https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/08/11/jury-orders-blogger-to-pay-8-4-million-to-ex-army-colonel-she-accused-of-rape/?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-card-local%3Ahomepage%2Fcard&utm_term=.7ad4b5f879a4
bloggod
12:44 PM PDT
"“Everything in that blog post was provably false,” said Stephen Horvath, Riggins’s lawyer, “and could not have happened.”
1. He said no free beer was provided on the West Point campus
2. that drinking was prohibited by cadets,
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Alcohol use has always been part of West Point, the military, human life, and colleges.
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"Army football players lured prospective recruits with an alcohol-fueled bus trip earlier this year, and 20 cadets, two officers and two coaches have been disciplined, according to a report in The Gazette of Colorado Springs.
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, self-reported a recruiting violation to the NCAA, the newspaper said.
West Point spokeswoman Theresa Brinkerhoff said the academy didn't publicly detail the incident because it was handled "administratively."
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"The party reportedly involved 14 recruits who came to visit in January, and were given dinners and tours. They were escorted by members of the football team and two cheerleaders to a mall, and went by bus to a bowling alley with a reputation for overlooking underage drinking, the report said.
There, the cadets ordered towers of beer and allowed the recruits to drink, and some cadets said they had seven drinks in 90 minutes.
The report also said a military police escort stayed with the bus and that booster money was allocated for the night out.
Female athletes at the academy also have been asked to act as dinner dates for recruits, she said."
Source: Army Football Players Lured Recruits With Alcohol: Report - NBC New York http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/West-Point-Army-Football-Recruiting-Violations-Alcohol-Women-Report-280502122.html#ixzz4pfOfHLbB
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Sunday, August 13, 2017
blogger political speech versus Pentagon and West Point embedded reporting at Washington Post
bloggod
12:19 PM PDT
"But in the spring of 2014, with the armed forces facing heavy criticism for their handling of sexual assault cases, Secretary of the Army John McHugh recommended removing Riggins from the list for promotion to general. Riggins promptly retired."
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Political.
Smearing this woman is not honorable or good for rape justice in the Military.
Censoring viewpoints to take sides in ongoing, appealed local court decisions
ACLU.
bloggod
12:12 PM PDT
Shannon is scapegoated, demeaned and vilified, called insane, schizo in the comments under this article. She is threatened with various acts of violence, of punishment, and subject to intimidation, harassment, libelous slander and hatred that is aimed at all women, and victims of rape.
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How many comments on this article, WAPO? 1100 or 1300?
bloggod
12:01 PM PDT
"FritoBaggins
7:07 AM PDT
It's more clear every day that "rape" is a political charge. Some "rape" charges involve an actual rape. Many do not. "
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WAPO, don't censor political speech. Comments like Fritos deserve strong rebuttal, not mob rule male ignorant misogyny.
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