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Japanese authorities in Okinawa have called for restrictive measures on US troops outside military bases after the alleged rape of a local by soldiers. The island’s government is also pressing for an overhaul of the Japan-US Status of Forces Treaty.
Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima said that the incident will force Japan to rethink its security arrangement with the US as the list of abuses by servicemen continues to grow.
....the Japanese Defense Ministry estimates that 50 per cent of crimes and accidents that take place on the island can be attributed in some way to the US military stationed there.
Okinawa made world headlines in 1995 following the rape of a 12-year-old Okinawan girl by three US servicemen...
Japanese local media claim, citing sources, that there have been 127 cases of women raped by US troops since 1972. Nine of them occurred in the last 10 years.
There were 5,584 criminal cases involving US military personnel during the same period, including 559 atrocious cases of murder, burglary and rape. In Japan, sexual and violent cases such as rape or indecent assault are often not made public, so the number of actual cases is considered much higher. The most recent examples of criminal activity in Okinawa are as follow:
- In September 1995, three marines raped an elementary school girl. This led to a huge gathering of prefectural residents in October 1995, with 85,000 residents participating.
- In October 1998, a high school girl was run down and killed by a drunken US marine.
- In June 2001, there was rape case by a US airman.
- In November 2002, there was an attempted rape case by a US lieutenant.
- In May 2003, a US marine in Okinawa raped a woman, resulting in extensive injuries.
- In July 2005, a US airman in Okinawa indecently assaulted an elementary school girl.
- In February 2008, a US marine was suspected in the assault a junior high school girl.
50 per cent of crimes and accidents that take place on the island can be attributed in some way to the US military stationed there.
the Japanese Defense Ministry estimates that 50 per cent of crimes and accidents that take place on the island can be attributed in some way to the US military stationed there.
Originally posted by absente
And moreover, why are they being taken into US custody for a trial, instead of doing in in Japan?
Originally posted by milkyway12
reply to post by absente
.... and most of the time the cops do you a favor by beating the mess out of you instead of taking you to jail.
Originally posted by ignorant_ape
reply to post by absente
okinawa needs to look in the mirror - screaming 127 rapes [ by US personel ] in 40 years sounds horendous - but if you actually look at the okinawa crime statistics - the crime rate / 1000 persons show that the US presnce of 50 000 personel is 4% of the okninawan population [ 1.4 million ] - but the US presence only comits 1.7% of the crime
this is not a defence of american troops
but screaming blue murder about the crimes they comit - when okinawans comit more that double the crime RATE - which in real numbers = over 50 times the number of incidents
if chuffing hypocrisy at its finest
Originally posted by John_Rodger_Cornman
reply to post by absente
How do these guys not go to prison?