rape in the u.s. military - it's a man's world

[ToonandBBfan]

Hopefully one day a 4 star general will get cornholed then we'll see if he thinks covering up for the suspect is fair!

[renejreeves]

Women need to be protected from their own fellow soldiers? And the courts wouldnt over turn a law or a rule even when its primus is mental illness. Remember common sense is not that common, and sometimes it's subsituted with insanity.

[DIJV79]

I'm not supporting rape at all, the persons who did this should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. But the reality is you cannot accomadate females in a warzone, thier safety cannot be guranteed. The military might want to bring back battalion brothels to service the men.

[Kimofalltrades]

@DIJV79 What about the women serving at bases in coutries and PEACETIME, AND big shocker coming: in the US? I was harrassed most of my navy career by my E5 thru E9, here in the great USA base. Threatened and told to shut my fucking mouth... Warzones are the extreme, but sadly it happens everywhere.. believe me..

[Mirani2]

Here's an idea. Instead of removing the victims from the military, let's remove the rapists! Oh, wait. We live in a idotic society.

[madmaxsanderson]

FEMALES DO NOT BELONG IN THE MILITARY, POLICE, OR FIREMAN'S OFFICE. GET REAL WOMEN, YOU ARE NOT MEN!!!

[Mirani2]

@madmaxsanderson That has nothing to do with rape. Suppose a woman was raped in church. WOuld females not belong in church,

[missaquaboogie]

I don't think women should join the military. People should NEVER go to war...PERIOD

[samten10a]

You won’t change how the military deals with rape until some rape victims gets a side arm and kill a base commander for failure to do what is right. It may take up to ten or so deaths including a four star general before shit heads realize that commanding officers can get hurt for not taking action.

[ablackrose1]

This is an issue that has long been brushed aside by the military for the sake of saving face and keeping "morale" up. That's why we've started a campaign to raise awareness for sexual abuse in the military. Visit us at ablackrose (dot) org to find out more.

[dmr868]

When those in authority will not protect you, you are obligated - according to nature's design - to protect yourself from any harm. verbal to verbal, mental to mental, physical to physical.Rape is not a right of passage.When a crime is occurring against you, rank, superiority, and authority does not matter.Soldiers are trained to fight the enemy;so ladies, fight YOUR enemy.I believe a rebellion is needed like the civil war.American Civil War II: Battle of the Sexes.You have the training, use it.

[Assaultdpretxel]

the vast majority of sexual assaults in the military go unreported. On NPR they said that women are getting seriously ill because they don't want to go to the latrine where they could get raped, so they aren't drinking enough water.

[thestmal]

Im a marine wife i was raped 3 mouths befor my huby leaf to afgan and they waited for  himto leave then drop the case and they would not tell me about my own case becuz i am civ and jag had my case they tould my 2 moths after my case was over that they drop it and it was becuz the marine that rape me got out WTF!!!!

[kitycalifornia]

Why is anyone surprised? The majority of American Soldiers are barbarians?

[AdrienneCutburthBigA]

WOW. I had no idea about this issue being so bad in the military! It's quite an eye opener. Thanks for sharing your video.

[PsychoTrophyWifey]

They put a huge effort into squelching those women and men from coming forward. The Secretary of the DOD has surpressed this issue for years from the public. If you get raped/abused they will turn it on you with brainwashing and blame you, try to discredit you, etc. Get people to write faux statements against you, the list goes on and on.

[PsychoTrophyWifey]

My comment gets a thumbs down negative for speaking up. That's why so many women (and men) in this country live in fear. Because people say it is "unpatriotic" to speak of such injustices in our own military.

[HappyHookerTV]

@PsychoTrophyWifey Nope, let's be real. It is mostly women and this is gender based violence, a hate crime, femicide, violence collectively against us. It is meant to keep the very persons, the women who brought many of them into this world, to keep us from speaking.

[seabear145]

us forces instead of protecting their country are raping their womens.

women cant be alone she need guards at nite mean she is protecting her.

american are really bastards

[Morrbyd]

@seabear145 incorrect my freind. some americans are generous loving. most are hate filled radicals who hate all immigrants but forget that we all came over in a boat one way or another.

[dshell16]

There no was no sexual assault of Pfc. Mckinney. The charge which was supported and found through CID (armys' investigators) was consensual sodomy, which is participation in oral or anal sex with consent from both partcipates...She performed oral sex...Thats a fact nothing else

RIP Hannah

[Malfyre]

I would confirm that, as her ex-husband... She just chose the dumb path... her parents are just idiots making huge deals about the whole thing making it seem like it was all your fault. She killed herself in my opinion. Not that I am saying you didn't contribute in any way, but I don't see how anyone could call you out on all the BS that went on at the hearing... I almost wanted to stand up and sit on the other side of the room a few times with how ignorant the parents were.

[luciano8813]

thats true about out here in california it may be a evil dark wild place full of murderous gangbangers but the 1 thing all gangs out here got in common is honor and respect and rapest are the lowest form of being on this earth and is mandatory they die

[Malfyre]

Hannah Gunterman broke 13 Laws the night of her death. Including Adultery (not rape), intoxication, and abandoning her post as a GUARD, guarding a base from insurgents... what if they were attacked...? She failed... On many things... This all comes from her ex-husband, who went to the court martial and spoke with a great many witnesses. This is no cover up. That would be a waste of time... like most Military deaths. Troops are numbers, and remembered only by civilians...

[ballsauce666]

I bet the troops have great fun with Iraqi girls...

[seabear145]

and iraqi also have fun when they send them to hell.

[hellsmedic777]

This story is true. There are a few misleading statements. Suicide with an assault rifle is exceedingly simple.

Three of the case mentioned, of those three all where given a non-stressing psychological evaluation, which concluded that they where okay, to be around weapons. So who is to blame?

The forth. May Hanna find peace, if not justice.

[Zari7000]

So its seems that were sending rapist over there to fight the war. There are going to be rapist when they come back too. And murderess.

[makezmuzic]

It's open Season on Americas Military servicewomen. Rape and murder in the Army that passes out coins with Bible scriptures printed on them.

Who are we at war with?

It sounds like the way women are treated in civil wars. Is this country in the begaining of a silent Civil War?

[rayamanelly]

Americas Defense Spending is enormous! Feds take our tax money and build smaller more capable fighter jets to wage covert missions over seas...Let what happens over sea happen. Only God can controll humanity not Government! thats why 9/11 happend because of arrogance plus the above statments. America had a revolution so why cant other countries.... Obamas Minister was not racist, white folks are just unsettled when it comes to hearing the truth just like when Mr Cosby address blacks.

[duca234]

Some day the world will open it's eyes to the actions of the US military. Unfortuantely, that day will come to late. Thank you for doing your part to help the world see. This is not right and it is not freedom. We are better then this.

[danny62348]

That's unbelievable!!! Something has to be done.

[shoeshinecs]

I like this story, but it's not correct to say the military is fueled on sexual assault. That's too strong a metaphor

[andysnadden]

Agreed. Sexual assault is a big problem in the military. But the military is not "fueled on sexual assault". Even when you`re on the right side of an issue, it`s important not to slide into exaggerations that sound like propaganda.

[shoeshinecs]

Woah...thanks for the positive comment. I'm not used to this on Youtube.

[Twopecshaker]

When Lavena Johnson was found dead.

She had a broken nose, black eye, burst lip, loose teeth, acid burns on her vagina, and her gloves where glued to her hands.....

Are we really supposed to believe this was suicide?

[Mirani2]

@Twopecshaker Only in a Zionist controlled nation. 

[texan176]

The military is now made up of hardcore felons (not people who did credit card fraud...mean rape murder types) and illegal aliens. These people have nothing to lose. There is gang graffiti all over Iraq and they have just been raping and murdering anyone they can get their hands on; children as young as age 6, gang rapes on female cilivians, etc..

Rapes of female soldiers is not a surprise at all. Wait till they all come home after the war and join your local police force.

[XCritonX]

Most US service men are white middle class. Get a clue.

[texan176]

White men are shown disproportionately by the media because minorities (the majority of the military) are still seen as a weakness in the minds of bigots in America.

White men make up more officers but enlisted service members are mostly blacks and latinos.  These days illegals and felons are accepted.

You need to stop living in the WW2 era. It ended decades ago. The minorities are already the majority if grouped together.

[luchpockets]

make-up in the US military , 60-40 republican/democrat. Minorities still dont make half of the enlisted corps.

[truthspeaker2000]

what do you expect from an army which ranks

are filled up with convicted criminals coming directly from the jail(s) ?

[CitizenPatriot]

actually sounds more like a serial killer loose in the ranks than individual isolated events throughout the military.

[soccergirlcheri]

this isn't the whole story - the military has prosecuted some of these crimes (not sufficiently, imo), but the fact of 1 in 3 women sexually assaulted is unspeakable.

[leaddiet]

That last quote you displayed made me sick to my stomach. It's really hard to believe that it's like that and I'm appalled that it is.

I wonder if the women of the USSR's sniper group during WWII had these same problems...

[Requiredfields2]

Rape, kill, destroy, it's all part of the same pie.

[navtel]

sad but true.. how disgraceful..

[lostinmaya]

Thanks

May we start to listen to the unheard voices,

cries and screams...

Because, if blowback is real, they are our own.