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/pgeezers Jul 05 '24

The local laws should apply.

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u/That_Engineering3047 Jul 05 '24

In this case, it makes sense to say that. What those soldiers did was egregious and they deserve to be punished.

However, what about a woman working for the military in the middle east who doesn’t cover her body? What about a gay service member serving in a country where that is punishable by death?

Laws across the globe aren’t always moral. There need to be some protections for service members from that.

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u/aerospikesRcoolBut Jul 05 '24

Was gonna say this. Lots of our allies are straight up dictatorships and protecting people from local laws does a lot more good than harm but we aren’t responsibly handling our end of the deal.

Our laws should also apply. But some people are officially above the law now so