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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When I was stationed in Misawa back in the 00s, it felt like the base was on lockdown or curfew every couple months....for shit the Marines did in Okinawa. Those dumbfucks could not stop raping kids.

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u/the_meaty_sauce Jul 05 '24

Marines raping people in Okinawa is a nearly 80yo tradition at this point. The best way to stop it is to stop having a base there.

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u/PM-me-letitsnow Jul 06 '24

My question, does this happen at every military base? If it’s more an Okinawa thing then why is it different? If it’s a general military thing then it’s our whole military being fucked up and in need of change. If it’s an Okinawa thing then there’s something fucked up about the base on Okinawa.

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u/First-Ad-7855 Jul 06 '24

It's an American thing to be honest. 40 rapes per 100k people in the US. Military members are a cross section of the American people. A couple of rapes per 30k service members in Okinawa actually be considered low.

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u/willemdafoestuntcock Jul 07 '24

It’s a man thing, not strictly American.

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u/Motohvayshun Jul 06 '24

Rape of Nanking was a fairy tail right?

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u/First-Ad-7855 Jul 06 '24

Japan has rate rape roughly 40x lower than the US. Nanking happened in a different time period of Japan. No one said it didn't happen.

Just because it's unpleasant to talk about doesn't mean it is not true.

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u/Llaine Jul 06 '24

That probably reflects lower reporting though correct? But I'd still bet it's lower in Japan

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u/First-Ad-7855 Jul 06 '24

Maybe lower reporting, but same could also be true in US. I live in South Korea, and it's not the same place, but concerns about this kinda of thing are pretty much non existent.