tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174606706448853915.post359961259278100924..comments2024-03-19T13:11:49.614-07:00Comments on Save Send Delete: Rape in the Military on Memorial Day? How about Rape in Peace Corps? Do Sensitive New Age Guys and Third World People Rape? You Betcha D Goskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353495585591945881noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174606706448853915.post-66917322451133678032013-06-17T09:34:39.070-07:002013-06-17T09:34:39.070-07:00Anonymous, thank you. Yes. What you say makes perf...Anonymous, thank you. Yes. What you say makes perfect sense. D Goskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353495585591945881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174606706448853915.post-13768453469673069042013-06-17T09:34:21.355-07:002013-06-17T09:34:21.355-07:00Thank you very much for reading and responding! Thank you very much for reading and responding! D Goskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353495585591945881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174606706448853915.post-47071489604000690372013-06-17T09:32:53.904-07:002013-06-17T09:32:53.904-07:00This has been going on for decades in the Peace Co...This has been going on for decades in the Peace Corps. It seems too few people want to go up against this part of the Kennedy/Shriver legacy.<br /><br />From the perspective of female volunteers, there have been design flaws in the program since its inception. Sending young women alone out into isolated places in the developing world, many of whose countries hold females in general in very low regard, with few resources and little-to-no support is a recipe for disaster. Making them live with families that heretofore have had little-to-no contact with westerners and receive no training in understanding and dealing with them is a recipe for disaster. The culture of throwing volunteers under the bus after the fact to preserve diplomatic relations is a disaster.<br /><br />I think the Peace Corps should have to keep accurate records about these crimes and disclose them to prospective PCVs and their families. The lack of proper tracking and disclosure is deeply troubling. There has been plenty of time to work this out.<br /><br />And then there is the maltreatment of the victims...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174606706448853915.post-21916053599906345852013-06-16T17:18:18.283-07:002013-06-16T17:18:18.283-07:00Thank you for posting this! Military rape seems to...Thank you for posting this! Military rape seems to be continually discussed and rape and assault in Peace Corps seems to be largely ignored, compared to other issues. Thank you for your service and thank you for writing about this.First Response Action - Casey Frazeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897161218357869125noreply@blogger.com