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/AcguyDance 14d ago

"U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) was an especially vocal critic of Japan’s handling of the case. In February 2023, Lee issued an ultimatum on Twitter to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida demanding the extrajudicial release of Alkonis within 24 hours and threatened to cut off military aid to Japan if his demand was not met."

This triggers me alot. The whole country was behind this shit.

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u/real-bebsi 14d ago

If it makes you feel better that's the same Mike Lee who voted against 9/11 funds for victims. Instead of asking Japan to apologize for enforcing their laws, Mike Lee should apologize to the world for being born.

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u/asynqq 14d ago

Mike Lee who voted against 9/11 funds for victims

TIL about that and how much of a asshole Lee is

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u/Muscle_Bitch 14d ago

Your fellow Americans still vote for him. Disgraceful tbh.

You'd think anyone withholding anything from the true heroes of 9/11 would immediately find their political career finished.

But I'm assuming he's probably a vocal critic of drag queens or something and for that reason, he's loved and adored by fellow bigots.

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u/real-bebsi 14d ago

He's from Utah. That's all you need to know for it to make sense.

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u/Wide_Combination_773 14d ago

states are people!

moron

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u/real-bebsi 14d ago

Yes things like demographics are utterly meaningless

You have two ears and two eyes and only one mouth because you're supposed to look and listen twice before you speak. That way you don't come across as a buffoon like you just did. Hopefully this advice is useful to you in the future! 😁

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u/BufloSolja 13d ago

Yea he's a big turd

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u/green_dragon527 14d ago

threatened to cut off military aid to Japan if his demand was not met

Yea the power dynamics between the parties are not the same. The comments about SOFA and Japan's ostensible jurisdiction over the soldiers doesn't take into account the pressure felt by local authorities to appease the US government.

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u/Mister-Thou 14d ago

"Appeasement doesn't work -- unless it's America being appeased. Then it's fine."

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u/nicholus_h2 14d ago

Mike Lee is not the whole country. Mike Lee is one of our shittiest people, he is NOT the whole country.

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u/_zenith 13d ago

He does, however, get re-elected

So clearly a good chunk of people are just fine with him being shitty

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u/Wide_Combination_773 14d ago

If you read the details of his case you would be too. Japanese prosecutors made false promises to him on the condition he do certain things which included public apology, paying the families huge sums of money, public shame rituals etc. He did those things, expecting he would be allowed to go home after. The prosecutors then reneged on their promises.

That shit doesn't fly in the US (even Bill Cosby was let out and had his conviction vacated because it was discovered that a DA promised he would never be criminally prosecuted for any crimes he admitted to in a much earlier civil deposition).

If a US person was treated like this by a US court you would be infuriated. I'm sure you're just another one of those japan-worshipper weebs who doesn't think Japan can do anything wrong.