RE: Japanese woman killed by American marine.
May 27, 2016 at 10:52 am
(This post was last modified: May 27, 2016 at 11:08 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(May 27, 2016 at 8:56 am)abaris Wrote: This is an isolated incident. But it points to a general perception of US military abroad. They're above the law of the land.A perception that isn't justified, as any joe who's ever been pulled over by the local police can tell you, despite what he may have thought beforehand. Some -do- seem to think this, btw, which is inexplicable given the amount of times it's drilled into our heads that we have no such protections, that we are not above the law. I guess some people just aren't law abiders, eh? In an army of millions, there are bound to be a few of those in there. Hell, we're just now cycling out the straggling "go to war or go to jail" career soldiers. There may be a few -more- in there than there are elsewhere. I doubt you'd find as many past or future felons in the subset of kindergarten teachers, for example, lol.
Quote:The US hasn't signed up for the international court of justice and soldiers, very much like catholic priests, are shipped out at the earliest convenience when some shit happens. You can expect the soldiers to know as much, and, if inclined to not give a shit, to act accordingly.When the catholic church can or does sentence someone to hard labor in a military prison, or life at gitmo, come back to me with that one. When the catholic church issues a discharge for a priest which is equivalent to a felony conviction without trial, come back to me with that one. When the catholic church presumes the guilt of the individuals in their proceedings rather than their innocence, come back to me with that one.
We know not not fuck around with either the locals laws, or even more ominously...our own.
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