Assault claimed at Naval Academy

rjrzoom57
Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:38:26 +0000

You are arguing with yourself.

…hey that was my line…now you’re stealing my material….you do know they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?



teaching rape prevention to females might somehow give the males the impression that they are not being held fully accountable for their actions,



So if we start teaching children how to avoid assault or abductions by pedophiles that would be interpreted by the men (primarily) who prey on children that they aren’t going to be held accountable for their actions? So we shouldn’t teach our children such things and just hope for the best? There are precious few things we can do for our children and young adults outside of giving them as much knowledge and information about the good and bad things they will face in life and how they can possibly deal with them. To suggest teaching women how to avoid being raped or assaulted somehow gives men a green light, is in a word, insane. Are we supposed to believe a man that initially had no predisposition towards sexual assault suddenly and spontaneously becomes a rapist because he interpreted the training of a woman in specific techniques geared towards their abilities, (which are not strength based) as an indication of open season or that he won’t be held accountable, because “hey they had RAD training” ?

My father didn’t have any words of wisdom for me about pigs. I as a father have shared with my sons something I do think is one of the most important aspect of living and succeeding in life, be it in relationships whether they be lovers or just friends, in business or even in pursuit of pleasure through sports or hobbies. The capacity to admit error; to say I’ve made a mistake, my assumptions or position was incorrect. There is probably no aspect of character in terms of military leadership that is as crucial as that ability; to recognize when you have placed yourself, or the men and women under your command in a bad position and not continue to push it. To also recognize, acknowledging a mistake and taking corrective action is not in any way a sign of weakness, but in reality a sign of true strength; a characteristic lacking in most of our political leadership today.

The first thing you have to do when you find yourself in a hole is stop digging, only then can you start to focus on how to get out. When you get to China, please stop back in and report to us on the status of their naval build up, I’d sure like to hear about it and you should be there soon.

and that horse was dead about 50 posts back…