On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 02:54:17 +0900, "cc" <cpasuneadresse@spam.com>
belched the alphabet and kept on going with:

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>"Michael Cash" <mikecash@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote in message
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>>. Your father-in-law may be spreading gospel, or he
>> may be spreading an Urban Legend. But since his assertion is based on
>> the Japanese penal code, it should be very easy to confirm.
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>No, even if it's not explicitly written in the penal code, that does not
>mean the judges don't take the capacity in fighting sports -or others- into
>account.

I don't dispute that at all. But my request for a citation of (a)
specific statute(s) was based on an assertion that there are "strict
laws" regarding this. That's an entirely different matter.

>The same way that in case there is a strange accident/incident cause by a
>car,  they wouldn't judge Mike Cash (professional driver) and me (100% paper
>driver, I haven't driven 100 metres since I had my license) the same way. 

Are you aware that under Japanese law even non-professional drivers
are normally charged with "professional negligence" in traffic
accidents? Just having that license automatically raises you to a
higher standard. Of course, how individual judges view cases and the
relative standard to which actual professional drivers and
non-professional drivers are held probably varies.

>I
>can try to say I didn't know where was the break, they'll wonder if that's
>possible. Say the same thing, they'll consider you are making fun of
>justice. ?
> If I kill a guy by kicking him in a fight, and if a kick-boxing expert
>kills a guy the same way. I can try to say I didn't know the kick would be
>so strong, etc. What can the champion say ?
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>Can you show anything that proves the expert fighters are not more easily or
>heavily condemened than others in case of fights that cause death  ?

No, I can't. But I was not the one making that assertion, so I don't
see that there is any burden on me to show anything either way. I just
asked for the specific section of the penal code which was alluded to
by someone else. I make no assertion as to whether such a statute
exists or doesn't exist.
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>In addition, if you kill someone with your car, on a week-end when you are
>drunk,  can't that also affect your job ? 

Yes, the Chiba Traffic Prison is too far from my home in Gunma to
allow for commuting to work.

>I mean, it's not possible they
>cancel your truck license for an accident caused with your car ? (to say
>nothing about what your employer would do if you kept your license but had
>your photo on the first page of the newspaper...)?
>Well, for members of  fighting sport federations, their license can be
>cancelled for a street fight, even a minor one. And if they do competition
>or teaching for a living, they'll have to find another job. If they expect
>getting a job as a cop in the future, that can also have consequences.
>I don't see what is an urban legend here.

Do you know what an Urban Legend is?