http://www.ripten.com/2008/07/21/metal-gear-solid-tech-advisor-arrested/ Real Independent Press To Every Nerd Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ripten.com/2008/07/21/metal-gear-solid-tech-advisor-arrested/comment-page-1/#comment-252869 Pvt. D Wed, 06 May 2009 02:40:59 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=5969#comment-252869 Tomoaki or Tommy as we call him married my moms sister. Even though I do not know him very well on a personal level since they live halfway across the US. Upon the handful of times I have ever been in contact with him just by his presence you feel a sense of honor, pride, courage, and yes integrity. I am not here to say what he did was right or wrong but at least clear up some of the facts. He was born and lived in Tokyo until he was 18 and the people he was sending night vision goggles he knew and were for AIRSOFT. You make him out to be some kind of gun smuggler but in reality the only difference between being legal and illegal was paper work. Which he could have obtained easily but was a lazy choice that caused him what his built his entire life. I still have great respect for Captain Lishiba and nor do I think you care about any of this but I just wanted to set the record straight. Tomoaki or Tommy as we call him married my moms sister. Even though I do not know him very well on a personal level since they live halfway across the US. Upon the handful of times I have ever been in contact with him just by his presence you feel a sense of honor, pride, courage, and yes integrity. I am not here to say what he did was right or wrong but at least clear up some of the facts. He was born and lived in Tokyo until he was 18 and the people he was sending night vision goggles he knew and were for AIRSOFT. You make him out to be some kind of gun smuggler but in reality the only difference between being legal and illegal was paper work. Which he could have obtained easily but was a lazy choice that caused him what his built his entire life. I still have great respect for Captain Lishiba and nor do I think you care about any of this but I just wanted to set the record straight.

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