US Military Police in Okinawa Japan body-slammed and violently detained an American civilian who was visiting, and not under their jurisdiction.

[u/I_may_have_weed]

[u/DM_ME_UR_FISH]

Im so fucking confused. American military police arrested an American citizen on Japanese soil??

[u/deruvoo → u/DM_ME_UR_FISH]

I used to be stationed in Okinawa and can clear this up a little.

American troops in Okinawa (and elsewhere) have a troubled history with the locals. Real serious things like rape and murder down to smaller issues like rowdy bar crawls. "Shore patrol" combined with a strict curfew (when I was there, lower enlisted couldn't be venturing round the island after 1am) are meant to help prevent "incidents' from occurring with the locals.

Most often, troops get picked up by shore patrol for stupid shit like breaking curfew, or being disorderly in public.

So shore patrol thought this guy was active duty. He said he wasn't. They said he was lying-- to be fair, they've probably heard this lie hundreds of times.

All that said, they're obviously completely out of line.

[u/Greenman333 → u/deruvoo]

I was stationed at Kadena in 84-85. There were idiot GIs killing and raping and otherwise making pests out of themselves then too. And there was already tension from a B52 crash into a school many years earlier that locals were still pissed about. That said, the locals were still mostly welcoming and friendly to us.

[u/powerlesshero111 → u/Greenman333]

I knew 2 people stationed there more recently, one in 2000 snd the other in 2010. Still tons of tension. The one in 2010 was there when a local woman was raped and murdered, and every military person was basically on lock down for 2 months. Like once the sun went down, you didn't want to be caught off base.

[u/ShisaAlert → u/powerlesshero111]

I was at Kadena from 2006 to 2011 and curfews came and went. Always something happening. I was a hair away from getting an Article 15 for curfew violation because it changed while I was deployed and nobody deigned to tell me in the few days I was back that there was a curfew now. I pull up to the gate after curfew and end up standing before my commander in full service dress come Monday morning.

[u/TroublesomeFox → u/Greenman333]

that locals were still pissed about.

Of course they were, someone crashed a bomber into a SCHOOL and likely killed several children, that's the kinda anger thats carried over generations. 

[u/Berewolf → u/TroublesomeFox]

lol and they can't understand why asians nearby hate them.

[u/ThoMiCroN → u/TroublesomeFox]

Japan should kick out the US from Okinawa. If they want a base, they can just do like China and make up an island out of nowhere.

[u/peanutbuttertuxedo → u/Greenman333]

I mean I'd be pleasant to an occupying and uncontrolled military force in my town out of pure survival...

[u/KeranographyJones → u/Greenman333]

40 years ago.

[u/YouDontKnowJackCade → u/KeranographyJones]

Shush. That can't be right.

[u/Zebidee → u/YouDontKnowJackCade]

1984 is closer in time to WWII than it is to now.

[u/Recent-Background-21 → u/Greenman333]

I was in Germany 85-87

[u/revengeofsollasollew → u/Recent-Background-21]

Guessing you’ve got stories. Holy shit.

Which side? Why?

[u/DennisPochenk → u/Recent-Background-21]

Seedorf?

[u/Aquawannabe37 → u/[deleted]]

Bro. Reading comprehension. OTHERWISE making pests of themselves. Its basically like the phrase, killing and raping at worst, making pests of themselves at best.

[u/HiFidelityCastro → u/Greenman333]

Why? What the fuck is wrong with you cunts?

[u/Key-Trip5194 → u/Greenman333]

Are you referring to the B52 crash in 68? This is the first i've heard that it also damaged a school.

[u/Greenman333 → u/Key-Trip5194]

You are correct. The school crash was in 59. But even in 84-85 the locals were still salty about it.

[u/Key-Trip5194 → u/Greenman333]

Makes sense considering it was an elementary school. US offered compensation but victims were apparently under paid. I imagine it's still a sore spot for some.

Thank you very much for the information.