Comments on: Granny-raping GI gets 4 years in the pen http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/09/granny-raping-gi-gets-4-years-in-the-pen/ Korea... in Blog Format Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:45:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: globalvillageidiot http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/09/granny-raping-gi-gets-4-years-in-the-pen/#comment-73807 globalvillageidiot Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:24:51 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/09/granny-raping-gi-gets-4-years-in-the-pen/#comment-73807 Be it this 4-year sentence or the one the taxi driver eventually got for raping the GI, rape sentences here seem pretty light. As the Camp Jackson example suggests, a guilty verdict in the Hongdae case would have resulted in a far harsher sentence in a military court. (I also recall not being all that impressed at the Korean court's sentence for the GI who strangled the woman at the Tiger Tavern a few years back.) At the other extreme, there have been statutory rape cases in the US - high school couples, etc. - and outdated sodomy laws in some states that have produced - and continue to produce - some extremely severe sentences, disproportionate to the crimes involved. I'm not talking Iran/Saudi Arabia-type severity, but still pretty out there. Finally - and I noticed this lately with a few guys in the news here being accused of groping women in bars or on the street - being hammered is no longer quite as valid an excuse for committing crimes as it used to be. A long way left to go, but I think things are slowly moving in the right direction on that front. Be it this 4-year sentence or the one the taxi driver eventually got for raping the GI, rape sentences here seem pretty light. As the Camp Jackson example suggests, a guilty verdict in the Hongdae case would have resulted in a far harsher sentence in a military court. (I also recall not being all that impressed at the Korean court’s sentence for the GI who strangled the woman at the Tiger Tavern a few years back.)

At the other extreme, there have been statutory rape cases in the US - high school couples, etc. - and outdated sodomy laws in some states that have produced - and continue to produce - some extremely severe sentences, disproportionate to the crimes involved. I’m not talking Iran/Saudi Arabia-type severity, but still pretty out there.

Finally - and I noticed this lately with a few guys in the news here being accused of groping women in bars or on the street - being hammered is no longer quite as valid an excuse for committing crimes as it used to be. A long way left to go, but I think things are slowly moving in the right direction on that front.

]]> By: Mark http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/09/granny-raping-gi-gets-4-years-in-the-pen/#comment-73806 Mark Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:19:23 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/09/granny-raping-gi-gets-4-years-in-the-pen/#comment-73806 Being drunk gets you off light <a href="http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200503/200503280039.html" rel="nofollow">in Corean court</a>. Being drunk gets you off light in Corean court.

]]> By: USFK Soldier Convicted and Sentenced in Grandma Rape Case at ROK Drop http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/09/granny-raping-gi-gets-4-years-in-the-pen/#comment-73782 USFK Soldier Convicted and Sentenced in Grandma Rape Case at ROK Drop Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:48:55 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/09/granny-raping-gi-gets-4-years-in-the-pen/#comment-73782 [...] The Marmot is reporting that the soldier involved in the despicable grandma rape case has been sentenced to 4 years in prison.  The Marmot thinks that the soldier got off light.  In a US court system and especially a military court it appears he did get off easy.  Take the 2003 Camp Jackson sexual assault case for example, the NCO involved in the rape of a KATUSA soldier was sentenced to 30 years in prison.  [...] [...] The Marmot is reporting that the soldier involved in the despicable grandma rape case has been sentenced to 4 years in prison.  The Marmot thinks that the soldier got off light.  In a US court system and especially a military court it appears he did get off easy.  Take the 2003 Camp Jackson sexual assault case for example, the NCO involved in the rape of a KATUSA soldier was sentenced to 30 years in prison.  [...]

]]> By: Warren http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/09/granny-raping-gi-gets-4-years-in-the-pen/#comment-73756 Warren Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:11:53 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/09/granny-raping-gi-gets-4-years-in-the-pen/#comment-73756 If this soldier is indeed guilty then four years is too light a sentence. He claimed earlier that he was too drunk to remember what he did. Just so young and foolish - just senseless. If this soldier is indeed guilty then four years is too light a sentence. He claimed earlier that he was too drunk to remember what he did. Just so young and foolish - just senseless.

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