tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post7712258463095250505..comments2023-10-31T05:07:19.353-04:00Comments on Delenda est Carthago: The Invisible PerpetratorsDr. Φhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-51243041251444376002013-05-08T11:38:17.749-04:002013-05-08T11:38:17.749-04:00In the military it's as if every problem with ...In the military it's as if every problem with civilian sexual assault is amplified, both in the degree to which it can happen, and the degree to which punishments against it can be abused.<br /><br />For starters, Army rules against inter-sexual interactions are so ridiculous that they're universally ignored. Every time our platoon had a light work day, males and females wrestled and flirted in ways that broke every single rule. Everybody had fun, but we were one complaint away from being in serious trouble (for nothing).<br /><br />Males and female can end up in very close quarters for extended periods of time. This increases the potential for males wanting the females, but sometimes it goes both ways. There's intense temptation for everybody.<br /><br />Not only does this increase the chance for genuine sexual assault, it also increases the chance for misunderstanding and the ability for females to make false accusations to get back at a superior.<br /><br />Sexual interaction with a female can be considered assault if she's had as little as one drink no matter how aggressively she gave consent. At the same time, even relatively gender-balanced units have far more males than females, so the males do get overly aggressive and do commit some genuine crimes.<br /><br />In short, it's a mess. Agressive males have more opportunity to exploit the females, unethical females have more opportunity to abuse the system, awkward males are more likely to simply do something stupid and have the book thrown at them, and the "rules" are so comprehensive and onerous that nobody even attempts to follow them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-37588106062378885312013-05-08T07:28:35.733-04:002013-05-08T07:28:35.733-04:00Hasan: that's a story I'd like to use mys...Hasan: that's a story I'd like to use myself. Can you point me to a reference?Dr. Φhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-88571086945324798212013-05-08T07:04:56.484-04:002013-05-08T07:04:56.484-04:00Bear in mind that a related crime, that of sexual ...Bear in mind that a related crime, that of sexual harassment, is defined under current policy by the actions or words of an alleged perpetrator, but by the impression that the 'victim' had...I have seen this 'standard' applied so that a Drill Sergeant looking a female up and down during an in-ranks inspection was accused with much-ado of 'undressing with his eyes' and looking at her breasts. Of course, she was wearing crooked rank insignia which, on the ACU, is directly over a woman's breasts.<br />The Drill Sergeant was eventually found to be innocent, so to speak, though he went through quite a lot and was moved to another training company before all was said and done. For nothing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18404510730435212183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-38443823156423162962013-05-07T22:03:52.415-04:002013-05-07T22:03:52.415-04:00"most sexual assault involves the abuse of al...<i>"most sexual assault involves the abuse of alcohol by both victim and perpetrator"</i><br /><br />This, I think, contributes greatly to the fact that the "conversion rate" (allegation to conviction ratio) for sexual assault is so low.<br /><br />Because at the end of the day, even heavily propagandized military juries will recognize the difference between a sex offense and offensive sex.Elusive Wapitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825547465295622621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-20331445328752721892013-05-06T18:02:03.312-04:002013-05-06T18:02:03.312-04:00The problem is that the old culture, in which rape...The problem is that the old culture, in which rape could be identified and punished, was a traditional and basically Christian culture. (Yes, George Washington was a Deist, but basically Christian despite his heresies.)<br /><br />The old culture said a man cannot rape his wife, end of story. The old culture said unlawful carnal knowledge was unlawful, end of story. The old culture said sodomy was unlawful and sinful, end of story.<br /><br />When the 20th century brought in Cultural Marxism to destroy those standards (and they had been weakened throughout the 19th century) we lost any chance of providing meaningful protection in the old style. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com