Studies: One in Three Female US Soldiers Raped During Service
by Jason Ditz,
October 20, 2011
New reports are shining a spotlight on the ridiculously high level of rape against female US soldiers while serving in the military, with experts terming the problem an “epidemic” and studies suggesting as many as one in three female soldiers is raped during their service. Sexual assault against lower ranking soldiers is a particular problem because the chain of command gives attackers virtual impunity from charges.
Click here to read more at English al-Jazeera.
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Jamie
October 21st, 2011 at 6:45 am
Shows how sick these loosers are raping your fellow soldiers can only imagine what they do to the girls in the countrys they illegaly invade.They are going to come live in society after.The American military shows again how sick many of them are.Worse than most criminals sitting in penitentarys around the world.In Canada if you go to a penitentary for rap you get killed.2 wrongs don't make a right but it shows the mantality of the military.Wonder why there are so many suicides they can't stand what they see and are orderd to do any longer.You think this would be stoped for fear of being caught since being humain don't come to there mind.
Pat
October 21st, 2011 at 7:44 am
The headline, stated as fact on the homepage, is a lie. It turns out the figure of one-in-three is the claim of one "study."
Roger Lafontaine
October 21st, 2011 at 8:09 am
Conditioned to hate and trained to kill, violence becomes like second nature to these men, the psychology of war.
MVA
October 21st, 2011 at 9:24 am
Pat,what is the ratio you are aware of?
B.R. Merrick
October 21st, 2011 at 9:32 am
And that's not even what the study claims. It claims one in three women WHO HAVE USED THE VA SERVICES states that rape occurred. That's far from 1 in 3 women who serve in the military since the vast majority of men and women in the military never use the VA. You also need to look closely at the study's definitions of various offenses to see what's really going on. It makes men and male soldiers more culpable, so who gives a damn? It also ignores studies that claim that an equal number of men have reported sexual assault in the military, but since that doesn't portray women as victims, who gives a damn? Pathetic.
Jaime
October 21st, 2011 at 9:52 am
And this from the children of the land of the free, and this from the warriors who have brought democracy, and this from the civilized.
canuck
October 21st, 2011 at 12:03 pm
How dare you! Don't you know every single soldier is a hero?
thedissenter
October 21st, 2011 at 1:32 pm
What else can be expected from psychopaths highly trained on the art of torture, rape and murder?
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October 21st, 2011 at 1:33 pm
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