Saturday, May 07, 2005
Sexual assault
Whether the numbers represent an increase in assaults or simply an increase in awareness, 1700 sexual assaults involving members of the military is simply unacceptable.
Not cool. And we as leaders need to work to put a stop to whatever it is in the command climate that allows this to fester. Granted, some people will be stupid no matter what you do. But it's hard for me to accept that that number cannot be brought down somehow.
Splash, out
Jason
Some of the 1,700 cases involve more than one assailant or more than one victim. Of those cases:
- 880, slightly more than half, involved an alleged assault by at least one military person against another.
- 425 involved an alleged assault by at least one member of the military against a non-service member.
- 99 involved an alleged assault by at least one non-service member against a member of the military.
- 296 involved an unidentified assailant against a member of the military.
Not cool. And we as leaders need to work to put a stop to whatever it is in the command climate that allows this to fester. Granted, some people will be stupid no matter what you do. But it's hard for me to accept that that number cannot be brought down somehow.
Splash, out
Jason
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