Reply #17: BULLSHIT [View All]

[ezekiel333]

Both for your posts intent and for the flawed logic used.

The intent of the original post was not aimed at "making the military look bad". It was to point out a legitimate problem in Iraq, rape in the military, a problem that has faced the armed services for YEARS.

"The important thing to note here is that even one assault is too many, regardless of where it happens. But lets at least recognize that, statistically speaking, the military is handling this situation far better that any university is."

The military has never handled it well and will continue to not address it as required. As I noted in post 13 this atrocity is nothing new and comparing college stats for rape to those in the military is at best flawed logic, the kind the Freepers like to use.

And before you use the University stats to make your point, how about doing a logical analysis before making broad stroke comparisons. How about reporting the follow up actions in the "reported" cases to the University compared to those of the "reported" cases in the military. Tell me how many were prosecuted on both sides and the outcome of all.

And before you accuse me of being anti military Mr. "1" post "member of the Navy" "I don't normally reply to messages on DU" consider this, not all of us here are out to trash the military for sport and have in fact served honorably for numerous years.

And we now await your 2nd post.

Gunny C
USMC (Ret.)