Massive sexual abuse scandal ignored for decades

Bill.in.PA · 2018-08-19T23:54:37.858Z

Sensational stories about female teachers going after male students are about the only ones that make the news.

What about the other 3.5 million? I guess abuse is so common no one bothers to report about it.

If only look at news reports, shark attacks and people getting runover by trains in subway stations are much more dangerous than automobile accidents.

Drs · 2018-08-19T23:55:59.453Z

Just 3 pieces of advice.

1 Do not use media reprts of abuse to try and say media ignores abuse.

2 The we are not that bad because they do it to is never a good defense for sexual assault especially with children.

3 if you are going to point to another group go with parents or step parents or other family members because they tend to make up a larger amount of the cases.

Bill.in.PA · 2018-08-20T00:06:57.547Z

Abuse is terrible regardless of who the abuser is. The point is that the national media has ignored massive abuse by teachers and other adults in public schools. That abuse has affected millions of children.

The quote from CBS is more than a decade old. The statistics about the numbers of abuse are from a website that deals with abuse, and the Chicago reports are from local news media there.

Can you point to recent reports in the national media about epidemic of sexual abuse by adults in public schools?

Is abuse only newsworthy if the abuser has a clerical collar?

Drs · 2018-08-20T00:16:34.168Z

It was not the abuse that made the news it was the cover up.

WuWei · 2018-08-20T00:17:42.700Z

Male on male rape in the military is another one.

Bill.in.PA · 2018-08-20T00:24:56.888Z

Yep, I have not heard much about that. I guess if you are the victim of homosexual rape, the policy is don’t ask don’t tell.

Nor do you hear about the lack of reporting of sexual abuse and destruction of evidence by abortion clinics with underaged clients.

Plasmaball · 2018-08-20T00:25:33.297Z

I’ve heard plenty on it…I bet they covered it

Plasmaball · 2018-08-20T00:26:39.142Z

There was one blonde…I was like omg. ■■■■■■■ hot…

Bill.in.PA · 2018-08-20T00:27:10.149Z

School administrators are certainly covering up abuse by their employees, and the national news media seem to be willing accomplices.

calirepub · 2018-08-20T00:32:27.503Z

WuWei:

Male on male rape in the military is another one.

We need more people to speak out about this issue.

WuWei · 2018-08-20T00:34:46.664Z

calirepub:

WuWei:

Male on male rape in the military is another one.

We need more people to speak out about this issue.

Like whom?

calirepub · 2018-08-20T00:35:37.173Z

WuWei:

Male on male rape in the military is another one.

We need more people to speak out about this issue.

Like whom?

Those familiar with the issue. You seem to be. So maybe people like you.

WuWei · 2018-08-20T00:38:33.698Z

calirepub:

Those familiar with the issue. You seem to be. So maybe people like you.

Nope. I’m done trying to save the military.

Bill.in.PA · 2018-08-20T00:38:56.326Z

18,900 military members experienced unwanted sexual contact in the fiscal year ending September, 2014.

4.3% of active duty women and 0.9% of active duty men experienced unwanted sexual contact in FY14.
Of the 18,900 survivors, 43% of females and 10% of males reported.
Victims of Sexual Violence: Statistics | RAINN

There are 1.22 million active duty servicemen. That means that a 0.9% abuse rate corresponds to just under 11,000 men. And that is just in one year.

My observation is that reporting sexual abuse of males in the military does not fit with the agendas for promoting gays and women in the military, there is no interest in reporting the statistics.

Nothing to see here; move on . . .

calirepub · 2018-08-20T00:41:58.623Z

Bill.in.PA:

18,900 military members experienced unwanted sexual contact in the fiscal year ending September, 2014.

4.3% of active duty women and 0.9% of active duty men experienced unwanted sexual contact in FY14.

Of the 18,900 survivors, 43% of females and 10% of males reported.
Victims of Sexual Violence: Statistics | RAINN

There are 1.22 million active duty servicemen. That means that a 0.9% abuse rate corresponds to just under 11,000 men. And that is just in one year.

Nothing to see here; move on . . .

I served in the military. I would never suggest there isn’t a problem in it’s ranks.

Steel-W0LF · 2018-08-20T00:43:52.489Z

Bill.in.PA:

18,900 military members experienced unwanted sexual contact in the fiscal year ending September, 2014.

4.3% of active duty women and 0.9% of active duty men experienced unwanted sexual contact in FY14.

Of the 18,900 survivors, 43% of females and 10% of males reported.
Victims of Sexual Violence: Statistics | RAINN

There are 1.22 million active duty servicemen. That means that a 0.9% abuse rate corresponds to just under 11,000 men. And that is just in one year.

Nothing to see here; move on . . .

What are the rates compared to the general population? That’s what tells you if it’s a military specific problem, or just a “some people are bad” problem. It’s a problem either way.

Bill.in.PA · 2018-08-20T00:45:30.693Z

Sorry, my point was to satirize the lack of reporting of a serious abuse problem by the news media.

calirepub · 2018-08-20T00:48:39.656Z

Bill.in.PA:

Sorry, my point was to satirize the lack of reporting of a serious abuse problem by the news media.

Do you feel the news media is trying to cover up the abuse because the Trump administration is charge of the military and isn’t doing anything about this issue?

WuWei · 2018-08-20T00:50:16.703Z

calirepub:

Do you feel the news media is trying to cover up the abuse because the Trump administration is charge of the military and isn’t doing anything about this issue?

Long before Trump.

armycowboy · 2018-08-20T00:53:39.644Z

calirepub:

Sorry, my point was to satirize the lack of reporting of a serious abuse problem by the news media.

Do you feel the news media is trying to cover up the abuse because the Trump administration is charge of the military and isn’t doing anything about this issue?

The “point” here was to paint the godless, liberal press as biased for reporting on the Catholic child abuse scandal while ignoring potential child abuse in schools. Yeah for scoring political points using sexually abused kids, I guess.