Military Intelligence? US Army & The Rape Video Game (It's fun!)

[Andy9o8 3]

You can't make this shit up. Good or bad? You decide.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/10/17676171-army-employs-video-game-to-help-curb-sex-assaults-critics-call-it-affront

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Army employs video game to help curb sex assaults; critics call it 'affront'

By Bill Briggs, NBC News contributor

The Army is using an interactive video game to train soldiers how to prevent sexual assaults in the ranks, and the technology has proven so popular, the branch just ordered a sequel, according to a spokesman for the company behind the video.

But advocates for military-rape survivors vilify the video — and the philosophy behind it — as “a waste of taxpayer dollars,” an “affront to victims of sexual assault” and a tool “of limited value.”

[mistercwood 287]

Depends if it works or not. I reckon the concept alone is pretty fucking tasteless, but if it's having an impact, hey why not?

You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

[promise5 17]

In reading the article it seems to be a multiple choice type of "game" video, what ever and then shows them what could or would happen depending on the choice they made. I don't see the big deal,if it gets people to think and hopefully step in to prevent an assault then fine what's the big deal.
Whatever works to bring awareness to this issue and hopefully stop an assault I support!

No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible.
Believe me I tried.

[labrys 0]

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You can't make this shit up. Good or bad? You decide.

I'd like to review the decision map a few more times.

Owned by Remi #?

[ryoder 1,590]

Useless window dressing to pretend they are doing something about it. If they were serious, they would prosecute the perps, instead of punishing the victims.

Ref: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4461074

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[Andy9o8 3]

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Useless window dressing to pretend they are doing something about it. If they were serious, they would prosecute the perps, instead of punishing the victims.

Ref: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4461074

Perhaps this may be a first small step.

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http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/08/17658388-defense-secretary-hagel-demands-rape-reform-in-military?lite

Defense Secretary Hagel demands rape reform in military
By Bill Briggs, Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube, NBC News

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday cracked down on generals who now possess the power to overturn sex assault sentences, ordering the first substantive shift of his tenure in how the military handles rape convictions in the ranks.

... The decision follows a firestorm ignited last month when Air Force Lt. General Craig Franklin overturned the sex-assault conviction of Air Force Lt. Col. James Wilkerson, an F-16 combat pilot. Wilkerson was court martialed and convicted by a military jury in the assault of a civilian woman at the U.S. Air Base in Aviano, Italy. He was sentenced to one year in the brig and booted from the Air Force.

But using current UCMJ laws, Franklin reversed that jury's ruling for apparent lack of evidence. Wilkerson was subsequently released from jail, reinstated and assigned to a staff job at an Arizona air base.

... Hagel directed the Pentagon's General Counsel to strip the authority of commanding generals to void military court convictions. The Pentagon must seek fresh Congressional legislation to rewrite a section of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to make the planned change legal.

The highlighted part of the quote means that ultimately the final say enacting this change will be in the hands of Congress (subject, I suppose, to final signature of legislation by the President). Time to write to your Congress-humans and Senators, people. Let's watch what they do on this.

[DanG 1]

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Time to write to your Congress-humans and Senators, people.

What if my Congressman is sub-human? Can I use feces or some other flung projectile instead? I'm afraid he won't respond to this fancy "writing" you promote.

- Dan G

[Andy9o8 3]

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Time to write to your Congress-humans and Senators, people.

What if my Congressman is sub-human? Can I use feces or some other flung projectile instead? I'm afraid he won't respond to this fancy "writing" you promote.

Tell It you'd like to contribute to Its next election campaign, but only "if". It probably has staffers who can read.

[Bolas 5]

Suggestion:

Convicted rapists can stay in but are kept in jail and only released for suicide missions.

Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

[DanG 1]

In all fairness, my representative is very intelligent. I still think he might be sub-human.

- Dan G

[rehmwa 2]

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In all fairness, my representative is very intelligent. I still think he might be sub-human.

If he's smart, then he'll figure out that you are upset when you fling feces at him. Smart people understand the symbolism and depth of this type of protected Speech.

I find it much more effective than a weird haircut or funny t-shirt. Nearly as effective as topless demonstrations - which we seem to be having a shortage of.


Edit: have you tried writing 'with' or 'on' feces? staffers enjoy that too.

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[ryoder 1,590]

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... The decision follows a firestorm ignited last month when Air Force Lt. General Craig Franklin overturned the sex-assault conviction of Air Force Lt. Col. James Wilkerson, an F-16 combat pilot. Wilkerson was court martialed and convicted by a military jury in the assault of a civilian woman at the U.S. Air Base in Aviano, Italy.

That's where he made a mistake. They're only supposed to rape the military women, because the military can sweep it under the rug and force them to shut up. They didn't have any authority to make the civilian shut up.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[Andy9o8 3]

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... The decision follows a firestorm ignited last month when Air Force Lt. General Craig Franklin overturned the sex-assault conviction of Air Force Lt. Col. James Wilkerson, an F-16 combat pilot. Wilkerson was court martialed and convicted by a military jury in the assault of a civilian woman at the U.S. Air Base in Aviano, Italy.

That's where he made a mistake. They're only supposed to rape the military women, because the military can sweep it under the rug and force them to shut up. They didn't have any authority to make the civilian shut up.

I think every American girl who is considering joining the military, and her parents, should fully educate themselves on, and carefully consider, this issue (nothing more; nothing less) before making the final decision to join up.

[TriGirl 349]

The only problem I have with this training (and many other forms of our training on this topic) is that it still fails to identify other forms of sexual assault. It IS a crime of violence/control/power, and these sorts of predatory scenarios certainly qualify. However, by not addressing other forms of sexual assault ("tea bagging" your buddy while he's passed out or restrained, is one example that comes to mind), the training inadvertently condones or does not classify those behaviors as also criminal sexual assault.

Otherwise, yes, you need to "mix it up." This video training is not the end-all, be-all, but it's another option available to leaders. Get the conversations going.

See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus

Shut Up & Jump!

[GoHuskers 0]

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You can't make this shit up. Good or bad? You decide.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/10/17676171-army-employs-video-game-to-help-curb-sex-assaults-critics-call-it-affront

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Army employs video game to help curb sex assaults; critics call it 'affront'

By Bill Briggs, NBC News contributor

The Army is using an interactive video game to train soldiers how to prevent sexual assaults in the ranks, and the technology has proven so popular, the branch just ordered a sequel, according to a spokesman for the company behind the video.

But advocates for military-rape survivors vilify the video — and the philosophy behind it — as “a waste of taxpayer dollars,” an “affront to victims of sexual assault” and a tool “of limited value.”

Terrible, haven't used this particular tool but I'm confident based on previous experience with Army-commissioned web interactive training before. Its kind of like the verbal section of the SAT. I know what the right answer is, I don't know what your right answer is. Ambivalent is to Apathetic as furtively is to ...?

Just one more thing they will mandate soldiers to do since they already dropped the coin on it.