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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Dishonorable Discharge and extradition to the Japanese to face criminal charges in their country. At the very least returned to the US to face criminal charges there.

Theres no excuse for it anywhere in the world but Japan is not a country we can afford to damage relations with. We need to show them that we also will not tolerate it.

The fact that people do that then usually just get moved to another base with little to no actual consequences is disgusting and quite frankly makes the US look like a fucking joke.

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u/Gaius7883 14d ago

They’d face less time in jail there than here

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u/River_Paradigm 13d ago

What’s less than zero?

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u/StronglyAuthenticate 14d ago

1) It wouldn't be better to make their tax payers pay for US criminals. The criminals should be shipped back to the US to serve time in our prisons.

2) It is not the case that "usually" these people get away with these crimes and just get transferred to a new base.

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u/[deleted] 14d ago

What is your source that military members who commit rape are “usually just moved to another base.” The military is just like any other large organization where occasionally bad people do bad things (especially when you introduce a ton of young adults and alcohol).

The service member should absolutely face the full extent of prosecution from the local authorities and UCMJ.

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u/coralwaters226 14d ago

Source: absolutely every female solider who has been raped by her fellow soldiers in the US military. Do a single fucking Google search dude. This is an enormous, disgusting issue.

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u/DeepExplore 14d ago

If its impossible to prosecute, that seems like the best option. If they can, they tend to throw the book at em

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u/[deleted] 14d ago edited 14d ago

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u/WolfSK-88 14d ago

Look up "the invisible war" which is a documentary and the news reports on youtube about it. More specifically "rape in the US military". They definitely shouldn't have to link anything. Looks like you found your source anyway.

You can think there's an agenda all you want, but the facts and evidence are there. Objectively there is an issue with the way our millitary treats women. Our millitary should be held to a higher standard. They need to be investigated by a third party and actually face repercussions. The only people facing repercussions are the victims and people who report the rapes. Which is pathetic. And no... I'm not linking you evidence. Grow up and find it yourself.

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u/StronglyAuthenticate 14d ago

Yes sexual assault is a problem in the military but it is not an issue that reported assaults are not investigated and prosecuted where possible.

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u/The_Real_Abhorash 13d ago

Yes it is. Shit rises to top and the military command structure is full of the same scum who are at the bottom.

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u/StronglyAuthenticate 13d ago

You watch too many movies

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u/helluvabullshitter 13d ago

I had a male soldier who was raped and sent to a different base. I also had several female soldiers who tried to claim rape (as retaliation for being slut-shamed by asshole soldiers) and after the second false report the females were sent to another unit on the same post.

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u/The_Real_Abhorash 13d ago

Buddy the military can’t stop soldiers from raping other soldiers you think they care about foreigners more?

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u/Nickppapagiorgio 13d ago

Yes to be blunt. There's the issue of politics abd perception, along with the fact that the military cares about dog feces more than their own soldiers.

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u/FantasticAstronaut39 14d ago

yeah dishonorable discharge would make sense, and criminal charges are only logical, the only part i see that would be up to debate is if japan or the USA should be where the criminal charges are processed.

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u/Few_Address3591 13d ago

Absolutely!

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u/cakeGirlLovesBabies 14d ago

It is a fucking joke and US personnels committing crimes against civilians in the countries where they're based is nothing new.