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US military personnel get off with a slap on the wrist for rape in the UK. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/29/why-us-military-prosecutes-alleged-r

US military personnel get off with a slap on the wrist for rape in the UK. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/29/why-us-military-prosecutes-alleged-rapes-of-women-in-uk-as-sexual-assaults https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/29/why-us-milit... A US diplomat's wife got flown home after killing a motorcyclist. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49984737 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49984737 And our lads die in their wars. The "special relationship" is an abusive relationship.

gamblor956 13d ago
1) The military defines rape differently 2) She was convicted by the way.... 3) and our boys died in yours.
- orwin 13d ago
  I mean, putting your penis in someone who didn't agree is rape. The fact that you use threats instead of using violence doesn't really change what it is.
  - gamblor956 13d ago
    Legally it makes all the difference in the world. It's the same as the difference between murder and manslaughter.
- traceroute66 13d ago
  > She was convicted by the way.... Not according to this[1] She refused to attend court in the UK. After a lot of pressure she reluctantly agreed to appear via video link. She was sentenced in absence by the UK court to eight months in prison, suspended for 12 months. The UK court had no choice but to suspend her sentence as her lawyers made it clear she would never travel to the UK to serve time. Meanwhile the Wikipedia entry makes zero mention of any attempts by the US justice system to prosecute her. There was an attempt at a civil lawsuit by the Dunn family in the US, but no sign of a criminal lawsuit. So in effect she got away with it. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Harry_Dunn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Harry_Dunn
  - gamblor956 12d ago
    It seems you don't understand the difference between a conviction and serving a sentence. She was convicted, but has not served any time. Your own link confirms that she was convicted. The equivalent crime in the U.S. is "vehicular homicide" which is a state-level crime. The general sentence for that in the U.S. is usually a suspended sentence of 1 year or less, unless substance abuse or extreme negligence was involved, so she's effectively serving the same sentence here as she would in the U.S., i.e., none. (Yes, the U.S. is very lenient about this.) That's why the U.S. won't extradite her. Over here, she wouldn't have served any time for what she did, and the U.S. generally won't extradite citizens to countries where the punishment for the crime is significantly in excess of what it would be in the U.S. This usually works against the U.S., as many countries (including the U.K.) frequently won't extradite to the U.S. because our punishments are harsher. If she ever travels to a state with an extradition treaty with the U.K. that also has a vehicular homicide equivalent, she can be extradited to the U.K. to serve actual time. The U.K. has one of the largest extradition treaty networks, so basically she's prohibited from traveling outside the U.S. But you know, keep ranting about the laws without understanding how they work. It will serve you well in life.

gamblor956 13d ago

1) The military defines rape differently 2) She was convicted by the way.... 3) and our boys died in yours.

orwin 13d ago
I mean, putting your penis in someone who didn't agree is rape. The fact that you use threats instead of using violence doesn't really change what it is.
- gamblor956 13d ago
  Legally it makes all the difference in the world. It's the same as the difference between murder and manslaughter.
traceroute66 13d ago
> She was convicted by the way.... Not according to this[1] She refused to attend court in the UK. After a lot of pressure she reluctantly agreed to appear via video link. She was sentenced in absence by the UK court to eight months in prison, suspended for 12 months. The UK court had no choice but to suspend her sentence as her lawyers made it clear she would never travel to the UK to serve time. Meanwhile the Wikipedia entry makes zero mention of any attempts by the US justice system to prosecute her. There was an attempt at a civil lawsuit by the Dunn family in the US, but no sign of a criminal lawsuit. So in effect she got away with it. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Harry_Dunn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Harry_Dunn
- gamblor956 12d ago
  It seems you don't understand the difference between a conviction and serving a sentence. She was convicted, but has not served any time. Your own link confirms that she was convicted. The equivalent crime in the U.S. is "vehicular homicide" which is a state-level crime. The general sentence for that in the U.S. is usually a suspended sentence of 1 year or less, unless substance abuse or extreme negligence was involved, so she's effectively serving the same sentence here as she would in the U.S., i.e., none. (Yes, the U.S. is very lenient about this.) That's why the U.S. won't extradite her. Over here, she wouldn't have served any time for what she did, and the U.S. generally won't extradite citizens to countries where the punishment for the crime is significantly in excess of what it would be in the U.S. This usually works against the U.S., as many countries (including the U.K.) frequently won't extradite to the U.S. because our punishments are harsher. If she ever travels to a state with an extradition treaty with the U.K. that also has a vehicular homicide equivalent, she can be extradited to the U.K. to serve actual time. The U.K. has one of the largest extradition treaty networks, so basically she's prohibited from traveling outside the U.S. But you know, keep ranting about the laws without understanding how they work. It will serve you well in life.