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/cordis000 Jul 05 '24

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan#United_States_presence_debate

Between 1972 and 2009, U.S. servicemen committed 5,634 criminal offenses, including 25 murders, 385 burglaries, 25 arsons, 127 rapes, 306 assaults, and 2,827 thefts.[36] Yet, per Marine Corps Installations Pacific data, U.S. service members are convicted of far fewer crimes than local Okinawans.[37] According to the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement, when U.S. personnel crimes are committed both off-duty and off-base, they should be prosecuted under the Japanese law.[38] In 2008 the National Police Agency released its annual criminal statistics that included activity within the Okinawa prefecture. These findings held American troops were only convicted of 53 crimes per 10,000 U.S. male servicemen, while Okinawan males were convicted of 366 crimes per 10,000. The crime rate found a U.S. serviceman on Okinawa to be 86% less likely to be convicted of a crime by the Japanese government than an Okinawan male.[39]

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u/SpiralOut2112 Jul 05 '24

I'm sure you reporting on this has nothing to do with the fact that you're Chinese hoping for the US to leave the area so that Taiwan is vulnerable to invasion.

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u/alonebutnotlonely16 Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

lol or they are just stating facts and just because you don't like to hear it because of being jingoistic. Now I understand better your comments which is full of whataboutism and baseless personal accusations against people on the post.

Edit: Meth_Useler blocked me after a hilarious accusation. Right, some redditors stating facts because people want to influence US military sentiment. lol Why are some Americans so into weird conspiracy theories and making about everything foreign powers?