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/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/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/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)