What if the way they see it, Japan is already dead if it has to take in a bunch of foreigners?

I dunno, Jerry.

First-world fuckwittery.

So very sorry for your loss.

For a court to decide, no?

That’s a very good point.

You’re probably right on one level.

A good defense attorney would say exactly what DWAYNESCARPETWAREHOUSE has said. Maybe that’s bad; maybe that’s necessary.

Good point!

This sounds awful. I’m sorry this happened to you.

Maybe the problem is partly with the way the story is being reported. The coverage isn’t making the distinction that what “police say” has absolutely no legal standing in court. It’s only a public statement; it’s certainly not evidence or proof. It’s the kind of statement that consistently evaporates at trial in the…

Can we describe this young man as “complainant” rather than “victim”?

Come on now. Be nice.

New York thing? Maybe they can’t imagine that anyone would want to live in near-perpetual sunshine and warm weather hard by the Pacific Ocean? 

Did they do two mortgages? One for the downpayment and another for the house itself? That’s a horrifying CA trend I’ve heard about.

“Expensive”?

In Jacques Cousteau accent: His end came quickly.

Got it.

What makes it bad for you?

How come?