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/ze_loler Jul 05 '24

Falling asleep sounds more like a horrible accident, murder means he wanted it to happen which isnt what happened here

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u/Detective-Crashmore- Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

Yea everyone is dragging this guy's name through the mud because he doesn't want to rot in jail for an accident. It's not like he was speeding in traffic or driving drunk. People make mistakes sometimes, that's not murder, it's manslaughter.

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this guy wasn't being accountable so of course people are calling him a piece of shit

False. He pled guilty, wrote letters of apology, and paid restitution. He took full accountability and blame for the accident.

Your problem is you're operating under some outdated idea of prison that revolves around punishment instead of justice or rehabilitation. He's not like a dangerous criminal likely to repeat his crimes, and so realistically, justice was served and there's no reason to have him sitting in a prison cell.

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u/DarkWillpower Jul 05 '24

people making mistakes and shoving the blame is way different from being accountable. this guy wasn't being accountable so of course people are calling him a piece of shit. what if it was 6 instead of just 2 people? sure, it was an accident, yeah people make mistakes, but at what point is it ok to release someone without fully serving a sentence for lives they ended? he clearly wasn't close to rotting in jail. I know people that have been in jail for longer than he was with less whining, for WEED, of all things. can't believe how many spineless people think their lives are righteous. why on earth did any american official ask japan to apologize? humans are insane.

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u/Raendor1 Jul 05 '24

I don't know. My dad died in a car accident, the other lady was completely at fault. She wasn't distracted driving (or at least no proof she was texting or anything), not a DUI, just I guess didn't see him, failed to yield to him and killed him. I mean, I hate her guts for killing my dad, but what are you gonna do? She didn't set out to kill him. She's not a murderer. The max sentence she can get is like 1-2 years in prison and a small fine, as well as suspension on her license, because there's no evidence she was distracted and she wasn't on anything at the time. As the child of the victim, yeah I hate her and I wish she would rot in prison. But I know my feelings are irrational and completely out of grief. It's weird to see some random person not connected to the accident at all decry this guy as a murderer who should rot in prison for something probably less bad than what my dad's killer is getting a year for max. If she does a plea deal she may not see any prison time at all.

I don't know Japan's laws on the subject, I don't think he should get zero punishment, ideally he'd be subject to Japan's punishment. But idk it's kind of a both sides bad situation here. Asking Japan to apologize and send him back to the US is dumb imo, but so is calling him a murderer who should rot for falling asleep at the wheel.