Sexual Abuse
There is great resistance at senior levels of the military to the idea of a Royal Commission into decades of sexual abuse and bastardisation within the defence force.
The brass doesn’t want it. They don’t want the inconvenience and embarrassment. But they will find it hard to head it off now.
Defence Minister Stephen Smith, having lifted the lid on the issue by commissioning a crack team from the law firm DLA Piper to conduct a review, has little choice. If he fails to take action he will be a laughing stock.
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The review into the Australian Defence Force has revealed an endemic culture of physical and sexual assault, including that of children as young as thirteen, and other forms of abuse dating back six decades.
Nothing less than a Royal Commission will deliver the systemic change needed to reverse the damage reaped by the existing culture.
The report, by law firm DLA Piper, is based on 847 independent reports of abuse, involving men and women including allegations of crimes which had been committed against children. The special needs of children, based on their inherent vulnerability and the necessity of incorporating additional protections for children in the ADF, have historically been ignored. Many, according to the reports, were not kept safe and the long-term impacts, as potentially for all child victims of abuse, who have not received the right support, have been substantial.
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According to world-renowned expert in child abuse Dr Freda Briggs, paedophile websites frequently recommend to their filthy readers that they target children with Down syndrome because they are “willing to please” and “easy to manipulate”.
I have a young son with Down syndrome.
He is a national treasure who won the 25 metre freestyle at the State Special Olympics Swimming carnival on Saturday. I know I don’t hold the trademark on parental love, but when I am with him, I’m confident that I could at least try to register it. He is loving, trusting, and has velvet soft skin.
No cigars for guessing my deepest fear.
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nay says:
I was just thinking the same thing! They’ve missed the point completely. Besides, child abuse is disgusting in any form and frequency. Read more »
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Ronni says:
Reading all the comments on here makes me sad and angry. Sad that people have nothing more constructive to do then argue over statistics. Angry that people attempt to use it as a vehicle to promote their own crusade on a completely different topic and even have the audacity to… Read more »
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