A 1995 gang rape made Okinawa the world’s most hotly protested base location
Evidence
In 2012, the Marine Corps generated yet more opposition when it announced plans to move about two dozen MV-22 Osprey aircraft to Futenma. The hybrid plane/helicopter has a much-publicized accident record, leading to a demonstration that may have exceeded even the size of 1995’s protests, estimated at 85,000 people. A New York Times editorial described the deployment as “rubbing salt into an old wound.” Just days after the first Ospreys arrived, two sailors were arrested and later convicted for raping and robbing an Okinawan woman in a parking lot. Military officials imposed an 11:00 p.m. curfew and “core values training,” only for a series of new arrests to follow. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 866 (
#exemplifies, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Osprey deployment to Okinawa triggered protests rivaling the 1995 demonstrations. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 866
Related
- Osprey deployment to Okinawa triggered protests rivaling the 1995 demonstrations. (similarity 0.98)
- Osprey deployment to Okinawa triggered 85,000-person protests in 2012. (similarity 0.94)
- Okinawan base-realignment promises have largely gone unfulfilled for two decades (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Osprey deployment to Okinawa triggered protests rivaling the 1995 demonstrations.
#exemplifies(0.40) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 866