One out of every six US civilian women report an attempt at assault in their lifetimes. One in five military women report an assault in the few short years they are in the military. The difference is staggering. US Military = Rape Culture. Open drunkeness and loutish behavior in public is terrible problem for the US military in Japan and they admit it. That is why there are regularly curfews and other restrictions for Japan-based personnel. It usually happens after, guess what? a rape or assault. Yes, 20 year old civilian drunkenness is a problem in some cultures. But the US military seems to have taken into an all new level. Interestingly, some nations have military forces that seem to behave more professionally and understand that they are representing their countries when they are abroad. From what I can see, the US military does nothing but tarnish our image abroad.
The whole point of statistics is to cut through the bias. I am not sure how you think they create bias. And the whole point of anecdotes is so people can personally relate to the point being discussed. Good debate employs both.
Ha! Guys in that part of the military have thick skins. He either didn't GAF about it or just laughed it off.
It really gets out of hand when statistics are represented graphically. That’s where the deception really gets ridiculous. If you want to know the unbiased truth, never look at a graph.Theres a very famous book thats relevant to recent discussion:
Even people who havent read this do some of it unconsciously. Reporters are trained to do it to show whichever statistic reflects their employer's editorial position. Business people who are dealing with a struggling or failing project will twist numbers in their reports to try and make things look like less of a shitshow.
Theres also the question of what exactly is being measured and how is the measurement defined? The example many here probably know is "Foreigner crime up 20%". First thing to know is that visa overstay is a criminal offense that no japanese national can be charged with so automatically the stats are inflated to begin with. Also ask "20% compared to when?" etc.
Things to ask:
- What was measured?
- When was it measured?
- What was the baseline?
I agree. The stories I’ve read and seen of rapes where mostly perpetrated by white males on white females. I’m sure that other ethnicities are raped, but a majority of the rapes are by white miles. So it seems. But rape is underreported and you will never know the extent of it. Considering other angles to male rape, it doesn’t have to be always done by penis to ass action. Broom sticks are used, and other tools. As well as that, gays rape other males. So that 1 percent number doesn’t tell all of the incidents and how they occurred. But after reading about Kim Jong Un I likened the US military mentality to the same behavior but less hardcore. From what I understand, the slut types are fine, it’s the prudish and guillable women that these rapist love to prey on. No different than regular America. Rape culture is a disturbing thing in American society and so it’s a problem in the US military too!
He’s talking about statistics on rape not unit stats. Some units are all women for that matter. But one can’t look at that unit and then say that the statistics are invalidated by that information. There are many bases and housing off base that are the source of the stats. Boot camp and recruiting are sources of stats. Documentaries and charges and convictions are sources of stats.
I always laugh when I see BS portrayed about the military in the movies. Guys with nicknames like "Iceman" or "war daddy" or something cool. IRL it's very rare to hear a nickname anybody would be proud of.
