On this day in 1970, a spontaneous uprising against U.S. military occupation broke out in Koza, Okinawa, Japan after an American drunk driver struck a local pedestrian. Approximately 60 Americans and 27 Okinawans were injured, and dozens of cars with American license plates were torched.
Following Japan's defeat in World War II, the country was occupied by Allied forces and governed under martial law. While most of Japan regained its independence in April 1952, the Okinawa Prefecture was to remain under U.S. military occupation for another twenty years.
Prior to the events of December 20th, three Americans had been acquitted via court martial after striking and killing an Okinawa civilian. This incident fueled the growing discontent of Okinawans with the standard status of forces that exempted U.S. servicemen from Okinawan justice.
On December 20th, 1970, a drunk U.S. serviceman struck an Okinawan pedestrian in the city of Koza. A crowd quickly surrounded the car and the policemen who had arrived, demanding that this incident not also be swept under the rug.
When American MPs arrived and attempted to pull the driver away, the protest turned violent, with thousands gathering to try to prevent the driver from leaving. By the end of the night, dozens of cars with American license plates had been torched and approximately 60 Americans and 27 Okinawans had been injured.
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Trying to sell some extra video game stuff on Kijiji here (Canadian Craigslist, mostly) and I guess there are people who just cruise it and shoot messages on stuff they're only slightly interested in because the amount of people who will message me and both try to offer like 1/2 or 2/3 of what I'm asking (already asking pretty low) and then also asking if I can drive it out to them in Ottawa. Like, fuck off, dude. Don't you freaks get cars so you can complain-brag about how much better it is than public transportation but you can't spend 90 minutes to save like $50-60. Every once in a while I'll get a guy who's cool and is like "can you verify some things . . . OK , cool. I'll be there at this time with the money you're asking" and then they come and take the item and give me the money and that's that.
They're probably just broke and desperate for what you're selling
Had tons of people begging me to pay hundreds in shipping when I was giving away an old mattress because they didn't have a truck/money to rent one
Would be more effective if they told me that. Didn't consider that though. Pondering this.
Nobody's going to admit they're broke and desperate
For sure ndotnthr best bargaining tactic