19,000 service men and women are sexually assaulted while serving in the US military every year
Apr 28, 2013 09:19:51 #
Apr 28, 2013 11:00:03 #
The sources for the numbers seem reliable. Even at a fraction of that number it is intolerable. The victims here are in the rigid power structure of a military chain of command. That power structure is necessary for military purposes, but it does affect the individual's perception of appropriate responses to the behavior of "superiors". It also creates uncertainties about the limits of appropriate behavior. That affect is particularly strong on new recruits and adjusts over a period of time. It also limits the viable responses to perceived abuse.
This is an example of the corrupting influence of being in a position of power, even if that power is only relative to the victim.
This is an example of the corrupting influence of being in a position of power, even if that power is only relative to the victim.
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