In the 21st century, men should be long past raping young women just because we can. Should the allegations in this case be proven, prison is too good a punishment:
A cargo ship was sailing across the Atlantic Ocean when the captain summoned two young US Merchant Marine Academy cadets to his room and gave them each a drink.
Shortly thereafter, the students started feeling like something was wrong.
Unbeknownst to them, their boss had spiked their drinks, according to a previously unreported complaint filed by the US Coast Guard. Once they were incapacitated, the captain raped one cadet and attempted to sexually assault the other, the Coast Guard alleges.
I wrote about similar happenings back in June. Our women cadets should not have to live in fear during their training, and I expect the US Merchant Marine Academy to take stronger steps in the future to ensure they are not put in such danger. I don't mean paper steps, either, I mean action. This is disgusting.
I will be writing my congressman about this.
Update, 11/2/22: It's been more than 3 weeks since I wrote my congressman. That's a week for the letter to get to DC, a week back, and more than a week to come up with a reply. I've received none.
5 comments:
Keelhauling might be in store for this predator, and then a loss of pension and other benefits. Or maybe the keelhauling should be second...
Nah, go old-school punishment for sailors, keelhaul them.
Those big ships have *very* long keels.
That's a feature, not a bug.
Good call.
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