Military Criminal Defense Lawyer (Former JAG Attorney) News:
Thank you Cathy Young. In a thought provoking Article in Slate.com, Cathy Young addresses false rape allegations. See Slate.com article here:
The article includes the following excellent
points:
“In
challenging “the myth of the lying woman,” feminists have been creating their
own counter-myth: that of the woman who never lies.”
“…seeking justice for female victims should
make us more sensitive, not less, to justice for unfairly accused men. In
practical terms, that means finding ways to show support for victims of sexual
violence without equating accusation and guilt, and recognizing that the
wrongly accused are real victims too. It means not
assuming that only a conviction is a fair outcome for an alleged sex crime. It
means, finally, rejecting laws and policies rooted in the assumption that
wrongful accusations are so vanishingly rare they needn’t be a cause for
concern. To put it simply, we need to stop presuming guilt.”
It is a true shame that reasonable,
intelligent voices like Cathy Young’s are drowned out in the one-sided “debate”
regarding rape and sexual assault allegations in the military justice system
(UCMJ Article 120). Just as Cathy Young
discusses in her article, the slanted public narrative regarding the military justice system is that
there is an “epidemic” of rape within the military ranks, and the military
justice system was failing to address it, as evidenced by dropped charges, acquittals, and
granted clemency – which were equated to a “broken system” that must be “fixed.”
Despite this misinformed public
narrative, the reality is that the military justice system is full of dubious
cases that arise due to the enabling culture of the “sexual assault industry”
and the system focusing more on public relations than on justice. Here are some posts and cases that address
this issue:
For more information about the
military justice system, particularly cases alleging rape and/or sexual
assault in violation of UCMJ Article 120 and Article 125, type “rape” or
“sexual assault” into the search bar above the blog posts. Also,
see:
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you.
By:
Attorney Richard V. Stevens
Civilian criminal defense lawyer and military defense lawyer
Military Defense Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens, P.C.
http://www.militaryadvocate.com
Civilian criminal defense lawyer and military defense lawyer
Military Defense Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens, P.C.
http://www.militaryadvocate.com
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postscript: Attorney Frank J. Spinner and I (attorney Richard V. Stevens) are
former active duty military lawyers (JAG). Our perspectives and advice,
therefore, are based upon our experience as military defense lawyers and as
civilian criminal defense lawyers practicing exclusively in the area of
military law and military justice. This blog addresses issues in military law,
military justice, military discipline, military defense, court-martial
practice, the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and other military and/or
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