Senate Armed Services Subcmte. Holds Hearing on Military Sexual Assault (Live at link)

[Mass]

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Senate-Armed-Services-Subcmte-Holds-Hearing-on-Military-Sexual-Assault/10737438756/

[libodem]

1. This trend is tragic

Hope it is fixed. Sadly this is truely the center of 'rape culture', tradition. And the women in the service should be paranoid. They may have to continue working along side their rapist, and not be able to do a thing about it.
Very different from civilian life.

[Mass]

2. Particularly chilling, in particular after an AF lt general’s decision to throw out a conviction

http://www.stripes.com/news/hagel-orders-review-of-ucmj-after-wilkerson-sex-assault-case-1.211333

Good to see that the DOD is looking into it, but chilling to see this man had been selected for promotion. This and the Lt General's decision show how deeply the problem is.

[Mass]

3. Well, not very surprisingly, but unfortunately

with the exception of Lindsay Graham and Blumenthal, the senators who showed up at his point are women (mostly Democrats, but also Kelly Ayotte).

EDIT: OK, seems the Democrats realized that and a few men are finally coming on the Democratic side.

[Whisp]

4. vat probleem, deere eeze no probleem.

deeze womenz shood know it eeze da way day dressed - een a man's unniform.