Veteran Women Don't have a Voice in the matter! NEVER DID!!
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Posted By: Min.Dr.LaDonna Blaylock D.D. on June 05, 2013 Until they fix this here situation....you might want to think twice before sending your girl off to fight for this country. In fact every woman and man in America ought to be outraged right about now no matter what race they are. Personally I'm livid because I already know that women do not have a voice in this country as with many others, and this is nothing short of the way many are treated. It just so happens that now... it's happening to veterans ( women and men I might add). Where's the code in this? Sorry, this won't get swept under the rug so easily. In order to make the changes the culture will have to change! Remember when conservatives in Congress held a hearing on **** and didn't allow a single woman to testify? Yesterday, the Senate held a hearing on the national crisis of sexual **** in the military--and didn't hear from one single survivor of sexual ****. The Senate committee invited 2 supporters of reform and 18 opponents--a dangerously lopsided ratio that doesn't reflect public opinion. Déjà vu all over again. The problem of sexual **** in the military is not a new one. And it's getting worse--a recent Pentagon report found a 30% increase in sexual assaults over the past year. The military has tried to curb **** before, but obviously it hasn't worked. Less than 5% of reported assaults are ever prosecuted. Survivors and advocates are clear: We need to take prosecution out of the chain of command. When the Senate holds a hearing where opponents outnumber supporters 18-to-2, and not a single survivor is asked to tell her story, it's just a sham. Opponents of reform have stacked the deck against the best solution to this problem: Taking these cases out of the chain of command. There's a big national spotlight on the issue of military sexual **** right now--everyone from the President, to members of both parties in Congress, to military leaders knows it's a problem. They need to invite testimony from servicewomen who have survived sexual **** in the military? At the hearing, most members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff all argued against taking sexual **** cases out of the chain of command. They even said that before this year, dealing with **** in the service wasn’t a priority. But if members of Congress or military leaders have any doubt about the severity of this problem, all they need to do is listen to the survivors. If the Senate is serious about solving this problem, they need to stop stacking their hearings with people who oppose legislation to fix it and start listening to servicewomen who have been affected by it. They need to listen to the testimony of survivors of military sexual ****. You think? Sources: 1. Democratic Women Boycott House **** Hearing After Republicans Prevent Women From Testifying, ThinkProgress, February 16, 2013 2. Senate sexual **** hearing “forgets” to invite victims of sexual ****, AmericaBlog, June 4, 2013 3. Pentagon: Estimated 26,000 Sexual Assaults In Military Last Year, Think Progress, May 7, 2013 4. Military brass vow: Sexual **** issue now a priority, CBS News, June 4, 2013 5. Pentagon: Estimated 26,000 Sexual Assaults In Military Last Year, Think Progress, May 7, 2013 6. Hagel: 'Outrage, disgust' as Air Force leader charged with sexual battery, CNN, May 7, 2013 U.S. military faces historic tipping point on **** epidemic, NBC News, May 15, 2013 If you enjoyed this article, Join BlackInAmerica.com today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Min.Dr.LaDonna Blaylock D.D.
Executive Director, Goddesses Blessing Go Member Since August 2008 |
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I miss your voice of inspiration as a BIA veteran commentator.... Monday, August 14th 2017 at 9:06AM |
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