Rape in the military

[Renee]

Has anyone seen .the invisible war? It was one of the most disturbing films I have seen. It is a documentary about the sexual assaults in the military ....thousands every year. I recently read how rapes have increased 35% but the speaker afterwards said the increase is due to women and men coming forward. The film shows how women ( and some men)were ignored and threatened. The worst was the end where they described what happened to each rapist. In about 80% of the cases they were promoted but the worst part is two of the women were tried for adultery and unbecoming language....mind you, the women weren't married and the men were! Finally things are changing and the charges are being taken seriously. These women and men suffer from PTSD ..it's really a well done film.

 

[freyasman]

Has anyone seen .the invisible war? It was one of the most disturbing films I have seen. It is a documentary about the sexual assaults in the military ....thousands every year. I recently read how rapes have increased 35% but the speaker afterwards said the increase is due to women and men coming forward. The film shows how women ( and some men)were ignored and threatened. The worst was the end where they described what happened to each rapist. In about 80% of the cases they were promoted but the worst part is two of the women were tried for adultery and unbecoming language....mind you, the women weren't married and the men were! Finally things are changing and the charges are being taken seriously. These women and men suffer from PTSD ..it's really a well done film.

I've been hearing about the film for awhile now but I haven't actually seen it; I'm not sure I do want to see it.... the way they handle sexual assaults and rape in the military is the way they handle everything. "Rank makes Right", and just because someone is a [Unwelcome language removed] rapist, well that's no reason to hinder their career. Google a guy named Charles Gittens, he was a lawyer specializing in defending military clients and he finally got so disgusted with how the military justice system operated that he simply quit.... took a corporate job rather than continue his (successful) practice.