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Soldier found dead at barracks feared ‘psychotic and possessive’ boss, inquest hears
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 10 Feb 2025
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Her fear was legitimate, and I understand why she would be reticent to report it. On the other hand, what was the Army supposed to do? They should certainly be fostering an environment where people are not afraid to report, but in this one particular instance, perhaps informing on the culprit could have led to a better outcome.
You ask what the army should do. You answer yourself: foster an environment where this behavior is rooted out. Since she didn't feel safe to report, they clearly failed at that duty.
What is your confusion?
Anyone in the US should know that if you feel your military chain of command cannot help you, you can contact your members of congress and they will act on your behalf.
Please do not become a stylistic
A statistic, even.
yeah... I have had a coupel glasses of wine
A glass being a cork each, right? The bottle is my treasure if I have wine, just sip on it for the night.
oh yeah, no bottle should be wasted, so might as well enjoy the whole thing!
It goes bad once it’s been opened, anyway. Max 3 days. I’m old. And faded.
if I don't drink it the next day... imo its done. My wife will use it for cooking sometimes
Monster.