U.S. Marine Arrested After Assaulting Cab Driver and Female Japanese Servicemember In Tokyo
|This Marine was clearly out of control and hopefully will be held accountable for his actions:
The U.S. military has confirmed Japanese media reports that a Marine is facing theft and assault accusations following a weekend incident in Tokyo.
Lance Cpl. Kahsai Hill, 21, was taken into custody Saturday by Tokyo Metropolitan Police on suspicion of robbery resulting in bodily injury after he allegedly punched a taxi driver in the face after not paying his approximately $7.40 fare, according to Kyodo News agency.
The incident happened at about 5:45 a.m. in front of a Shinjuku hotel, the report said.Hill is also suspected of causing serious injuries to a 19-year-old female member of the Japan Self-Defense Force after allegedly strangling her and breaking her jaw in a fast-food restaurant that he entered while running away, according to investigators quoted by Kyodo.
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“I don’t remember. I don’t want to talk until I consult a lawyer,” Hill told police, according to the report.
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Granted we want Marines that are good at killing people and breaking things, one generally expects them to pay their bills and not hit women.
I am sad that he is doing a worse job of representing America than I did.
The anti-US crowd in Japan, just as in the ROK, will spread the lie that this idiot is not subject to Japanese prosecution. As I said, that is a lie. Of course he will be prosecuted and he will discover that Japan’s judicial system is not so lenient when it comes to crimes of violence or even theft .