RE: The toddler mistaking Wii gun with real one,

The article goes into some detail about how "unfortunate it is that the Wii has a realistic looking gun controller" and "it would be hard for Nintendo to regulate it."

Um... maybe the concern should be on regulating real guns given to irresponsible parents rather than fake guns used to play video games? It reminds me of the George Carlin routine where he says "Now they're thinking of banning toy guns... AND THEY'RE GONNA KEEP THE REAL FUCKING ONES!!!"

I'm opposed to banning guns, but seriously... it's people and incidents like this that only bring up the obvious calls for more regulation/training/responsibility that are hard to disagree with.

I can't tell if you mean lock up the guns or lock up the toddlers. Can't we demand both?

@5: Reagan appointed Scalia.

And, all justices are confirmed by the Senate.

omg bike directions on google!!!!! much more useful than trying to use the walking directions.

"Christmas State Trooper"?

So, do they drive reindeer sleighs instead of patrol cars?

Dear anon, if you're so worried about the debts 'our' grandchildren may inherit, why don't you go ahead and not breed? It's not rocket science, the world doesn't need more people, anyway. We can't support the ones we have.

Also, hey, has it occurred to you in your elitist haze, that these petty 'poor' jobless people were, without a doubt, somebody's grandchildren, too? I'm sorry that not having a job seems to equate to being worthless to you, but there are lots of reasons good people are unemployed, and if they can't pay for a roof over their heads they're going to end up dying on the streets, or turn to crime. God forbid a country tries to support it's people. I don't see how abandoning the poor is a better long-term solution, and I don't know why you'd want to raise kids/grandchildren in a county that does.

TL;DR: Have some compassion, you greedy fuck.

It's funny how shit-for-brains trolls don't understand that unemployment benefits are half or less than half a person's working income, and they still have to pay taxes on it. I know I was living high on the hog on $200 a week last time I was unemployed.

Although I can certainly understand why someone who's never held a job for more than six months and who's never been fired for anything other than cause wouldn't know how unemployment benefits work.

Google's bike directions are pretty whack, though if you don't live in Portland (and use bycycle.org), I'm not sure what your other options are..

Different topic-in regards to the "Jihad Jane" story. For those who don't already know, the Swedish artist Lars Vilks (he's not really a political cartoonist) should really be recognized for his contributions to a different kind of nationalistic fervor in the nation he started:
http://www.ladonia.net/

Sorry, but I'm with the shit-for-brains troll on this one. Forcibly taking other peoples' money against their will? Yep, "stealing" is the only word I can come up with.

@22 and 23,

You do have a say. It's called voting. Grow up. 5280, you're way too old to be so fucking immature.

@1 - I was thinking the same thing. Why is this 3 year old aiming the gun at herself even if she mistook it for a controller. What are the odds that she would've shot herself before shooting the TV? Are girls really that bad at video games?