A little while back, I posted an article urging us all to
keep an eye on the issue about rape on college campuses. A couple of very
obnoxious folks decided to try and minimize the issue and (for whatever their
own reasons) focus on silly things like “they did not like the terminology I
used” or “did I have any data to back up my article”. I had to remind them that
this issue was too big for pettiness. I also reminded folks that this is rape
issue is also prevalent amongst our armed forces.
“Military Sex Assault Claims Rise After Pentagon Launches
Campaign Urging Victims To Report”
“WASHINGTON (AP)
— Reports by members of the military of sexual assaults jumped by an
unprecedented 50 percent last year, in what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
declared a "clear threat" to both male and female service members'
lives and well-being.”
“The latest
numbers reflected an aggressive campaign by the Pentagon to persuade victims to
come forward, but Hagel and others said Thursday they need to do more to get
men to report assaults — a challenge in a military culture that values
strength. Hagel said an estimated half of sexual-assault victims in the
military are men, yet only 14 percent of reported assaults involve male
victims.”
Read the whole
here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/01/military-sex-assault-claims-rise_n_5245090.html
Here is your
data! Please let us all take this seriously because it does not have to be this
way. Let us end this!
Dr Flavius A B Akerele III
The ETeam
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