Comments on: Death of a boy… what the hell is going on in Sumo? http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/ The NBA, and the mad ramblings of a sports-mad guy living in Japan... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:13:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: corin http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-7169 corin Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:49:15 +0000 http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-7169 Japan is stuck in the dark ages in so many ways. Traditions changes very slowly if at all. I suspect many more will die before they will ever make any reforms. Japan is stuck in the dark ages in so many ways. Traditions changes very slowly if at all. I suspect many more will die before they will ever make any reforms.

]]> By: withmalice http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-5231 withmalice Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:28:21 +0000 http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-5231 Hey there! We do indeed have the same taste in template... :) On to sumo/Japan... I can guarantee you that murder is not being 'underreported' here in Japan. ANY murder is front page news here! I guess it's basically the accessibility of firearms. I'd contest that statistic too - I'd suggest that it's very skewed, and would like to see a similar statistic for major US cities. Also I'd like to know what definition of 'unnatural' was used... And comparing two university students getting busted for cannabis (which I would bet happens in dozens of universities DAILY across America - and goes unreported) to the Duke rape fabrication is more than a little bit of a stretch... In Japan, two guys getting busted for dope is page 2 in a national newspaper? Go figure... Hey there!

We do indeed have the same taste in template… :)

On to sumo/Japan… I can guarantee you that murder is not being ‘underreported’ here in Japan. ANY murder is front page news here! I guess it’s basically the accessibility of firearms.
I’d contest that statistic too - I’d suggest that it’s very skewed, and would like to see a similar statistic for major US cities. Also I’d like to know what definition of ‘unnatural’ was used…

And comparing two university students getting busted for cannabis (which I would bet happens in dozens of universities DAILY across America - and goes unreported) to the Duke rape fabrication is more than a little bit of a stretch…
In Japan, two guys getting busted for dope is page 2 in a national newspaper? Go figure…

]]> By: stnt http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-5226 stnt Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:19:57 +0000 http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-5226 Thanks for the comment on my blog: As the L.A. Times article suggests, even though the conviction rate is higher in Japan this may be because many police are only investigating crimes that are clearly murder or that they think they know the identities of the murderers. Again, it may appear that murder is far less prevalent a crime because maybe murder is being underreported. I think the interesting thing about the article is not the actual crime, but the fact that only "6.3% of the unnatural deaths in Aichi are investigated by a medical examiner." I personally think that two cannabis would make a national paper here just like how the Duke lacrosse rape case made every newspaper in the States. People like to sensationalize everything. P.S. - We have the same taste in design template! Thanks for the comment on my blog:

As the L.A. Times article suggests, even though the conviction rate is higher in Japan this may be because many police are only investigating crimes that are clearly murder or that they think they know the identities of the murderers. Again, it may appear that murder is far less prevalent a crime because maybe murder is being underreported. I think the interesting thing about the article is not the actual crime, but the fact that only “6.3% of the unnatural deaths in Aichi are investigated by a medical examiner.”

I personally think that two cannabis would make a national paper here just like how the Duke lacrosse rape case made every newspaper in the States. People like to sensationalize everything.

P.S. - We have the same taste in design template!

]]> By: The Japanese allow criminals to get away with murder « BLACK OTAKU http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-4982 The Japanese allow criminals to get away with murder « BLACK OTAKU Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:52:32 +0000 http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-4982 [...] of Saito from With-Malice.com; I’m not sure where they got it because I couldn’t find it; A Japan policeman “on [...] [...] of Saito from With-Malice.com; I’m not sure where they got it because I couldn’t find it; A Japan policeman “on [...]

]]> By: jangeer http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-3488 jangeer Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:21:52 +0000 http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-3488 thats a very sad and disturbing story. thats a very sad and disturbing story.

]]> By: Aaron Becker http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-3476 Aaron Becker Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:43:47 +0000 http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-3476 Sounds like something more may have been amiss than the usual hazing/training going on here. Hmmmmm.... Sounds like something more may have been amiss than the usual hazing/training going on here. Hmmmmm….

]]> By: Sports news without access, favor, or discretion. » Blogdome: Career Touchdowns Is Only A Number http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-3371 Sports news without access, favor, or discretion. » Blogdome: Career Touchdowns Is Only A Number Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:20:16 +0000 http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-3371 [...] and moving to Canada? [The Smittblog] • A sad, scary death in the world of sumo wrestling. [With Malice] • Nick Mangold is a Halo fan. Now if only Chad Pennington could respawn equally easily. [The [...] [...] and moving to Canada? [The Smittblog] • A sad, scary death in the world of sumo wrestling. [With Malice] • Nick Mangold is a Halo fan. Now if only Chad Pennington could respawn equally easily. [The [...]

]]> By: ScytheNoire http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-3360 ScytheNoire Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:45:39 +0000 http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-3360 That is just horrible. What did they have against this one kid? Was it because he ran away they thought they would teach him a lesson? Just sounds sick and disgusting. Very disturbing. That is just horrible. What did they have against this one kid? Was it because he ran away they thought they would teach him a lesson? Just sounds sick and disgusting. Very disturbing.

]]> By: raincoaster http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-3354 raincoaster Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:43:57 +0000 http://with-malice.com/2007/09/29/death-of-a-boy-what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-sumo/#comment-3354 That is astonishing. Tokitsukaze should, at the very least, be charged as an accessory to manslaughter. Thank you for bringing this to light: I have read other accounts, but they were "Sumo Dies in Training" not "Teenager Beaten to Death" which is what actually seems to have occurred. That is astonishing. Tokitsukaze should, at the very least, be charged as an accessory to manslaughter. Thank you for bringing this to light: I have read other accounts, but they were “Sumo Dies in Training” not “Teenager Beaten to Death” which is what actually seems to have occurred.

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