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Bullhead (2012) review

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Conservative radio host accused of hit and run at gay bar

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NAKED MAN STEALS SOCKS FROM WALMART IN PENNSYLVANIA..ALLRIGHTY THEN..WTF

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Rep. Speier: U.S. military ‘sweeps sexual offenses under the rug’

By Eric W. Dolan
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 17:04 EST

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) delivered her fifteenth speech on the House floor condemning the pervasive problem of sexual harassment and rape in the U.S. military.

To call attention to the problem, she has been telling the stories of women who were sexually harassed and assaulted while serving in U.S military.

“This morning I’m going to tell you the story of U.S. Marine Stephanie Schroeder who was raped in a public rest room by a fellow Marine,” she said. “He shoved her down, beat her, and force her on her back. He ripped down her pants and raped her. Then he ejaculated on her thigh and spit on her.”

When she reported the incident to her commanding officer, Schroeder was laughed at and told to stop “bitching” about it.

“Instead of helping her, her commander called her a liar and restricted her from seeking medical help or any type of counseling,” Speier continued. “What’s worse is that her commander did nothing illegal. The military judicial system allows commanders complete discretion for handling cases of rape and sexual assault.”

According to a Pentagon report on sexual abuse in the military, violent sexual assaults have nearly doubled since 2006. The report found a U.S soldier committed a violent sexual assault every six hours and 40 minutes in 2011.

Speier has introduced H.R. 3435, the STOP Act, which would create a new autonomous group within the military to handle the prosecution, reporting, investigation and all other aspects of a sexual assault case. Currently, those powers are exercised solely at the discretion of the unit commander.

“Instead of continuing a system that punishes victims and sweeps sexual offenses under the rug, I dare the Department of Defense to create an impartial office to review and handle these cases with experts in prosecution and investigation,” she said.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/15/rep-speier-u-s-military-sweeps-sexual-offenses-under-the-rug/

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"Thank You Rep. Speier, for keeping this in Light, it's Wrong and needs taken Care of!!!"By Eric W. Dolan Wednesday, February 15, 2012 17:04 EST Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)... more

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The List of 75 US Senators Who Voted To Let 30,000 Drones Shoot Americans In The Streets

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Fox contributor: Female soldiers should 'expect' to be Raped

By Eric W. Dolan Monday, February 13, 2012 19:18 EST
Fox News contributor Liz Trotta on Monday suggested women serving alongside male service members should expect to be raped and complained about the money spent on women who are “now being raped too much.”
Trotta appeared on Fox to discuss new Department of Defense rules allowing women to serve in more than 14,000 jobs that had been off-limits to female soldiers. They still cannot join infantry, armor or special forces units, however. “But we have women once more, the feminist, going, wanting to be warriors and victims at the same time,” she said.
“Defense Secretary Leon Panetta commented on a new Pentagon report on sexual abuse in the military,” Trotta added. “I think they have actually discovered there is a difference between men and women. And the sexual abuse report says that there has been, since 2006, a 64% increase in violent sexual assaults. Now, what did they expect? These people are in close contact, the whole airing of this issue has never been done by Congress, it’s strictly been a question of pressure from the feminist.”
She then noted that the budget of the Defense Department’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office increased from $5 million in 2005 to more than $23 million in 2010.
“So, you have this whole bureaucracy upon bureaucracy being built up with all kinds of levels of people to support women in the military who are now being raped too much,” Trotta remarked.
“Well, many would say that they need to be protected, and there are these sexual programs, abuse programs, are necessary,” co-anchor Eric Shawn interjected, but to no avail.
“That’s funny, I thought the mission of the Army, and the Navy, and four services was to defend and protect us, not the people who were fighting the war,” Trotta responded.
Watch video, clipped by Media Matters, below: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/13/fox-contributor-on-women-raped-in-the-military-what-did-they-expect/
"Did she say women are being 'Raped Too Much'???" WTF is going on Here!!!!! =( By Eric W. Dolan Monday, February 13, 2012 19:18 EST... more

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1% US banks gamble $5 million per US household; $532 trillion total

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BURGLAR VACUUMED HOME, FOLDED LAUNDRY AND COOKED DINNER..WTF..lol

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Safe House (2012) review

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Tennessee police ignore pot at state official’s home

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Crimes of the TSA Agents

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Obama Administration to Return Major Donations Tied to Mexican Gangsters Seeking US Pardons

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The Most Basic Form of Mind Control Is Repetition

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Josh Powell Explosion Kills Two Sons, Susan Powell Still Missing

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Marine's failed suicide attempt lands him jail sentence

In 2010, 37 active Marines in the US Military committed suicide. Had Pvt. Lazzaric T. Caldwell been successful in his attempt, he would’ve been number 38.
Since discharged, Pvt. Caldwell has battled post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental illnesses. In his latest battle, however, he’s fighting the Armed Forces.
Pvt. Lazzaric T. Caldwell was stationed in Okinawa, Japan when he attempted suicide in 2010. Caldwell has survived thankfully and is still around, but so are his troubles. He is taking the Marines to court after the US Military sentenced him to 180 days in jail for his attempted suicide.

Caldwell argues that the military should be trying to help servicemen who have been driven to suicide due to active duty, not punish them. Taking into account the US Armed Forces as a whole, Marine suicides are only but a fraction. In 2009, the figure of active-duty suicide extended to 309, and the number of attempts — more than 1,000 — exceeded the number of battlefield casualties that year.

Although the Military insists that they are trying to bring that number down, Caldwell says sending their own men and women to jail for their actions isn’t the right way to do it.

"I thought it was unfair and I thought it was just kind of morally wrong to punish somebody for something of that nature," Caldwell tells The Associated Press. "Seeing the kind of state I was in, there should have been a way of getting help instead of just a punishment.”

Navy Lt. Mike Hanzel is representing Caldwell as the discharged Marine attempts to fight that sentence and agrees that this is something that should be highlighted. As more servicemen attempt suicide, the Military should be digging for solutions, not dishing out sentences.

"I think it definitely touches important issues which are affecting all the branches of the armed forces right now," Hanzel adds to the AP via email.

"(I)f you succeed in committing suicide your service is treated honorably and your family receives full benefits," Hanzel says. "(I)f you are unsuccessful in a genuine suicide attempt, you can receive a federal conviction and get a bad-conduct discharge and jail time, which is what happened to Pvt Caldwell."

Caldwell was not sentenced for his suicide attempt, per se. Instead, rather, he was brought to military tribunal with the charge of "intentional self-injury without intent to avoid service.” The government says this charge is in place to maintain discipline within the armed forces.

Retired Army Judge Advocate Victor M. Hansen tells the AP that cases such as Caldwell rarely make it to court. "It happens but it doesn't happen a lot," he says.
Despite the government’s insistence that the rule is good for the armed forces, the Marine Corps experienced a record number of suicide attempts in 2011. In the last year, a total of 175 active servicemen attempting to take their lives.
http://rt.com/usa/news/suicide-attempt-caldwell-military-461/In 2010, 37 active Marines in the US Military committed suicide. Had Pvt. Lazzaric T.... more

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Monterey Park Police Shooting

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Dutch Court Rules Stealing In Virtual World Is Theft In Real Life

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Rabbi Defends Former Publisher For Saying Obama Should Be Assassinated

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Colorado Republican faces questions after claiming immunity during a DUI stop

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