Saxby Chambliss Attributes Military Sexual Assault To 'The Hormone Level Created By Nature'

[Eugene]

Source: Huffington Post

Saxby Chambliss Attributes Military Sexual Assault To 'The Hormone Level Created By Nature'

Posted: 06/04/2013 1:28 pm EDT | Updated: 06/04/2013 5:26 pm EDT

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) called on the military to do more to crack down on sexual assault in its ranks on Tuesday, while also worrying that they may be hard to stop because of the natural "hormone level" of the young men serving.

"The young folks who are coming into each of your services are anywhere from 17 to 22 or 23. Gee whiz, the hormone level created by nature sets in place the possibility for these types of things to occur. So we've got to be very careful how we address it on our side," Chambliss told top military officials at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. "But guys, we are not doing our job. You're not doing yours, and we are not doing ours with the rates we are seeing on sexual assaults."

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), co-chair of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, slammed Chambliss' comments in a statement on Tuesday afternoon.

“It’s simple; criminals are responsible for sexual assaults, not hormones," said Turner. "Perpetuating this line of thinking does nothing to help change the culture of our military. We must be focused on combating this issue directly. The numbers speak for themselves."

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[napi21]

1. Chambliss has always been an idiot, and even though he's not

running for reelection, he's still an idiot. I live in Ga. & I can't tell you how many times I reprimanded him for his votes!

[sakabatou]

2. Where's my clue-by-four?

[davidpdx]

5. Good one

He should be hit over the head with a clue-by-four for saying that.

[Paladin]

3. Fuck you, Chambliss

There is no forgiving the way you ran against Max Cleland.

[leftynyc]

4. Rachel was great on this last night

Pointed out we must have very late bloomers in the military as the last 4 people we've heard about getting charged were in their 30s, 40s and one 50 year old.