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Whovian

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53. While your and Jody have a circle jerk celibrating the fact that two Eastern countries

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 04:23 PM

Dec 2012

end their own lives rather than walking into schools and killing children, there is still a problem here that concerns American gun control.

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A Land Without Guns: How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths [View all] Whovian Dec 2012 OP

And it's not just Japan. DanTex Dec 2012 #1

You're assuming the US is a wealthy democracy... NRA_SUCKS Dec 2012 #68

Welcome to DU! ellisonz Dec 2012 #69

Man, all we have to do is strip people of their freedoms, and they will be super safe! Indydem Dec 2012 #2

Yeah, like Australia, Sweden, the UK, etc are gulags MightyMopar Dec 2012 #3

Yes, thanks to your definition of our "freedoms".... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #6

And my belief in freedom: Indydem Dec 2012 #10

"Do not represent a statistical probability"??? What does that mean? DanTex Dec 2012 #25

And 19,000 of those are suicides. Indydem Dec 2012 #32

Keep the NRA talking points coming. DanTex Dec 2012 #38

THey are an NRA member, they have no credibility and should not be engaged with. morningfog Dec 2012 #43

How many of us city slickers need guns to protect their herds or to eliminate nuisance animals? RC Dec 2012 #41

"...nuisiance animals like skunks and racoons..." thucythucy Dec 2012 #77

Thank you for your support of gun control intaglio Dec 2012 #27

tell it to the parents of the dead children. i dare you. spanone Dec 2012 #33

Bad things happen. Planes crash. Cars wreck. People get sick. People get shot. Indydem Dec 2012 #37

A gun psycho with your kind of mentality... 99Forever Dec 2012 #42

Oh how completely wrong and hateful you are Indydem Dec 2012 #55

Bye bye gun nut. 99Forever Dec 2012 #61

Great response: "Shit happens". I agree with COLGATE4 Dec 2012 #51

was Friday's shooting an accident? CreekDog Dec 2012 #46

How many of those... catnhatnh Dec 2012 #70

We have armed guards protecting our money in armored cars, why not our children? rDigital Dec 2012 #11

The community of gun owners have proven they are incapable of keeping their weapons secure. baldguy Dec 2012 #13

I'm part of the problem??? Indydem Dec 2012 #16

Your support of laws allow the mass murders of innocent chidren to be commonplace. baldguy Dec 2012 #21

You ARE the problem, not part of it. ThatPoetGuy Dec 2012 #24

Yes, you are part of the problem. DanTex Dec 2012 #28

Yep - You Are Part Of The Problem cantbeserious Dec 2012 #31

Yes, you are the problem. morningfog Dec 2012 #45

you lied about what's proposed CreekDog Dec 2012 #48

Where did I lie??? N/t Indydem Dec 2012 #56

Looks like you've developed an accidental fan club derby378 Dec 2012 #54

Based on your posts the last several days, the answer to your question has to be "yes". madinmaryland Dec 2012 #76

Guns have very little to do with freedom. DanTex Dec 2012 #22

This is right-wing propaganda and has no place in a discussion among adults. ThatPoetGuy Dec 2012 #23

You say "strip people of their freedoms" I hear--I won't let them take retread Dec 2012 #36

You want your guns nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #60

In many counties across the USA, Heywood J Dec 2012 #71

The Japanese turn their violence inward. Their suicide rates are unbelievable. rDigital Dec 2012 #4

You beat me to it. Culture plays a part, e.g. Black and White have same access to guns but have jody Dec 2012 #7

Thanks for your racist views. Chance of going economics Whovian Dec 2012 #52

What a crock calling DoJ stats "racist views". Obama & Holder better clean up their act quickly. nt jody Dec 2012 #62

Being an island chain helps (nt) Recursion Dec 2012 #5

It's also a racially homogenous island with an authoritarian .gov. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #8

Not completely because Japan has Koreans who are routinely discriminated against. nt jody Dec 2012 #9

Ethnically not homogenous. Korea's suicide rate is an astounding 31.2 per 100k. rDigital Dec 2012 #14

Agree cultures are so different that it's difficult for outsiders to understand. nt jody Dec 2012 #17

While your and Jody have a circle jerk celibrating the fact that two Eastern countries Whovian Dec 2012 #53

I was just showing that your OP is misleading at best. Mental health is the real issue. rDigital Dec 2012 #63

Japan is a Constitutional Monarchy with a democratically-elected Parliament. baldguy Dec 2012 #18

No, did you? Forced confessions are the rule in Japan. Any .gov type can be Authoritarian. rDigital Dec 2012 #26

You do realize that the int'l human rights orgs critical of Japan baldguy Dec 2012 #44

More insults and innuendo. Cool, we're done here. You can't just be civil. rDigital Dec 2012 #47

Exposing the source of your talking points is being uncivil? baldguy Dec 2012 #50

I love it. When you can't refute facts, you call them talking points. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #64

OK. Heywood J Dec 2012 #72

Tell it to Obama. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #75

You demanded content. Heywood J Dec 2012 #80

East Asian CULTURE is very collectivist and authoritarian. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #34

Collectivist, yes? Authoritarian no. white_wolf Dec 2012 #58

I've read that Japanese police visit every household annually and know who is in their precinct. FarCenter Dec 2012 #12

I think you meant to say its a more Authoritarian Society. rDigital Dec 2012 #15

It all goes back to rice farming FarCenter Dec 2012 #19

Excellent point. Our Constitution obligates government to protect certain rights against the tyranny jody Dec 2012 #20

You apparently are not familiar with US police practices. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #30

Bring some content next time. You have nothing. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #40

OK. Heywood J Dec 2012 #73

These are isolated an anecdotal, not institutionalized and normal like in Japan. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #74

Like your equally anecdotal "because I say it is"? (NT) Heywood J Dec 2012 #79

I provided articles. Also, google is your friend. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #81

Japan is a homogenous and deeply authoritarian society. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #29

How about Canada, UK, France, Germany, Australia, etc.? DanTex Dec 2012 #39

+1000 but that's outside the NRA's talking points. Whovian Dec 2012 #59

"Deeply authoritarian" from a Western perspective toddaa Dec 2012 #78

You would not want their justice system hack89 Dec 2012 #35

There's a fundamental problem, however. liberalhistorian Dec 2012 #49

The Yakuza point is interesting. white_wolf Dec 2012 #57

I think this uncontextualized kind of factoid doesn't promote understanding. Yakuza are kind of HiPointDem Dec 2012 #66

Thank you for the link. white_wolf Dec 2012 #82

this is the kind of uncontextualized article that creates a misleading impression. it's true HiPointDem Dec 2012 #65

I get all that Flatpicker Dec 2012 #67

Handguns are forbidden absolutely, except for handguns in the hands of Japanese police officers slackmaster Dec 2012 #83