What, precisely, is the theory behind banning forced labor, anyway? I can't help but think that hard, forced labor would be a fantastic deterrent. On top of that, am I the only person that's ever seen the State Department's warnings that when in a foreign country you should dot your "i"'s and cross your "t"'s because some things that aren't illegal at home are illegal abroad, and some offenses carry much higher penalties abroad than they do at home, and that when you're in a foreign country you're subjct to their laws and their judicial system? I'd be willing to bet that Singapore gets a great deterrence value out of the "DEATH TO DRUG TRAFFIKERS UNDER SINGAPORE LAW" stamped on the immigration entry card that foreigners have to fill out to get into the country.
I would like to see the comments on this string shared with our friends in Japan, especially Okinawa. Can someone arrange that?
They should have thought of this before raping a Japanese girl.
International law against working for civilian companies ??? I think a lot of telemarket sorts are working out of "US Prison system ".........??? I may be mistaken but I seem to remember stories about prisoners working for civilian firms here in the US ???
Stay safe and BTW.........Doom on this POS rapist whiner.........
I fail to see a problem. This is hardly the ChiCom version of a slave labor prison.
“It is my firm opinion that not only is this practice morally reprehensible, but it is also in direct contravention of international agreements on to which Japan and most other industrialized and civilized nations have signed,” Ackerman said in a statement made June 10, 1994.
I see no reason why the taxpayers should have to pay for his stay there. Let them work it off, it is the very model of a real prison.
No cuddling either.
Abduction and rape of a minor under 14 is worth 25 to life in the states...geez what a jerk this guy is. He's lucky that all he had to do was make car parts.In an American jail the "r" behind his name would have hom doing other things
No tears for this scum. He should have been taken out back and shot.
"“Japan is in gross violation of international law by forcing prisoners to work for commercial companies,”"
Wait a moment while I practice my concerned look...
Hell, I think they should make more prisons in the US like that, perhaps then there wouldn't be so much of an overcrowding problem.
Rape is a gross violation of human rights....putting cell phones together as part of a punnishment is an injustice to the victim.
Leave it to the Democrats to be on the side of a dishonorably discharged convicted RAPIST,Marine who complained that HARD LABOR meant putting cell phones together. This country's LEFT has gone utterly insane.
Cry me a friggin river. I don't know what kind of PTSD one get's from assembling Toyota parts, but I do know how scarred and ruined for life (she probably can't even get married), the little 12 year old girl was after what those 3 American animals did to her. He's lucky he did not get shot. At least, 50 years ago in the states, he would have been given the gallows.
He should count is blessings down there in Georgia.
Prisoners should be earning their keep. We waste a hundred billion a year on our 2 million prisoners.