Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Sexual Assaults in the Military


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      1. Addressing the Epidemic of Military Sexual Assault


        Democracy Now (blog) ‎- 3 days ago
        By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan. There is a growing epidemic of rape and sexual assault in the U.S. military, perpetrated against both ...

    2. Military Sexual Assaults Spike Despite Efforts To Combat Epidemic

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      5 days ago – Sexual assaults occurred at an average of more than 70 per day in the United States military during 2012, according to an annual report ...

    3. Military Sexual Assault Epidemic Continues To Claim Victims As ...

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      Oct 6, 2012 – NEW YORK -- On an isolated hilltop outpost overlooking a town in Eastern Afghanistan in spring 2007, a cell phone rang. If the phone -- a ...

    How much crime is there on military bases - much less than the nation, according to the article and study.  Of course there is no way that news can percolate to the national awareness.  The die is cast and people are baying at the moon to to resolve this epidemic.  

    http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2009/11/is_there_a_lot_of_crime_on_military_bases.html

    Like most things in this country, we fight it out with political screaming.  Facts need not apply. 

    Sexual assaults are horrible and it would be great if we could wipe them out of our society, both in the military and throughout our society. That is unlikely.  There are criminals,  drunks, evil people, both in and out of the military.

    But the correct way to look at this problem with science.  A simple comparison of crime rates for the country compared to the military would be a good start.

     But no one has bothered to do that. 

     This report from Kay Whitley from DOD is interesting.

     http://www.defense.gov/News/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=53525

     


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