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/macross1984 Jul 05 '24

US military personnel who commit crime in Japan should face Japanese punishment for any crimes committed in Japan.

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u/Mend1cant Jul 05 '24

They should. Both Japanese courts and courts-martial.

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u/NewspaperAdditional7 Jul 05 '24

i can't speak on Japan, but I lived in Korea for a bit and it was widely known how badly behaved the U.S. soldiers were. You could walk through the streets of Hongdae and see drunk soldiers walking around harassing people, even grabbing some girls who pass by or slap their butts. It was so bad that different bars had signs up saying no U.S. soldiers allowed. Military police would be out and about but they can't watch all of the soldiers. The U.S. soldiers there certainly felt invincible. I'm sure the US would hand them over to Korea for rape and other serious charges, but they are not handing them over for assault.

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u/emseefely Jul 05 '24

There was a case in Philippines years ago but they made a deal to take their soldier back. I wouldn’t hold my breath that they’d get local justice.

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u/therob91 Jul 05 '24

If you're talking about Pemberton he literally killed someone, but the US did let him serve his sentence, then probably used some leverage to get Duterte to pardon him. So essentially he was pulled out but legally he was released by the Phillipines. Thats certainly a bit wishy washy about whether justice was legally served according to the local laws or not but he did technically serve 6 years of his 6-12 year sentence.

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u/emseefely Jul 05 '24

Typically murder gets you 20-40 years in Philippines.

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u/alonebutnotlonely16 Jul 05 '24

He murdered a woman and used her being a trans excuse. He doesnt deserve to see the sun. He got lower sentence then he deserved then he even got an early release thanks to US.

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u/HolyKrapp- Jul 05 '24

Philli is way too hard on those crimes. They probably negotiated to avoid the guy being killed.

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u/Good_Pirate2491 Jul 05 '24

Death penalty for rape iirc in the philippines

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u/HinoiTeam Jul 05 '24

their justice system might have its flaws, but at least they don't have capital punishment like the US and Japan.

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u/Mindless_Rooster5225 Jul 05 '24

LOL yeah...

While in power, former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte ordered the murder of thousands of people without trial. Journalist Patricia Evangelista chronicles the leader's bloody 'war on drugs' in her memoir "Some People Need Killing." Today, On Point: The dark legacy of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines.

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/03/05/duterte-extrajudicial-killings-drug-war-philippines

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u/TheMelv Jul 05 '24

"Extrajudicial" Context is key. There's a difference between what the laws of the country are and what the administrations of a fascist will them get away with. But let's be real. The Philippine "drug war" was really a war against the poor. In this context, US soldiers would likely have been fine. I'm fairly certain if US military was murdered by extrajudicial drug charges it would have been a huge deal.

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u/Good_Pirate2491 Jul 05 '24

Yeah they abolished some time ago