resposible back than (I still do btw) than quite a lot 18 year olds.
The danger lies in giving guns like that to people at any age failing to understand what they are dealing with or if they understand and wants to abuse the power it can give them. I would rather give a loaded gun to a 12 year old I trust than I would give it to a 20 year old I don't know or trust.
I support the Japanese solution where the normal population isn't allowed to have guns. Organized crime can still get them, but organized criminals knows that they will give themself to the police if their kids run around with guns.
Student & Game Designer
http://www.artificialzeromedia.com/
It's like that with japan isn't it ? No crime at all, but when something happens, then something like that
Student during the day, otaku at night, and amateur musician ^_^
http://www.thebanzaieffect.com/
Have to agree with that.
People say that Japan is one of the safest country in the world.
But when something happens, it's just crazy..
corrective phrenologist
There are two kinds of criminals. The first and most common is the criminal who has some sort of underlying rational reason for committing their crime (money, power, respect, etc). This means that it is possible to adjust your laws and society to remove their reasons for committing the crime in the first place.
The second kind of criminal is the crazy one. You really can't do anything to prevent crazy criminals because they're unpredictable. They'll keep on doing their thing no matter what the laws or social mores are.
You can minimize the rational crimes because those have addressable reasons and causes, but you can never eliminate the crazy crimes because there are no reasons and causes to address. Fortunately, the crazy ones are much more rare than the rational ones.
University Student
http://sunshine-report.com
True. But it has been on the rise in these past few years.
Pori Student
http://justin-kun.livejournal.com
Well the news here is always depressing too, but they do try to end the show on a lighter note, so it's ok i guess.
Graphic Designer
The news around here is always depressing. I hear about new killings all the time. One of my sisters old friends from middle school was even killed recently by her boy friend (who was apparently about 20 years older then her...). It was all over the news around here for quite awhile. :/
Mad scientist
It's well known that some countries have more murders than others. I found this graph on wikipedia http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Intlhomrate.svg
I'm surprised by two things. The first is that I thought USA had more murders, but I guess that's hidden by your high population. The other thing that scared me is South Africa... I knew it was bad, but not that it was this bad. Looks like almost 160 people are killed every day o_O
But yeah news are generally depressing :(
former Emperor of Britannia
http://reflectiarx.wordpress.com/
Speechless but nonetheless it's a bit off the track this time since it had a sadistic feel to it.
http://animaticfigmation.com/
good stuff on the news here is rare.
Vampire
http://feeout.blogspot.com/
News is always depressing
Nekophilia
Aren't news supposed to be negative?
Example.
Article 1) Mr.A marries Mr.B on 8/8/08!
Article 2) LANDSLIDE KILLS 200
I'd read the second article first.
This thing on indiscriminate stabbings. Why do they do it =.=
Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
http://thehangerbay.wordpress.com/
And just when we though the fit of madness was gone...
browsing the nets
http://otakuposts.blogspot.com/
the news here is always full of sad news. murder, kidnapping, abductions, rape, beatings, any violent activity is recorded on video or written in newspapers and if possible shown to the public. i think the media here is in search of TRP's to increase points in viewership and hence they go hyper on such stuff.
rest is politics or weird snippets like some celebrity sneezed or got a cold or some such idiotic news.
i stopped watching tv from like three to four years back.
Mad scientist
I read that the newspapers in India tried to get more readers by making the "doomsday machine" more and more sure to make a black hole that will swallow the whole planet. When somebody read that scientists were about to kill her she committed suicide.
I think it's sick when media tries to alter reality for their own profit. It happens everywhere though.
Electrical Engineering Fresh Graduate
just recently we in indonesia got 3 mutilation murder cases in the news. Two have been solved, but it seems there will be more mutilation cases up ahead -_-
What can I say? Fear sells on news networks
Thankfully, Japan seems to buck the trend and show nothing but mindless variety and food shows.
Here everyday on the local news somebody is either shot or stabbed. Just last week two women were arguing, one got in her car and ran the other one over, dragging her 400 feet. The driver saw she was still alive so stabbed her. Oh yeah the victim was pregnant!!
Student
To quote Doctor Breen, "it's safer here" in Singapore. Murders and the likes are extremely rare here, though they can be quite nasty and gruesome when it happens (disemberment, rape-and-kill of minors, etc.). We do get quite a lot of executions here, but they're mainly due to drug related offences (drug trafficking, usually) instead of murder.
Unsane
http://malsain.org/
After reading your article, I thought it was a teaser of the next episode of “Chaos; Head”.
But reality can be much more enternaining than fiction…
Mad scientist
I don't like the media here. Whenever they talk about something I know about then they talk garbage. I mean it's like they have no idea of what they are talking about. Once at the first of April, the police issued a press release about a fire in a harbour in some town. The town has no harbour since it's located far from the coastline. Without realising that, the media hurried to be the first to broadcast it and after a few hours the police had to send a new press release telling that it was a joke. By that time it would appear that no journalists had discovered the problem >.<
On top of that they have a clear political agenda. The TV stations (mainly one) wants a red government. They have been busted for faking documentaries (best example is their story about soldiers in Afganistan with a video that turned out not to be recorded in Afganistan). They were also busted for favouring one party during an election campaign. The law states that they can't pick favorites since they are funded though tax money (so no pro or against government stuff by law)
They are also extremely pro EU. They want us to forget about our own culture state and we should just import cultural events from elsewhere and let EU decide on the laws.
Since more and more people realise this then less people trust the news. Naturally I have to limit that statement to the people I talk to because no media will call themselves untrustworthy.
So we have freedom of press since the politicians aren't telling what they should tell, but somebody else controls something and they have a political agenda. The neutral news can't be found. (and to be honest, I think you will have to be naive to think it will even happen)
At least newspapers tend to be somewhat more trustworthy... some of them at least.
TV news here like a horror
It's more then "depressing" T_T
http://nopybot.com
Whenever someone gets shot here, it's just mentioned on the side in the news. They only make a big deal out of it if children/families are involved.
Ordinary soul (student)
http://www.ekowc.net
hmhm, nothing strange, there is always articles in local newspaper that someone got stabbed.
IT Student
Arround the 70% percent of them are about murders, etc. I use to see a Cook program during the launch ^^
Professional Student
Oh my god! what's with Japan and stabbing lately? Seems more of like a popularity contest ^^;
Student
http://myanimelist.net/profile/Unyuu
I truly wonder what was going in the man head. To actually stab someone after sending her flying with a car is... Weird. The media will do anything to grab the attention of the viewers so they show what they think would have the more impact... which is wrong in my opinion but actually does. The human mind is corrupted T^T.
Blogger Looking For Employment
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Yeah, the news over here is pretty depressing too. Bad economy this, layoffs that.
http://www.almost-otaku.blogspot.com
Always this time of year here. There is at least 1 hose fire a week in the news. related to the winter season I suppose. Flaming Christmas trees or people trying to heat there homes with their cooking stove...
http://www.almost-otaku.blogspot.com
ooh spelling.
System Design Engineering (UWaterloo)
http://robostrike.wordpress.com
He must have been very angry when he was driving. That and he got even angrier when he stabbed the woman after he got out of the car. T_T Poor woman...I wish her speedy recovery.
Aeronautical Engineer
http://www.deranged-minds.com/blog/
I used to live in East London, and news was always bad. Since the move to Loughborough for my Uni, the worst news I had was a small fire nowhere near me.
Student
Sad news, hope the woman will be ok.
Student
http://nauxolo.awardspace.com/
That's horrible... but with so many people concentrated in one place, such happenings are eventually statistically inevitable I suppose.
Studio Bleach founder/owner
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Why do I feel like he targeted her because she is a Mac user? I could picture him screaming "Mac user!" before hitting her. And then saying "Macs... Are... Overreated... And... Expensive!" XP
Besides that, this is a "WTF?!" moment for me. o_O
filmaker
http://bigstick-freshturd-hotday.blogspot.com/
the world is full of suffering.
http://pseudospace.blogspot.com/
errr... Grand Theft Auto 5 - Niko Bellic goes Japan?
Well, jokes aside, I'm glad the woman survived.
Student // Collector // Gaijin
http://zacbush.com
That's Ueno isn't it? Is that where it happened?
We had something kind of similar happen here in Metro-Vancouver area last month. Metrotown is a popular shopping center (especially this season...oh gosh...) with Crystal Mall (the asian mall) right next to it. Anyways, some guys (6) were whipping belts at eachother and they ran through the mall ending when 2 guys were sent to the hospital with stab wounds. It's creepy being there now.
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
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Sad... bu I guess stuff like that can happen anywhere.
It's also a downside of having a society that's kinda uptight. But I could live with that.
But I guess japanese companies and government should work some way to reduce work stress and stuff... not that this was the reason here, but I can see it being.
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
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It's also ironic how stuff like these are heppening just at the same time the "westernizing" process seems to be going on in Japan.
With all the senseless censoring, the moralist measures and everything else that's been on the news lately...
Student
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we get some bad news like that lately as well... but recently we've been having the whole deal about the coalition (now it's over though). basically for the non-canadians, two of our opposition parties (with a third one helping out) wanted to merge and take over power in Canada.... our Prime Minister obviously wanted to stop that... and so they were all like debating over the legitimacy of that and stuff... in the end though, the coalition didn't happen
3D Video Game Artist
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Lets not get in to North American TV News...
Bad News
Story #1 - Man Shot
Story #2 - Family murdered
Story #3 - Soldiers Killed
Story #4 - Economy causing starvation
Now for the Good news...
Story #5 - Kids build a snowman in their backyard!...Kid blinded by a snowball to the left eye :(
otaku
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LOL !
^^;
Consultant
Not much in my neck of the woods besides the occasional drug bust, but in terms of serious crimes, I'm fortunate to say that there really isn't that much.
Unfortunately, you would not know that if you watched the local news. Of course, most of my local news originates from the major metropolitan area about ninety minutes down the road.
student
aargh don't want imagine it!
student
maybe the man wans to commit sepuku. it mus be very hurts hope that the woman still alive
Application Engineer, Information Security
I am seriously wondering what is happening in Japan. the whole stabbing thing is too frequent.
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
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Thats really depressing.. and as you said Danny-san, it reminds me of the Akiba killings.... It's nice she's not dead though.
And part of the reason I NEVER watch the news is that its sooooo depressing theres no point. I don't make it a part of my life to purposefully depress myself.... I prefer happy thing...
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
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when i was in Colombia it was all the same, this many people died today because bla bla bla, and even when im living in US there are still some cases that are crazy. that's why i stopped watching news and only check them online where i can select what im reading
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
http://otterhangar.blogspot.com/
with the US economy as such, it's always bad news here
=P
Scientist, unemployed.
http://fmphoenixhawk.livejournal.com
We get some odd news here. Sure, there are the shootings and the like (I live between Saginaw and Flint. And Detroit is only an hour and a half away.) but then you hear about the hunter who shot his own car because the parking break failed and he thought it was a deer. Or the guy who fell out of his tree stand and died, when if he had cleared the fallen branches around the tree, he would have only busted his shoulder.
Sometimes I wonder if idiots live north of Bay City. Then I remember that there are idiots everywhere, and I despair for the human race. You guys are boned.
Pokemon master
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I don't watch TV news too often; I usually read the newspaper or use the internet. It's all pretty depressing though :[
Student
http://andreijournal.blogspot.com
Did he take shabu or marijuana?
Engineer by weekdays, Hikki by weekends
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Over here, the current news is landslide.
In MY, the highest criminal act is snatch thieves and retarded motorcycle riders.
Killing not involving thieves and shooting is rare.
???Confused???
I'm glad to hear that the woman is still alive...unfortunately news like that is pretty commmon over here...
Student
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I wonder if knife-attacks are increasing in Japan or if the media is brainwashing me.
Programming Student
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an unknown assailant huh? the dude must be some sick freak stalker or something.
yep news here is either depressing or junk. sigh~
MS pilot
whoa...so random! its as if he just spun a bottle and wherever it stops he will attack that person...geez
Project Manager, Engineer
http://yasseranas.blogspot.com
Maybe the guy is the woman's stalker. Or he's just high. More often we see this kind of cases nowadays, not only in japan but around the world. Preasure from work, family, friends, people and life. Not able to cope with problems and stress, leads them to find relieve. The sad thing is people will always try to find the shortest way to relieve themselves, and usually the shortest way is not the best way.
中学生
http://thezhukeeper.blogspot.com
whats wrong with the world nowadays lol
I think the recent news here is all about retrenchment ^^;
Your local Otaku Cashier.
News is usually around Iraq, politics, or misc.*
(misc. includes everything else)
http://www.sgcollect.com/forum/index.php?showuser=3533
Chaos Head's New Gen incidents???
Apprentice Baking & Pastry Chef
http://Ima-Monogatari.com/
exactly.... now we anime folks are getting a rep for this stuff...
stupid people need to learn their place in society and control themselves.
Self Employee NEET
http://www.nekoroid.com
News in my country are: Killing, raep, and celebrities scandal....
I'm sick and tired of it, so mostly I just watch Space Toon.
student
yup, always.. that horrible news. there's at least one special program in TV that gathers every single crime that happened almost everyday.. and they always have the new one
Student artist
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Man, the people are sure are weird. Just a couple bad grape in the bunch that makes everything sour for the rest of us
Software Quality Engineer
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In Chicago, people are stabbed so often, that it doesn't even make it into the news unless it's someone "important" or famous.
Student/Part-timer
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THere was just a homicide just 6 houses down from where I live about 5 days ago....guy was shot in his idling car...
I had my music so high, I didn't hear the multiple gunshots nor the subsequent 10 cop cars cordoning the area haha...
But generally my city is pretty safe, thirty some homicides a year, most of them drug, gang related.
Hikikomori in the making
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Wow, that lady sure is strong... Hope she recovers...
The news here isn't as depressing as news in other countries I think so I guess it's okay...
Graphic Arts Student
What, more stabbings. Wow just what the heck is going on.
Just what the hell goes on in a person's head that compels them to do things like this. I mean a part of me understands but I just can't see how a person can actually go through with it.
student, vexillologist
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Mostly either problems regarding the border region, which Marines or Sailors from my base died in the Global War on Terrorism or repeating the T_T stories from the national headlines.
Undergraduate
tv news here shows our country's leaders arguing in parliament.
Student
http://anime.tedfox.com/
and i just bought GTAIV...
all things considered, japan still has a relatively low crime rate compared to the rest of the world, albeit the recent rise in stabbings like this is a real cause for concern. they might want to rethink their culture, which i think is an impetus to creating a society that ostracises some people and an elitist mentality among the working-class.
JR. College Student
http://npc.talkingincircles.net/
I don't bother watching the news any more... or at least not very often.
My area (Sacramento) is noted as being one of the more violent places in California though. It's not common to hear about murders and whatnot. I guess I don't realize it but we have a lot of violence here. I'm sort of desensitized to it all at this point.
Student and full-time otaku
Jup, recently noticed that our news is pretty negative too. Credit crunch, banks falling over, social problems....so i've simply decided to stop watching the news as much as possible ^^
student
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*bangs head on wall* WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY MUST SOME PEOPLE DO THIS?! HOW can they come up with such ideas? It angers me every time I read about these silly humans running around attempting to take others life. It sends a shock to all those who knows and now others will be afraid to visit that area and fret for their lives and then they spread words and things get ruined. Ugh...
大学生
Seriously what's up with all these indiscriminate stabbings and killings in Japan?
I hope I don't get stabbed when I realise my dream and move to Japan... That'll be a real sad death.
Simple Program Creator, 3D Designer (Without animation), Flammable Organic Gas Producer, Oxygen consumer
YAH...anything for money...
News in my region depressing too, horrible.
浦の引き篭り
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3219/haruhimemew.gif
After all, Japan also belongs to this world... and there are sick people everywhere.
Student of all things
I cant remember the last time i sat down to listen to the news and heard something good or happy. It tends to go something along the lines of: X got stabbed Z got shot, there was a bomb in Y that killed 100 people, this went wrong, that didn't work, everyone is unhappy etc etc.
It would be nice to here a little something more cheerful for once.
In the last few days a man was convicted of stabbing a 14 year old girl something like 20 times in a park as she was walking home.
I cant even comprehend how anyone could do that to another human being.
Engineer
News here are extremelly depressing (terrorist attacks, murders, political scandals, etc), I prefer not to watch news.
Professional Panhandler
http://theinfernoproject.com
Reading some of the comments reminds of how the media in the US were blaming video games for the rise in crime. They said that people playing GTA will lose site of reality and kill people on the street without remorse.
Oh...and the news in Toronto is VERY depressing too because we have 4 losing teams here "orz
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com
dang~ that's sad T_T
Student
The news in the USA, at least in new york, is so depressing..perhaps new york more so..We will go on and on and on and on about all the deaths in new york (despite we have 1 of the lowest crime rates per 100,000 our crime rate is even lower then a lot of towns in new jersey) we talk about death so much and bad news..after we finish talking about bad news in new york we then go on to talk about more bad news natiowide and after that we go on the world bad news...there just is never happy news...there used to be the happy 5 minutes a station used to give and tey got rid of it..the one station that did (good news around new york) stopped lol (this was years ago)
Supreme Commander of NERV Co.
Whats with the knives? I guess it's better than guns since it causes casualties slower...
90's F1 Afficionate and Anti-Otaku
http://www.livestream.com/f1action
In Puerto Rico, murder is already legal by the government, since they're helping drug addicts to flourish crime for their materialist behalfs