Before I respond I would like d.mcknight to defend his comments. Just a woman, just a Mom, but I am having issues with what you posted.
I'm not by any means saying that it was the fault of the two females involved that they were raped
Fault to a woman is insinuating we had a choice and did not do enough to stop it.
These two obviously made some poor decisions.
The girls made poor decisions to trust the upperclassmen, YES! What about the upperclassman?
JMPO, but you placed it on the girls, and not the guys.
They were both freshmen that decided to hang out with upperclassmen, which as I understand it for the academies, is considered fraternization.
So if I get you right the guys who have been at the SA for at least a yr and know the code of conduct are not responsible for approaching underclassmen? However, the girls who are new should have not shown respect and stood up to them?
They also were drinking underage, another thing they certainly aren't supposed to be doing.
UMM, let's not argue who had the alcohol, let's go by the code. If an upperclassmen knows that an underage mid/cadet is drinking they are to report it.
Again it appears you are saying they drank underage and knew they shouldn't, well so did the upperclassmen.
but I have a hard time buying that it is the complete fault/responsibility of the leadership that things like this happen.
Nobody ever said it was, the issue is why? Why didn't they know that underage drinking was occurring? Again, leave rape out, just acknowledge the alcohol. Are you going to defend underage drinking? Or are you going to say that they lied and no alcohol was part of the situation? If you acknowledge the alcohol you have to place fault/responsibility on the leadership! If you do not, than you are saying the female cadet/mid are lying because alcohol is in the equation.
Sorry, but for me as a woman, and a Mom of a DD, your post scared me regarding how I perceived it.
I am not in anyway, shape or form supporting these allegations. That is not my goal. I am saying that what I read from your post, you place blame on the female cadet/mids.
I hope you come back and defend these girls with how the upperclassmen failed.
Please re-read your post.