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Japan Faces New Method of Suicide: Internet Fad is Killing
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| May 1st, 2008
| Bobby Tall Horse
Posted on 05/01/2008 8:41:23 AM PDT by stillafreemind
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This should probably scare us all. Fad in Japan today, fad in the U.S. tomorrow. Hopefully not.
To: stillafreemind
I call BS on this article. There can’t be any suicides in Japan, they have very strict gun control.
/sarcasm
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posted on
05/01/2008 8:44:47 AM PDT
by
TC Rider
(The United States Constitution ? 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
To: stillafreemind
What is the deal with Japan and suicide? Can it possibly suck that bad there that they all want to kill themselves? I watch Ninja Warrior on G4 TV and they seem like a fun bunch...
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posted on
05/01/2008 8:46:52 AM PDT
by
steel_resolve
(Operation Chaos is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.)
To: stillafreemind
“Cleanest body I’ve ever seen Sarge!”
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Cleanest body Ive ever seen Sarge!You're bad! I suppose they slide right into the after life with nary a fingerprint on them.
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posted on
05/01/2008 8:49:37 AM PDT
by
Ingtar
(Haley Barbour 2012, Because he has experience in Disaster Recovery. - ejonesie22)
To: stillafreemind
For a productive & smart society, the Japanese are sometimes VERY weird.
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posted on
05/01/2008 8:57:46 AM PDT
by
kromike
To: All
Wow..so glad you all took this so seriously. A kid can mix these two very common household ingredients together..wipe him/herself out and anyone else who happens to be too close.
Note to self: this is funny (not)
To: stillafreemind
Bleach and ammonia would probably do a pretty good job, too.
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posted on
05/01/2008 9:01:08 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
To: steel_resolve
What is the deal with Japan and suicide?It's part of the culture, a centuries-old social consensus that death is preferable to humiliation.
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posted on
05/01/2008 9:02:18 AM PDT
by
wideawake
(Why is it that those who call themselves Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
To: stillafreemind
Time for more product bans I guess. Pretty soon all that will be left is water. Oh yeah, I forgot - you can use that to kill yourself too.
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posted on
05/01/2008 9:03:54 AM PDT
by
Mygirlsmom
("My advice: Quit supporting the party that is symbolized by an ass." Ted Nugent)
To: Mygirlsmom
I doubt bans are the right thing. But I wish there was something to do about how kids and grownups feel about themselves. This story took place in Japan..but I was reading about suicides worldwide and the trend definitely seems to be going up. Very sad statement.
To: steel_resolve
“What is the deal with Japan and suicide?”
In nature, when a species grows in population density, that species is susceptible to illnesses, and irratic behavior. Nature’s way of thinning the herd.
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posted on
05/01/2008 9:10:15 AM PDT
by
brownsfan
(Algore makes P.T. Barnum look like a piker.)
To: stillafreemind
Hydrogen sulfide is some nasty stuff. If you could make a strong enough mix it would be a pretty quick way to go.
Of course if you screw up you could end up just a brain damaged vegetable.
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posted on
05/01/2008 9:10:28 AM PDT
by
GATOR NAVY
(Your parents will all receive phone calls instructing them to love you less now.)
To: stillafreemind
But I wish there was something to do about how kids and grownups feel about themselvesI was being sarcastic about the ban thing, but your post did provide me with the ultimate solution....
Ban liberalism.
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posted on
05/01/2008 9:12:52 AM PDT
by
Mygirlsmom
("My advice: Quit supporting the party that is symbolized by an ass." Ted Nugent)
To: stillafreemind
I once mixed Clorox and Dawn dish detergent, and produced chlorine gas which forced everyone out of the house until it cleared (and this was in January!).
Carolyn
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posted on
05/01/2008 9:18:10 AM PDT
by
CDHart
("It's too late to work within the system and too early to shoot the b@#$%^&s."--Claire Wolfe)
To: CDHart
Admit it - you just didn’t want to do the dishes ;)
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posted on
05/01/2008 9:26:19 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(Average White Conservative)
To: CDHart
Good to know. I am wondering what the chemical combination was the Japanese are using and if there were comparable brands in the U.S. I wouldn’t want to accidentally combine them.
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posted on
05/01/2008 9:26:49 AM PDT
by
contemplator
(Capitalism gets no Rock Concerts)
To: wideawake
I guess in some the countries, the good ole days really weren’t...
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posted on
05/01/2008 9:36:52 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
(Election year.....Who we gonna hate, in '08?)
To: Mygirlsmom
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posted on
05/01/2008 9:41:16 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
(Election year.....Who we gonna hate, in '08?)
To: brownsfan
In nature, when a species grows in population density, that species is susceptible to illnesses, and irratic behavior. Natures way of thinning the herd. Japan's reproductive rate and population density have decreased significantly over the past 20 years, and suicide only accounts for a small percentage of that decline.
Most of the decline is accounted for by more Japanese never reproducing and the ones who do reproduce having only one child.
Illnesses among the Japanese have decreased dramatically, making them the world's longest-lived nation. As far as "erratic behavior" is concerned, the Japanese have lower rates of institutionalization and incarceration than many countries. These rates declined and longevity increased all the while Japan's population was still becoming denser (1945-1985).
And, of course, the Japanese are not a species.
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posted on
05/01/2008 9:44:23 AM PDT
by
wideawake
(Why is it that those who call themselves Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
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