Bustle: VICTIM ADVOCACY GROUP TARGETS SEN. CLAIRE MCCASKILL’S MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT EFFORTS, SAYING SHE DOESN’T GO FAR ENOUGH
Bustle reports on Protect Our Defenders’ campaign targetting Sen. Claire McCaskill:
Gillibrand argues that the chain of command is the reason victims do not report their crimes for fear of retaliation. She is currently trying to gather the 51 votes required to pass the legislation into law as an amendment to the Defense authorization bill. Some, like McCaskill, caution that the amendment would have unintended consequences.
In response, the victims’ advocacy group Protect our Defenders is launching an attack against McCaskill.
“Sen. McCaskill is fighting against common sense reforms and protecting the status quo and military leaders that have failed for decades to address the epidemic of military sexual assault,” Protect our Defenders President Nancy Parrish said in a statement. “She has said that she will give military brass another five years’ before supporting an independent and impartial military justice system.”
