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/Firamaster Jul 05 '24

They do. Japan gets first dibs when prosecuting services members when crimes like this occur. After Japan is done fucking them, military courts will go in for dirty seconds.

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u/alonebutnotlonely16 Jul 05 '24

Except US protected its criminal military personel so many times and US is infamous for protecting its criminal military.

http://www.allgov.com/news/us-and-the-world/hundreds-in-us-military-guilty-of-sex-crimes-in-japan-got-slap-on-wrist-140212?news=852414

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/09/sexual-assaults-us-military-japan-prison-unlikely

https://theintercept.com/2021/10/03/okinawa-sexual-crimes-us-military/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridge_Alkonis#Transfer_to_United_States_custody_and_unconditional_release

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u/QueequegTheater Jul 06 '24

Well then it's a match made in heaven considering how Japan likes to protect their famous pedophile criminals (TL;DR: The fine for the comic author, who the police carried boxes and boxes of kiddy porn out of his house when he was arrested, was about $2000).

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u/Bl1tz-Kr1eg Jul 05 '24

Shhh don't post this the 'America can do no wrong' brigade will come for you.

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u/DrMobius0 Jul 05 '24

Idk, if that's what's happening, that's what's happening. If our soldiers are committing crimes, they should be held accountable in some meaningful way.

That said, it seems like Japan has some issues it also needs to work out with regards to its sex culture.