17 March 2006
From Yahoo News this morning
Couple of items gleaned from Yahoo News this morning:
Meanwhile, on another matter that i have fumed about before:
So 435 of the reports were filed under the new system. If we assume that none of those would have been filed under the old system, that leaves 1939.
Assume further that the number oif reports using the old system varies directly with the actual number of assaults -- that none of those who would have reported it anyway were diverted into the new system. (An unlikely circumstance, actually; i'd guess that a number of people who would have reported such assaults under the old system will have used the new system.)
That's an actual 14% increase of at least over the previous year.
Woman is still the nigger of the world, apparently, at least in the US military... ¶ 7:37 AM
Bush Says Republicans Don't Fear FutureThis may explain why 60+ percent of Republicans think the war in Iraq is a good thing, while only 30-some percent of either Democrats or independents do, in a recent poll i was hearing about on NPR -- Republicans, like their beloved President, are either too arrogant or too dumb to understand what's going on, to conceive that perhaps they might be wrong...
WASHINGTON - AP
President Bush delivered a partisan pep talk Thursday night to Republicans who may be jittery about midterm elections while his approval rating is at an all-time low.
"We don't fear the future," Bush told donors who contributed $8 million Thursday night to support Republican House candidates. "We welcome it." {More}
Meanwhile, on another matter that i have fumed about before:
Military Sexual Assault Reports Up 40 Pct.Okay.
AP
Reports of sexual assaults in the military increased by nearly 40 percent last year, the Pentagon announced Thursday, saying the increase was at least partly due to a new program that encourages victims to come forward.
According to a report released Thursday, there were 2,374 allegations of sexual assaults reported during 2005, compared to 1,700 in 2004. Of last year's reports, 435 were initially filed under a new program that allows victims to report the incident and receive health care or counseling services but does not notify law enforcement or commanders. {more}
So 435 of the reports were filed under the new system. If we assume that none of those would have been filed under the old system, that leaves 1939.
Assume further that the number oif reports using the old system varies directly with the actual number of assaults -- that none of those who would have reported it anyway were diverted into the new system. (An unlikely circumstance, actually; i'd guess that a number of people who would have reported such assaults under the old system will have used the new system.)
That's an actual 14% increase of at least over the previous year.
Woman is still the nigger of the world, apparently, at least in the US military... ¶ 7:37 AM
