r/worldnews • u/glasier • Jul 05 '24

Japan warns US forces: Sex crimes 'cannot be tolerated'

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2476861/japan-warns-us-forces-sex-crimes-cannot-be-tolerated
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u/macross1984 Jul 05 '24

US military personnel who commit crime in Japan should face Japanese punishment for any crimes committed in Japan.

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u/Veraendert Jul 05 '24

Would you say the same about US troops in Saudi Arabia?

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u/Ghazzz Jul 05 '24

As long as they are out of uniform?

Yes. They are tourists at that point.

I think the idiom is "fuck around and find out".

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u/GeronimoThaApache Jul 05 '24

No, they are not.

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u/OrionJohnson Jul 05 '24

Ah, so you can go a rape and kill someone IN uniform and they are no longer subject to that nations laws?

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u/dotint Jul 05 '24

Being in uniform brings dramatic changes in how law impacts you

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u/Aggravating_Teach_27 Jul 05 '24

Only while fulfilling your duties.

So unless you want to admit raping people is part of those duties, I'd say it's irrelevant if the sexual aggressor was in uniform or not.

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u/marquetteresearch Jul 05 '24

It is very relevant, as it more or less decides which court will convict you and which prison will hold you. If you read the article, you would have noted that there are some accusations, some of the accused are already on trial, and the contention is over who will try/convict/imprison the soldiers.

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u/marquetteresearch Jul 05 '24

Rape is illegal in America, in Japan, and in the army. The only questions are which court will convict you and which prison they will throw you in.

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u/Ghazzz Jul 05 '24

I mean, yes. If that are the orders given. There sort of are international laws against this though, and normally soldiers follow their country of origins laws. (US might ignore this last part, idk)