By now, you have heard the nauseating
stories of rape in the US armed forces: female soldiers afraid to
report same because they fear retaliation, those who did report and
suffered retaliation, and CO's who do not take the subject seriously.
There is one obvious, foolproof solution: all military units must be
segregated according to gender and never mixed. Further, female
forces should never serve on the front lines.
By now, you should be pounding the
table and shouting: no, no, that's wrong. How old-fashion, backward,
and foolish can you get? Women can do anything a man can, maybe
sometimes better. That's not fair: they will be held back, and not
able to fulfill their full potential. You are punishing them because
of their gender.
Well, perhaps you are correct. In that
case, you have a choice: status quo, mixed gender military units, and
accept that rapes will always occur no matter what you do or how many
soldiers and officers you court martial; or, keep the boys and girls
far, far away from each other.
See, this is not such an easy problem
to solve. (Insert your smart alecky retort here).
Look, people, there are some things
about human nature that you cannot change, no matter how much you
wish it to be so. No amount of “sensitivity training” will
prevent a male (especially a young one) from occasionally getting an
erection when close to a female (especially a young one); at that
point, you are counting on his chivalry, not always a good bet.
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