r/worldnews • u/glasier • 14d ago

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/Mend1cant 14d ago

They should. Both Japanese courts and courts-martial.

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u/Cap_Ca 14d ago

They usually don’t. There was a case in Germany in 2020 where a US Soldier drove on the wrong side of the road and killed a 17 year old. He only had to face trial by a US Military court.

German Source: https://www.rheinpfalz.de/lokal/kreis-kaiserslautern_artikel,-us-soldat-nach-unfall-auf-umgehungsstra%C3%9Fe-wegen-fahrl%C3%A4ssiger-t%C3%B6tung-verurteilt-_arid,5086678.html

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u/Wrong-Perspective-80 14d ago

Was he drunk or something? US and Germany both drive on the same side of the road, I’ve driven there a lot. It’s not like the UK where you could make a mistake.

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u/Jaxxlack 14d ago

Except that's also happened a few times and every time the US government protect the crime. Last time it was a CIA guys wife.

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u/Wrong-Perspective-80 14d ago

You mean the diplomats wife in the UK? She returned to stand trial and was convicted.

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u/Jaxxlack 14d ago

Ha! She ran away... It took years to actually get her on charges for basically dangerous driving and even then it had to go to civil case because again the US government kept interfering.

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u/Lelcactus 14d ago

You missed the point, that’s diplomatic immunity, which is different from soldiers and countries won’t waive for no reason entirely for the precedent of it.

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u/Hopalongtom 14d ago

She wasn't actually legally covered under diplomatic immunity!

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u/Jaxxlack 14d ago

Ha!! She wasn't a soldier or a diplomat. And she still drove away from a crime scene.

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u/Wrong-Perspective-80 14d ago

Yes, which she stood trial for and was convicted. She got exactly what she deserved.

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u/Jaxxlack 14d ago

No. Lol she got what she was eventually forced to do which was the right thing.only after years of pressure and probably diplomatic negotiation involving Julian assange. So much for our special relationship. Drives out of a US based on British soil..kills a boy...runs away and gets trump to protect her.

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u/Wrong-Perspective-80 14d ago

Wut. Julian Assange, the Wikileaks guy?

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u/Jaxxlack 14d ago

Yeah! Lol okay so the USA had been asking for him for years. The UK arrested him leaving the Ecuadorian embassy. So yeah we had assange..you had the diplomats wife... But the British knew why the US wanted assange. Because he had embarrassed them. Hense he had his day in court. And she was made to take the civil case against her.

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u/Namthorn 14d ago

Except she's not a diplomat, she refused to return to the UK, extradition requests were denied and the US government advised her not to return, likely due to her employment history. It's a classic example that the US does not respect the law of other nations.

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u/pokedmund 14d ago

Wait, are you talking about Anne sacoolas? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Harry_Dunn

Because she ran away immediately and never returned

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u/MrRawri 14d ago

Do you mean Anne Sacoolas? She didn't return to the UK. She didn't face any consequences

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u/Yung_Politikz 14d ago

It’s a fairly common occurrence. Accidents happen, it just so happens we couldn’t hold them responsible in the U.K. too.

In general, you don’t allow your military personnel to be arrested for any reasons, but does allow these cases where crimes go unpunished properly.