US Marine convicted rape in Philippines, custody of US or of Philippines?
By robelyn0614
@robelyn0614 (30)
Philippines
January 3, 2007 1:55pm CST
After more than a year, Lance Corporal Daniel Smith, one of the four accused of rape to a Filipina, Ms. NIcole, has been convicted as guilty. Definitely, the others, are innnocent.
Smith is a US Marine sent by their government due to the Visiting Forces Agreement here.
The Supreme Court had decided to put him under the custofy of Philippines. MOre than 2 weeks, he was jailed here. But after that, our President Arroyo, has talked to US Ambassador, and then let Smith to be under the custody of US.
Which do u think is right?
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4 responses
@remaster74 (4064)
• Greece
3 Jan 07
If I were the one to decide I would have him in both courts: in Philippines and in the U.S.A. He has to pay for hurting a citizen of philipines, so he has to be judged by the court of Philipines and he has offended the U.S.A. Army and nation so I would court him in u.s. also.
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@joesgamez (225)
• United States
27 Jan 07
Well first they should let him eat Crap.. no i mean Dog Crap, What a Disgrace to the Marine Corps. Sorry people like that should not be in the service
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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3 Jan 07
this is quite common procedure, as an American citizen he would by law be given over to the custardy of the United States
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@lulylove (1560)
• Brazil
3 Jan 07
I think that it would have to be judged by the two cuts, therefore nor always the justice of a country is equal to another one.
I believe that to be more just, it would have to face two justice.
Although no justice to be so joust thus.
