Military Sexual Assault Amendment: 'It's The Least We Can Do'

We assume the DOD is serious about addressing sexual assaults and treating the perpetrators like criminals. That also means we assume the DOD thinks they are criminals. The problem is, they have not given any indication they believe it is a real crime.

We've been reading about these attacks from within for far too long to be able to pretend they are doing something about it now. How many more years does it take before the DOD stops protecting the criminals? Senators standing in the way of this have no acceptable excuse.

Kirsten Gillibrand On Military Sexual Assault Amendment: 'It's The Least We Can Do'
The Huffington Post
By Ashley Alman
Posted: 11/20/2013

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday failed to reach agreement on amendments to the military justice system, including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's (D-N.Y.) proposal to remove military sexual assault cases from the chain of command.

The Senate adjourned Wednesday evening after discussing amendments for more than five hours. Gillibrand, who has the public backing of 53 senators for her proposal, told MSNBC's Chris Hayes she is "still hopeful" that the Senate will vote when it reconvenes on Thursday. She argued that her proposal would benefit both victims and defendants in serious cases by protecting them from bias. She said the amendment will bring an "objective review, outside the military chain of command."

Gillibrand said the amendment would allow a justice system that members of the military deserve.
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