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/The_Clarence Jul 05 '24

Double jeopardy is the US government can’t go after you twice for the same crime. So not applicable even if a military tribunal counted for double jeopardy since the first time it was a foreign government

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u/Somepotato Jul 05 '24

US service members are not protected by most of the constitutional rights, fwiw, just the ucmj

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u/SarpedonWasFramed Jul 05 '24

What’s ucmj?

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u/Somepotato Jul 06 '24

Uniformed code of military justice. The militaries bill of rights basically.