US Pacific Command
US Pacific Command
Posted on Apr 18, 2015
PACOM bans US troops in Philippines from bars - is it a case of protecting them from themselves or mass punishment?
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Is it a case of protecting the troops from the locals, protecting the locals from the troops, leadership that is not confident in the professionalism of their troops or simply a case of mass punishment?
The backstory is that recently US Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton charged with the murder of a transgender Filipina. A spokesman for the United States forces would not say why the restrictions were imposed but conceded they came after Pemberton was arrested for the murder.
http://www.stasiareport.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/us-bans-troops-philippines-bars-spokesman-20150418#sthash.0RGr0qYj.dpuf
http://www.stasiareport.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/us-bans-troops-philippines-bars-spokesman-20150418
The backstory is that recently US Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton charged with the murder of a transgender Filipina. A spokesman for the United States forces would not say why the restrictions were imposed but conceded they came after Pemberton was arrested for the murder.
http://www.stasiareport.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/us-bans-troops-philippines-bars-spokesman-20150418#sthash.0RGr0qYj.dpuf
http://www.stasiareport.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/us-bans-troops-philippines-bars-spokesman-20150418
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It's international. We're guests in their country, and we violated a trust.
That said, by restricting access, we protect the locals. However, because of the incident there WILL be people looking to prey on us as well, and the easiest way to protect our folks is to restrict access. I hate to say it but it's a "win/win" solution that makes no one happy.
It stinks of mass punishment, but it's the best overall way to address the issue.
It's international. We're guests in their country, and we violated a trust.
That said, by restricting access, we protect the locals. However, because of the incident there WILL be people looking to prey on us as well, and the easiest way to protect our folks is to restrict access. I hate to say it but it's a "win/win" solution that makes no one happy.
It stinks of mass punishment, but it's the best overall way to address the issue.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
Best way to keep a Marine from ending up with a knife in his gut in an alley at midnight.
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Make the leash long enough so they can either choke themselves or demonstrate leadership and accountability. The leash gets longer with trust and demonstrated good decision-making....you screw-up, the leash gets shorter. That's been the policy in the unit I served with.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
Killing a civilian in a foreign country would imply a pretty short leash then?
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