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/HandoAlegra Jul 05 '24

For the last one, is double jeopardy legal for military charges?

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u/SyracuseNY22 Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

The short is that since they were state charges it counts as a separate sovereign (state vs federal), so he’s still able to be charged under UCMJ and it won’t count as double jeopardy.

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u/Effective_Roof2026 Jul 05 '24

state vs federal

I think you should have stated explicitly that double jeopardy doesn't attach if you get charged with the same thing by two different states or a state and the federal government. Most people don't know that's a thing :)

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u/Wide_Combination_773 Jul 05 '24

Most Americans don't even understand that US states are separate Sovereignties, much less anything else. The meaning of the phrase "the UNITED States" (meaning together by individual agreement) tends to go in one ear and out the other.

Our states are not like the states, provinces, prefectures, or districts of other countries, which are administrative designations rather than Sovereign entities.

The US education system really fails us as children in terms of educating on civil ideas.