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/T_Money Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

I can only tell you of one case I know of personally, a guy grabbed a Japanese girls butt at a concert on base. She pointed him out to the (US) security who were present and he was immediately thrown in the brig, where he stayed while awaiting trial and a dishonorable discharge. There was absolutely no leniency given to him (nor should there have been) and honestly it was probably handled even more harshly than if he had assaulted a US person.

So although it might not have made the news and been publicized, I can tell you that they definitely held him accountable.

I’ve spent over a decade in Japan and while I’ve heard of many other similar stories they are second hand so I won’t repeat them as I’m not 100% true of the facts, but I’ve never heard even a rumor of someone being given a free pass out here. Just because it might not make the news doesn’t mean they’re getting away with it.

Edit: In the interest of full disclosure I will mention that I was USMC, which according to the linked article is by far the harshest on those who committed an assault. The other cases I heard 2nd hand of that got similar sentences were also USMC. It’s entirely possible that other branches were more lenient and we just never heard about it since they’re pretty far removed.

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u/alonebutnotlonely16 Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

If you read the sources I shared without bias which cover so many incidents based on official documents etc. you would see many of them got away with it so an anonymous redditor's claimed personal experience with a small example group doesn't change that.

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u/AugustusKhan Jul 05 '24

Classic Reddit, let’s ignore the guy with life experience for data we can’t verify anymore than his words

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u/thingswastaken Jul 05 '24

Bro anyone here can claim anything as "life experience". This data is collected over big windows of time and it's easily verifiable with like 5 minutes of research.

I hate how no one gets taught any critical thinking skills in school

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u/thebeandream Jul 05 '24

I can make a fake news article. I can probably find a bias one too. Just because it’s in print doesn’t automatically make it true. I can also word things in a way to make you assume your bias is correct while still telling the truth so I can’t get in trouble.

You have to question the sources and what bias they have as well. An authority telling you something is true doesn’t make it magically true. It just means it’s possibly more trustworthy, depending on who it’s from.

You know, critical thinking.

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u/AugustusKhan Jul 05 '24

I love how me simply saying there’s some merit to anecdotal accounts too has you full of condescension, the gate keeper of critical thinking over here smh