http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/12/27/3104851/president-obama-sexual-assault-military/#
The day after Christmas, President Obama signed a defense bill with provisions to curb sexual assault in the U.S. military. Under the new law, anyone who engages in sexual assault will face dishonorable discharge, commanders are prevented from reversing jury decisions, legal assistance will be provided for victims, and “retaliation” against a victim will be punished.
The bill came in response to a Department of Defense report issued earlier this year, which claimed there were 26,000 victims of assault in the military in 2012. In the previous year, 19,000 assaults were disclosed from 2010. The numbers were not comprehensive, however, omitting additional accounts of sexual harassment, or “unwanted gender-related behavior.”The 26,000 figure also excludes quid-pro-quo intimidation, according to which victims are blackmailed into committing sexual acts in return for job security or career advancement. Repeated assaults are also discounted, as are assaults against civilians.According to the Department of Defense, roughly 86 percent of assaults go unreported, as victims fear punishment — including job termination — for speaking out.
Pres is working where is congress after flipping over a million Americans the finger they left town till next year, Pres. set an agenda to deal with their malfeasance of leaving Americans hanging by a slender thread while they instead try to figure how to hold the deficit hostage again, who best supports you and the country?
Although the bill is considered a positive development, many argue the newly instated regulations are not drastic enough. In contrast to Sen. Gillibrand’s Military Justice Improvement Act, which called for independent authorities to oversee and prosecute assault claims, the new bill still grants victims’ commanders the power to hear assault claims and administer punishment — a policy that often leads to inaction or failure to hold perpetrators accountable.
stop the knit picking pass the damn thing then tweak where necessary, like ACA it is a good protection policy for those who watch the backs of those who oppose their safety, they benefit just as much as those of us they want to deny. many republicans sign up for ACA as not as many sign up to protect those that don't protect them, it's a two way street and they are driving down the middle.
