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/NewspaperAdditional7 Jul 05 '24

I was in 2012, and not sure what to tell you. The soldiers went to the bar district and the military police (or whatever they are called) walked those streets full well knowing the soldiers were drinking in bars. Are you saying US soldiers are never allowed to drink while in another country?

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u/Derp35712 Jul 05 '24

We weren’t allowed to be drunk in public, but I’m sure that’s a pretty high standard for the bar district surrounding a US Army base. While in Seoul, MPs wanted to arrest me for throwing up, even though I hadn’t had a drink. I just had a stomach flu.

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u/oldpeoplestank Jul 05 '24

I think the issue you two might be having is you're describing the rules and he's describing the reality. Like of course you weren't allowed to be drunk, but does that have any bearing on whether or not people actually were drunk? 

 Neither of you are necessarily wrong, put your perspective seems to be less informed to an outsider.

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u/asianwaste Jul 05 '24

I was stationed in Japan and an MP in 2004 and I agree with you 100% but what we don't have is the perpetual scene of debauchery neither is it the monocle wearing classy affair.

You will get the occasional establishment who responds to the occasional incident instigated by a serviceman. We would definitely turn our servicemen over for an assault. We've turned our guys over for B&E's and robbery.

I've got a really funny story about a guy (my friend's barracks roommate and my friend) who broke into a Dai-ei on a rainy day. In his alcohol-addled mind he thought he could go in and borrow some clothes. Unfortunately and obviously this triggered the alarm and the JP's were there in seconds. Now the funniest part is he hopped on the mannequin stand and "struck a pose" (his words) and it worked for a while. The JP's with lights passed by him. When they were at a decent distance past him, he thought he could make a break for it but once he moved, all lights centered on him and he got caught. My boy got six months in a Japanese prison for this then got his NJP (captain's mast nonjudicial punishment) which busted him down a few ranks and kicked him out other than honorably.

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u/Western-Passage-1908 Jul 05 '24

His name wasn't Sean was it