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redqueen

(115,096 posts)
Thu Jul 12, 2012, 02:35 PM Jul 2012

Secretary of Defense: Create a Central National Registry for Military Sex Offenders

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/14/health/military-sexual-assaults-personality-disorder/index.html
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/documentary-unveils-rape-in-us-military-with-testimonials-1.179411
http://mydutytospeak.com/

http://www.change.org/petitions/secretary-of-defense-create-a-central-national-registry-for-military-sex-offenders? utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=7438&alert_id=mJHvJexQEq_zcPvtJQWDA

I joined the military because I wanted to serve my country. I served as a Lance Corporal in the Marines for over three years. In that time I was raped twice and sexually assaulted another two times.

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When I finally decided to report the sexual assaults I was led through a maze of questions and excuses and I was even discouraged from reporting the crimes. In the end, instead of getting justice I was ostracized and humiliated.

I learned that there is currently no national military sex offender registry and that offenders are not required to disclose their crimes on their discharge papers. A sex offender registration for convicted for military personal would help to address the impunity that surrounds rape within rape the military. Most veterans are honorable men and women who have served our country, but there are some who have committed serious crimes like rape and sexual assault during their service and the military has a responsibility to disclose that information for the sake of the public good.

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This is part of a larger issue of rape within the military. Some estimates reveal that more than 1/3 of women in the armed services are raped during their service. If you serve in the US military and you rape or sexually assault a fellow service member you have an 86.5% chance of keeping the crime a secret and a 92% chance of avoiding court martial.

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Secretary of Defense: Create a Central National Registry for Military Sex Offenders (Original Post) redqueen Jul 2012 OP
K & R nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2012 #1
Thank you. nt redqueen Jul 2012 #3
Any time. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2012 #7
K&R LiberalLoner Jul 2012 #2
Thanks. nt redqueen Jul 2012 #4
kick for more signatures redqueen Jul 2012 #5
Every four hours a sexual assault or rape is reported in the United States Military. nt redqueen Jul 2012 #6
Last time. redqueen Jul 2012 #8
In light of this new information, I'm kicking this again. redqueen Jul 2012 #9

redqueen

(115,096 posts)
9. In light of this new information, I'm kicking this again.
Wed Jul 18, 2012, 01:44 PM
Jul 2012
http://jezebel.com/5926995/air-force-sexual-assault-scandal-even-worse-than-we-thought

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If convicted, Sgt. Walker could face life in prison and a dishonorable discharge from the military. One of his colleagues, Staff Sgt. Peter Vega-Maldonado plea bargained down to a 90-day confinement after admitting to having sex with one female recruit. Afterward, he admitted he'd been involved with 9 other female recruits.

So far, 80 Congressmen have called for an investigation into Lackland, but Congressional Republicans have balked, calling the move "congressional theater" and claiming that it would be more prudent to wait until the Air Force finishes its own investigation. Yes, best to let a group rotten with scandal regulate itself. It worked so well for the American financial system.
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