Four (U.S.) marines investigated for rape

In the response of Manuel Sandoval, he is trying to say that the investigation about this suspicion of rape is unfair and too quick. The reason is the woman was working at a bar and she could have expected what would happen to her if she got out with four marine guys. According to his logic, women who work at bars can be raped and if a woman get out of bar with some men, that means she expects some sexual things with them.

It is obvious that no men have permission to rape a woman even if she works at a bar or she joins the bunch of men. So what he is trying to say is just his own point of view about women, and should not be accepted.

He is also trying to defend this rape by marines in another way. He says the U.S. military is protecting Japan from the aggression of China or North Korea, and taking a very important part, but Japanese people forget it and do not appreciate it much these days. He does not say it in an obvious way, but what he wants to say is that if U.S. armies make some mistakes or commit a crime, they should be treated leniently because they protect Japan and very important for Japanese.

Also here, the way he tries to make his point is just expressing his own view. As Kevin Egan says in his response, having many bases around the world does not mean soldiers who work abroad are allowed to do whatever they want to do. So also in this case, those four marines should be treated fairly.