70 assaults per day

So, on TV here in Houston just the other night, the "newscasters" were pushing a rally to honor our military "heroes."  

"Come out and say 'thank you' and honor all those who serve!" is the pitch.

Same day, we learn that, throughout the year 2012, there were an average of 70 sexual assaults per day committed in the U.S. military.   70 sexual assaults per day!!

Tell me again about all of these "heroes"?  

It's quite obvious that "we" don't really want to have a discussion about 70 sexual assaults per day.   I imagine that most of these assaults are conducted by men against women.  And so when are we going to discuss how many MEN are being raped by other men every day in the U.S. military?

What?  You don't think that's happening?

Military Sexual Assaults Spike Despite Efforts To Combat Epidemic

Sexual assaults occurred at an average of more than 70 per day in the United States military during 2012, according to anannual report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Reports of sexual assault in the military rose during October 2011 through September 2012 by 6 percent from the prior year. A total of about 26,000 service members said they experienced unwanted sexual contact in 2012, nearly 7,000 more than in 2010, when about 19,300 members of the military reported inappropriate sexual contact.

The report released Tuesday by Defense's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) follows the Sunday arrest of Lt. Col Jeffrey Krusinski, head of the Air Force SAPRO program, under allegations of sexual assault of a woman. Krusinski, arrested in Arlington, Va., has been officially removed from duty pending an investigation.

"We're all outraged and disgusted over these very troubling allegations," Hagel said in a Pentagon briefing Tuesday, announcing a SAPRO strategic plan for 2013 that aims to enhance commander accountability, improve response to victims, and assess the military justice system.

"We may very well be nearing a stage where the frequency of this crime and the perception there is tolerance of it could very well undermine [the mission]," Hagel warned. "That is unacceptable to me and the leaders of this institution, and it should be unacceptable to anyone associated with the U.S. military."

the rest here.