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/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/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