Let me begin by stating that I am in total support of sexual assault reform. While I do agree with the punishments proposed, as well as with the requirement of universities to report cases of sexual assault to the police, I cannot advocate a bill which requires military service men and women to subject themselves to the authority of civilian police. A university may be dubbed an institution, but the military itself is a part of the federal government. The two should not be placed on the same level. The fault with the proposed bill stems from the inadequate research done on how sexual assault is handled in the military.
The bill would require military officials to report sexual assault cases to civilian police. The bill does not take into consideration military law enforcement such as The Military Police, Criminal Investigation Command, Special investigations Officers, Naval Criminal Investigative Services… Additionally, the bill does not account for the servicemen and women stationed in over 150 countries …show more content…
The bill suggests that victims will have a better chance at justice with a civilian legal system. According to 2015 statistics on civilian rape cases, for 344 reports made to the police, 63 are actually arrested, and only 13 of which get prosecuted. In the end, 6 of the 344 rapists accused will be incarcerated, less than 2%. In stark contrast, over 92% of military sexual assault reports were investigated and punished in some form. How does transferring military rape cases to the civilian police improve the situation? Rape is an ugly reality of society that will continue to plague the country whether civilian police are involved or not. Although this bill has good intentions, it is so oblivious to the current affairs of Sexual Harassment in the military that it opens the door to more problems for our armed
The bill would require military officials to report sexual assault cases to civilian police. The bill does not take into consideration military law enforcement such as The Military Police, Criminal Investigation Command, Special investigations Officers, Naval Criminal Investigative Services… Additionally, the bill does not account for the servicemen and women stationed in over 150 countries …show more content…
The bill suggests that victims will have a better chance at justice with a civilian legal system. According to 2015 statistics on civilian rape cases, for 344 reports made to the police, 63 are actually arrested, and only 13 of which get prosecuted. In the end, 6 of the 344 rapists accused will be incarcerated, less than 2%. In stark contrast, over 92% of military sexual assault reports were investigated and punished in some form. How does transferring military rape cases to the civilian police improve the situation? Rape is an ugly reality of society that will continue to plague the country whether civilian police are involved or not. Although this bill has good intentions, it is so oblivious to the current affairs of Sexual Harassment in the military that it opens the door to more problems for our armed