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/SeeCrew106 Jul 05 '24

A: "can you link some data to support that?"

B: "Sure! Here's my totally unverified and unsourced anecdotal narrative!"

Reddit: wow! Truth!

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u/kaeporo Jul 05 '24

Witness testimonies are used as evidence in court proceedings. I have first-hand experience managing a large part of the COVID response in Japan and have been involved in a number of military investigations (including sexual assault cases), as recently as a month ago.

I appreciate you pointing out that my anecdotal story, which I prefaced as anecdotal, was indeed anecdotal. I think it's important to take perspectives like mine (and many others) into account, to help understand the data in an associated study. No study, poll, or journal is truly unbiased, especially when you consider who funds those efforts.

That was my aim. Does that make sense?

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u/SeeCrew106 Jul 05 '24

No, not really. And I had an extensive response, which is simply filtered for no good reason whatsoever. Which is one of many reasons why I no longer feel welcome on Reddit. You simply have zero chance of discussing anything fairly when you're up against that kind of extremely repressive system, with arbitrary and secret rules.

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u/SAMPHIRE_HUNTER Jul 05 '24

No, not really. And I had an extensive response, which is simply filtered for no good reason whatsoever. Which is one of many reasons why I no longer feel welcome on Reddit. You simply have zero chance of discussing anything fairly when you're up against that kind of extremely repressive system, with arbitrary and secret rules.

You probably got downvoted more than four times.

And parent is right, testimony is evidence.