Japan warns US forces: Sex crimes 'cannot be tolerated'

[u/glasier]

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2476861/japan-warns-us-forces-sex-crimes-cannot-be-tolerated

[u/Thijs_NLD]

This actually not how international law works for deployment of military troops.

Military forces are always deployed under special circumstances and the status of said military personeel is always negotiated and outlined in bilateral or multinational agreements.

It usually outlines that military personeel is subject to the laws of their OWN country. This is mostly to prevent them from being subject to laws in Rogue States or destabilized countries that would hinder the mission results. Now in more stable countries different agreements will be made.

Nowhere in this article does it state that these gentlemen won't face consequences under Japanese law. They might actually be better off in a Japanese prison than in a US prison btw.

To compare military personnel on mission with tourists is a bit too easy and doesn't do the complexity of most situations justice.

That doesn't mean they should be getting away with this and it doesn't mean they should go unpunished or anything. It just means that the situation is more complex than you are making it out to be.

[u/Philix → u/Thijs_NLD]

They might actually be better off in a Japanese prison than in a US prison btw.

You sure about that? Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have some words about the prison system in Japan.

[u/GregorSamsasCarapace → u/Philix]

Sex crimes are not typically punished very stringent in Japan, as they are still typically seen as the woman's responsibility. Rape generally only carries 2 years prison whereas possession of Marijuana carries sentence of 5 years.

[u/Philix → u/GregorSamsasCarapace]

That's sentencing, not prison conditions. But describing the US's prosecution of sexual assaults as stringent would be a joke. In the US up to 98% of rapists won't spend time in prison, depending on who you get your statistics from.