2 U.S soldiers accused of raping teenagers in Korea - Polidicks

[quote]SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two U.S. soldiers have been accused of raping teenage girls in South Korea in separate incidents, prompting U.S. military officials to apologize Saturday as they tried to ease growing public anger. Army Brig. Gen. David Conboy, who supervises the U.S. garrison in Seoul, issued a statement apologizing for "pain" caused by allegations that a U.S. soldier raped a girl in her rented room in Seoul on Sept. 17. That solider — a private in his early 20s — is being questioned by police but has not been arrested. Another U.S. private has been arrested on suspicion of raping a teenage girl on Sept. 24 in a city north of Seoul. The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, Kurt Campbell, apologized Friday for what he called a "tragic and inexcusable rape that took place about a week ago." It was not clear which of the two incidents he was referring to. The alleged assaults have prompted small protests near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, while the Internet has been abuzz with Koreans expressing their anger. On Saturday, a minor labor party called for restricting the movement of American soldiers outside their bases. The U.S. has 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War. Gen. James Thurman, America's top commander in South Korea, said Friday that he has instated a curfew following "the incidents over the last several months." He did not clarify his comments, but said the curfew would last 30 days. U.S. officials are wary of an anti-American sentiment that could be rekindled in countries where their troops are stationed. In 2002, the acquittals of two American soldiers whose armored vehicle ran over and killed two South Korean schoolgirls during training prompted nationwide protests against the U.S. military presence in the country. In 1995, the rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by U.S. service members in Okinawa sparked one of the biggest anti-U.S. protests in Japan. About 50,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Japan in a post-World War II security pact.[/quote] [url=http://news.yahoo.com/2-us-soldiers-accused-raping-teenagers-korea-081158624.html]Source[/url]

Jesus fucking christ, some people are sick.

While this is certainly regrettable and sad, I am not sure if it warrants news coverage. Rape is far too common nowadays :[

[quote]In 2002, the acquittals of two American soldiers whose armored vehicle ran over and killed two South Korean schoolgirls during training prompted nationwide protests against the U.S. military presence in the country.[/quote] how the fuck did that happen

[QUOTE=Ihazard;32695933]how the fuck did that happen[/QUOTE] It was probably an accident?

[QUOTE=TheCloak;32695952]It was probably an accident?[/QUOTE] yeah but I was thinking how the hell, if they were on training in a massive armoured vehicle, two school girls got in the way..

I didn't know we had troops stationed in South Korea or Japan. I feel dumb. I'm not sure if a curfews going to stop rapes from happening. Maybe it will a little, but that doesn't mean that everyone will follow the curfew. [editline]9th October 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Ihazard;32695960]yeah but I was thinking how the hell, if they were on training in a massive armoured vehicle, two school girls got in the way..[/QUOTE] There were probably lots of protesters and they tried to move thinking the protesters would move as well. edit: sorry I misread it.

Curfew is only for 30 days, it'll blow over by then

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;32695932]While this is certainly regrettable and sad, I am not sure if it warrants news coverage. Rape is far too common nowadays :[[/QUOTE] Of course it warrants coverage. The US is supposed to be minding the peace over there, not fucking around with children. [editline]9th October 2011[/editline] [QUOTE]tragic and inexcusable rape[/QUOTE] What a tautology

[QUOTE=Sickle;32695928]Jesus fucking christ, some people are sick.[/QUOTE] Yeah there's sick people in there, some level of sickness is required like killing people.

[QUOTE='Poesidan [GAG];32696058']There were probably lots of protesters and they tried to move thinking the protesters would move as well.[/QUOTE] The protests were [i]after[/i] they ran over the girls

I say we hand them over to South Korean officials for their punishment.

Lets withdraw from occupying South Korea and Japan, that'll solve the issue. It's economic too.

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;32695932]While this is certainly regrettable and sad, I am not sure if it warrants news coverage. Rape is far too common nowadays :[[/QUOTE] Because if something isn't in the middle of a media rage, it doesn't exist. We need more and longer media rages to keep people interested about important issues.

[QUOTE=Falchion;32696668]Because if something isn't in the middle of a media rage, it doesn't exist. We need more and longer media rages to keep people interested about important issues.[/QUOTE] At least from my perspective, it's not working very well. I haven't really heard any kind of strong urgency to crack down on rape by trying to prevent it (if at all possible) or make harsher punishments. People these days seem to just go "Well that's really shitty, wish it wouldn't happen. Now onto the rest of my boring life". Given that rape is so random and usually spontaneous, it's very difficult to stop as a whole in society, as sad as it is to say.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;32696366]Lets withdraw from occupying South Korea and Japan, that'll solve the issue. It's economic too.[/QUOTE] South Korea is one of our biggest trading partners, so if we draw out now it'll fuck up our economic relations. Making them worse, not better.

[QUOTE=noo8man3;32696905]South Korea is one of our biggest trading partners, so if we draw out now it'll fuck up our economic relations. Making them worse, not better.[/QUOTE] Our soldiers have raped two of their citizens and you think withdrawing them is the thing that will dampen the economic partnership?

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;32696951]Our soldiers have raped two of their citizens and you think withdrawing them is the thing that will dampen the economic partnership?[/QUOTE] The South Korean [b]Government[/b] likes us being there.

[QUOTE=Keegs;32697025]The South Korean [b]Government[/b] likes us being there.[/QUOTE] Well it's not like they don't have a military.

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;32695932]While this is certainly regrettable and sad, I am not sure if it warrants news coverage. Rape is far too common nowadays :[[/QUOTE] Sure it does. These are the types of stories that should be covered.

What the hell are US Soldiers doing in South Korea?

[QUOTE=Matrix374;32697118]What the hell are US Soldiers doing in South Korea?[/QUOTE] Because we can :downs:

[QUOTE=Matrix374;32697118]What the hell are US Soldiers doing in South Korea?[/QUOTE] Raping teens, apparently.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;32697036]Well it's not like they don't have a military.[/QUOTE] They also have North Korea to the well.. the North, with a much larger military then their own.

This is perfectly acceptable and I condone it. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if she did the raping. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Tasteless post / Trolling / Creep" - Swebonny))[/highlight]

By rape they obviously mean they played Terran in starcraft against them.

[QUOTE=Matrix374;32697118]What the hell are US Soldiers doing in South Korea?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;32697174]Because we can :downs:[/QUOTE] We station our troops all around the world to protect the nations we're stationed in. Not only that, we use the bases for staging areas in case of a war. Though, in events like this, we're not really protecting other countries citizens...

[QUOTE=Roof;32697348]We station our troops all around the world to protect the nations we're stationed in. Not only that, we use the bases for staging areas in case of a war. Though, in events like this, we're not really protecting other countries citizens...[/QUOTE] We actually have a Treaty with the South, we're one of the few reasons why Pyongyang hasn't invaded the South yet. Japan also has a very small defense force, they spend very little money on them which is why things like their education and such rock the socks off of us. Also, a major problem that causes the inflated numbers of our budget aren't actually being in other countries but the inflated bloat our system works.

Isn't it also because the Korean War hasn't officially ended? I swear it's still just a Cease Fire.

[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;32697508]Isn't it also because the Korean War hasn't officially ended? I swear it's still just a Cease Fire.[/QUOTE] There's small skirmishes here and there, but yeah. It hasn't really ended.