I think its odd that there are those that feel that sports are only relevant if betting is involved... that certainly is not the majority view and I'm kind of surprised that isn't obvious to everyone.

WHY, why, why, why, why, why is anyone suggesting more trains? How about MORE buses. Let's invest heavily in bus infrastructure (including express) and *then* talk about trains. Look around the world, there are many examples of bus trains and other elements that work in conjunction with existing train…

Sigh, I suppose I'm just a foolish optimist....

I quoted and sourced actual data on violent crime, did you look at it? I'm open to your statistics, but I need an actual source, not your perceptions.

BTW you do realize that violent crime in England is much higher than the US (http://www.cepr.org/meets/wkcn/9/979/papers/Buonnano_etal.pdf)? And while Japan is a useful data point for discussion, the culture there is so different than here it cannot be dismissed as a significant contributor to the statistics.

Why are we not saying, "...spent a collective 121 billion minutes COMMUNICATING on social media..."?

In order for your assertion to make sense, you have to show exactly how the decision to kill is altered (reduced) by the unavailability of a single method (however effective). Sadly, the evidence that it has NO effect is more prevalent.

How? Show me the evidence that banning guns has a measurable and significant impact on tragedies like this. The evidence that I can find (Washington D.C., Australia) shows otherwise.

Isn't the water close to freezing where they are? If the boat tipped, they'd be in serious trouble methinks, regardless of the whales.

Well, the birds could always use the number 14 to St. Joseph-the-somewhat-divine-on-the-hill ballistic missile.

What, it's easy... In Russia, neft dashlari you! Oh, wait...

Isn't it kind of hypocritical for cartoon network to take down the video with a copyright claim when the entire premise of the show is based on fair use (parody)?

In America, trademark law is about consumer confusion, not control. I seriously doubt that the Saul Zaentz Company could successfully enforce their claim, especially since the use of the word "hobbit" in general parlance predates the trademark claim. It doesn't matter though, because I'm sure the anthropologists…

You know, saying it is the "white man's fault" sounds awfully racist to me... no less bigoted than the commenter above.

Or, make something that already tastes like ass, taste worse. I'm pretty sure most diabetics are actually happy with the current candy corn status quo.

And even worse, claim that they are either a) really helping them, or b) claim they are going to do it anyway, so it might as well be their show.

I think the answer is that it can't. This story is full of baloney.

So it's only constructive and illuminating if someone agrees with you? Yes, it is a difficult subject, but there are many perspectives, not all of them right and not all of them wrong.

I'm going to have to agree with Vexxarr—it either looked like embarrassingly bad CGI or not really part of the scene. Whatever visual effect they are trying to create looks amateurish and not cohesive with the rest of the scene.

Remember that even if they were, this isn't a single blame pie that gets divided up: there are two blame pies, one for him for putting himself and others at risk, and one for them for possibly (we don't know) not driving as carefully as they should.