Editorial Round-up: Reform Needed for Military Sexual Assault
With the release of a new Pentagon report documenting a 35% spike of military sexual assaults in 2012 and the arrest of AF Sexual Assault Prevention Office chief Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski for sexual battery, there has been a tremendous amount of news coverage of the battle to reform the military justice system. Here’s a quick round-up of editorials from the past 24 hours:
Dallas Morning News: ‘No’ Should Mean ‘No’ in the Military, Too
Washington Post: The Military’s Approach to Sexual Assault Has to Change
New York Times: America’s Military Injustice
USA Today: Military Has Too Many Sexual Assault Cases
LA Times: The Military’s Sexual Assault Problem
Erbe: Sexual Assault in the Military
Louisville Courier-Journal: The Military’s Abusive Culture
Denver Post: Still Failing on Sexual Assault
New Jersey Star-Ledger: Military’s Chain of Command Still Shields Predators
