Another KBR Rape Case - Page 5

Iriemon · 08-22-08, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DeeJayH

if the number of rapes is not statistically significant, but rather what is normally occuring, that makes this a non-story

none of what i posted here or previously states that rape is a non-issue, or no big deal
but you do not get many rape stories in the news. As a matter of fact you get a very small percentage of them, especially considering shield laws
now if KBR or other contractors in Iraq or whereever have a much higher statistical occurence of rape, than that is a front page story IMO

Sure seemed like there was a statistically hire occurrence of rape to me. The articles wasn't specific, but alluded to a number of rapes that have happened by KBR employees, that they are being suppressed and covered up or ignored by our own government.

Maybe that is a common occurence nowdays, but it sure shouldn't be. It's a pretty significant story to me.

DeeJayH · 08-22-08, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Iriemon

Sure seemed like there was a statistically hire occurrence of rape to me. The articles wasn't specific, but alluded to a number of rapes that have happened by KBR employees, that they are being suppressed and covered up or ignored by our own government.

Maybe that is a common occurence nowdays, but it sure shouldn't be. It's a pretty significant story to me.

that they are being suppressed and covered up or ignored by our own government is a legitimate story, if it is occuring. But if this is the only case, how would anybody know if it was suppressed or covered up or ignored?

not to mention i fail to see how it could be. The company or parties involved may try to keep things quiet
but their is nothing in the world that can stop the victim. 1 call/email/letter/press conference is all it takes

Iriemon · 08-22-08, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DeeJayH

that they are being suppressed and covered up or ignored by our own government is a legitimate story, if it is occuring. But if this is the only case, how would anybody know if it was suppressed or covered up or ignored?

not to mention i fail to see how it could be. The company or parties involved may try to keep things quiet
but their is nothing in the world that can stop the victim. 1 call/email/letter/press conference is all it takes

According to the article cited in the oP his is not the only case but a "growing number" of women are coming forward with complaints of violence. I'd agree if this was an isolated case it would be not meaningful from a pattern or policy perspective.

DeeJayH · 08-22-08, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Iriemon

According to the article cited in the oP his is not the only case but a "growing number" of women are coming forward with complaints of violence. I'd agree if this was an isolated case it would be not meaningful from a pattern or policy perspective.

and you also have to admit that "growing number" is nothing but a way to increase interest without any specifics. how ambiguous

has it gone from 1 to 3 in a group of 100,000
or 10 to 100 in a group of 1,000

big difference in those hypotheticals

Iriemon · 08-22-08, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DeeJayH

and you also have to admit that "growing number" is nothing but a way to increase interest without any specifics. how ambiguous

has it gone from 1 to 3 in a group of 100,000
or 10 to 100 in a group of 1,000

big difference in those hypotheticals

Could be, the article isn't clear, but does indicate this is not a singular case.

DeeJayH · 08-22-08, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Iriemon

Could be, the article isn't clear, but does indicate this is not a singular case.

far too many are raped every day
the occurence rate is all that concerns me, with regard to this story's coverage or lack thereof
i tried to do a quick search of how often a woman is raped, per second or per minute, but only got numbers of victims and percentages of unreported, in a cursory search. its Friday night and i am on my 4th beer so i will not be on much longer so i dont embarrass myself again, so soon

rathi · 08-22-08, 10:21 PM

KBR's Rape Problem

This article names 3 women who described rape involving KBR. Furthermore, one of the women has a non-profit in which she claims 40 women have contacted, all facing similar circumstances of sexual misconduct. The women reported that they faced serious pressure to avoid brining the crimes into the spotlight.

kamino · 08-24-08, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Edify_Always_In_All_Ways

Another KBR Rape Case

Basically, a KBR employee was anally raped by her own colleagues in a foreign country, then cut off from the mainland by her superiors so she couldn't complain. And I haven't seen anything about it on the forum yet?

If it was a member of the armed forces you would hear something, but instead because it is a civilian no body cares. A double standard.