Senator Martha McSally: I was raped by Air Force superior officer
Source: BBC
A US senator welled up with emotion as she told colleagues she was raped by a superior officer while serving in the Air Force.
Senator Martha McSally, who was the first female US fighter pilot to fly in combat, said she did not report the rape as she felt ashamed and confused.
She also said that she had lacked faith in the system.
The Arizona Republican was testifying to a hearing on the armed services' efforts to prevent sexual assaults.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47477697?ocid=socialflow_twitter
EveHammond13
(2,855 posts)sad.
Ptah
(33,019 posts)pnwmom
(108,954 posts)Renew Deal
(81,844 posts)LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)Ptah
(33,019 posts)EveHammond13
(2,855 posts)progressoid
(49,933 posts)louis c
(8,652 posts)...go figure
dubyadiprecession
(5,674 posts)Hush up ladies, your party wants you to shut your mouths and pretend like it was consensual.
atreides1
(16,064 posts)I'd like to believe her, but her history of lying, prevents me from doing so without more solid evidence!!!
https://thinkprogress.org/arizona-senate-martha-mcsally-lies-pre-existing-conditions-71d974ab3df9/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/ej-montini/2018/09/11/martha-mcsally-krysten-sinema-midterm-elections-arizona/1269808002/
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,315 posts)Right up there with Ann Coulter and Kirsten Nielsen.
She would say anything for personal gain.
Mr.Bill
(24,228 posts)iluvtennis
(19,825 posts)Crowman2009
(2,490 posts)Frankly, I wouldn't be part of a political party that would be adamantly supported by my assailants. The officer and SNCO portion of the military is chock full of right-wing assholes who wish women were not in the military.
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BostonBlue
(53 posts)Ptah
(33,019 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,102 posts)If they are HYPOCRITES, the answer to your question is YES.
In other words, don't ask for sympathy if you are willing to give none yourself.
BostonBlue
(53 posts)she's abetting rapists. Rep Scalise now has a colostomy bag because of the damage that bullets did to him - yet he works everyday to insure that more will suffer the same injuries.
I'll put a finer point on it for you - F these people.
LogicFirst
(571 posts)Is she looking for a sympathy vote? I don't put anything past her.
keithbvadu2
(36,640 posts)She can trust her fellow republicans and their 'support' for Kavanaugh's accusers who did not report it quickly?
(sarcasm thingie goes here)
Evolve Dammit
(16,694 posts)That's why it continues. Make people believe it's their own damn fault and make the reporting and any accountability embarrassing and cumbersome. Society and the military in particular, has always sucked in this regard. Betsy DeVoss, I'm looking at you as well for your "educational reforms" making it harder for victims to get help.