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Using anonymous internal questionnaires, the Pentagon itself calculates there were 26,000 sexual assaults, ranging from rape to abusive sexual contact, against soldiers, male and female, in 2012.
That's an average of over 70 a day, and an increase of about 35 per cent over the previous two years.
"What you have is an utter lack of accountability. A rapist has less than a one per cent chance of serving jail time if he's serving in the military."
Originally posted by ModernAcademia
A few questions, with this high rate why are women continuing to enlist?
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Why do men continue to enlist? They're getting raped, too, as your source points out. I'd wager women continue to enlist for many of the same reasons men do.
I've been complaining about this for years. I can only hope that finally, something will be done about it.
Originally posted by boncho
reply to post by grey580
This guy's a real nerd. Boohoo. Sounds really pathetic. Nearly everything he brings up is just one of those... "suck it up Sally" type moments...
Why do people like this go into in the army?
Deep in the weeds of the Pentagon's response to a lawsuit detailing a nasty list of sex crimes perpetrated against several women in uniform is a phrase that neatly sums up the U.S. military's view of why civilian courts have no business considering such accusations.
"There can be no question," says the Pentagon's legal brief last year, that the rapes and assaults were "incident to the military service" of the women involved.
In other words, they go with the job.
The District Court for the District of Columbia agreed, and tossed out the suit.
Watch 'The Invisible War,' a Oscar-nominated documentary about the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. Runs 1:25:40
Originally posted by CIAGypsy
When I had the chance to talk to her about it later, she made a poignant comment. She was supposed to be shipped off to Afghanistan. She said "how could I put my life in their hands in enemy territory when they weren't even afraid to do this to me at a base in my home country??" (She was stationed at Fort Bragg)
Originally posted by ModernAcademia
The quesiton still remains, why do women continue to enlist.
...
Men are supposed to protect women and the elderly, it's our job to do so!
Wait a second. So you support theft, sexual misconduct by a superior officer when it's clearly in violation of military code and the other talking points in the video?
I'm puzzled by your response. By saying that he should suck it up. You are saying he should condone illegal and unethical behavior?
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
reply to post by ModernAcademia
Originally posted by ModernAcademia
The quesiton still remains, why do women continue to enlist.
...
Men are supposed to protect women and the elderly, it's our job to do so!
Many women would disagree with you. Even though I believe your sentiments come from a good place, in a truly equal society, women and men are equal and men don't owe protection to the women any more than it's women's duty to protect the men. .
reply to post by TheMagus
I gave information I thought relevant to the topic. This is not a political topic, IMO, it's one of humanity. You ARE engaging in political trolling and I'm not biting. BTW, Chances are, you couldn't ruffle my fur if you tried.
Originally posted by boncho
You support the accusations of all those things and possibly libel.
Originally posted by Tuttle
Rape is ok if you are in the army though isnt it?, end of the day if your job is to murder people for a living then whats a spot of cheeky rape on the side?
Originally posted by grey580
Originally posted by boncho
You support the accusations of all those things and possibly libel.
This is why whistle blower laws don't work.
No one wants to believe the guy standing up for what they believe in.
This is why we investigate.
Certainly his claim of theft can be verified by doing an inventory. If that claim is valid then what about the other ones.
edit on 13-5-2013 by grey580 because: (no reason given)
This is why whistle blower laws don't work.
No one wants to believe the guy standing up for what they believe in.