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True Story]]>Oct 22nd 2007 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 25th 2007 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
"An armed society is a polite society."]]>Oct 21st 2007 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
Statistics show that you're not less likely to be attacked because you live in a country with guns, and in a country with guns (eg US), you're far more likely to die than in one without guns if you are attacked.

I personally think less things should be banned, including guns, but saying little tidbits about guns reducing crime is simply wrong.]]>Oct 21st 2007 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
It seems cliche but in Japan you are actually more likely to be attacked with a sharp object, like a knife than a gun because they see guns as a cheap way out, also the entire family network over there means they are more self policing.

Another thing we found is that there are A TON of conflicting studies on the subject, you could say pretty much whatever you want and find a study to back it up.

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However, all the statistics showed that the US is certainly no safer than any other modern European or Asian country with strict gun laws, so the "guns make me safer" argument just cannot stand. ]]>Oct 21st 2007 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
You're conveniently omitting the fact that you also have about 1/7 the risk of being attacked with *anything*.

Obviously, if guns are not available, you have removed one method of attacking someone. The issue is, that's a method that's responsible for 10,000 deaths per year in the United States. Japan has approximately 20 deaths per year from firearms, and those deaths are not "made up" through other means - they just have fewer violent deaths and injuries.

Fewer guns means less violence. It is just that simple. It doesn't take a "study" to figure that out, just a cursory glance at the crime stats.]]>Oct 21st 2007 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/People dressed as Coke machines kill people.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 3:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
Check out Switzerland, and how the fact that everybody has a rifle deters criminals from using theirs. Whereas the British ban of guns increased crime rate.

Reason being... in Switzerland the victims get a gun (as well as the criminals)... but in Britain only the criminals get guns. Its because the criminals do not obey the law... imagine that
O RLY?!?!

So summarized.... when you ban weapons it benefits criminals (gives them the one up).

Good Game]]>Oct 22nd 2007 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
Same situation, one of them having a gun.

The problem with having a gun available, is that you risk doing something very dangerous very easily.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
A smallish car collision. The two guys blame each other, ends up in a fight, people standing by end up separating them, they both end with black eyes.

Same situation, except one of them is stupid and decides to use his car as a weapon (and run over the guy or anyone around). Yes, I know its crazy to think that a vehicle is a weapon... but it can be used as one. Point in case being the WHAT IF OMGZORS doesn't produce statistics...]]>Oct 24th 2007 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Feb 15th 2008 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
USA # 1!]]>Oct 21st 2007 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 25th 2007 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
What'll they come up with next?]]>Oct 21st 2007 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
Japanese people likely eat more rice per capita than Americans, which obviously is the reason why their crime rate is lower.

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"She said her vending machine disguise was inspired by a trick used by the ancient ninja, who cloaked themselves in black blankets at night."]]>Oct 21st 2007 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
I don't think this soft material would be appropriate for knocking people down with anyway =).]]>Oct 21st 2007 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
I just reread your post, I don't know if I just perused over it or what but....

THAT LINE = GOLD.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 12:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 22nd 2007 2:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
Did you all people had lobotomy recently or something?

This has GOT to be a joke/parody article, or some experimental fashion statement.]]>Oct 21st 2007 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/Oct 21st 2007 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
Am I the only person who would wonder what happened to the lady in front of me and why there is a Coke vending machine in the crosswalk?]]>Oct 21st 2007 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
Let's go on a rampage in Japan, they got nothing on us.]]>Oct 21st 2007 6:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
LMAO.]]>Oct 21st 2007 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/vending-machine-disguise-may-or-may-not-fool-criminals/
I actually doubt any of this stuff is intended to fool anyone. I think it's more likely some form of performance art, or just a way of these people getting themselves written up in the western media.

Yes, I did read the article.
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