Because this shouldn't be forgotten
Private Chen’s Family Learns More About Hazing by Fellow G.I.’s
The officers in command of the battalion of Pvt. Danny Chen, who the Army says committed suicide in Afghanistan in October after being hazed by fellow soldiers, were aware of the harsh treatment he had repeatedly received, his family said Thursday ( Read more... )
The officers in command of the battalion of Pvt. Danny Chen, who the Army says committed suicide in Afghanistan in October after being hazed by fellow soldiers, were aware of the harsh treatment he had repeatedly received, his family said Thursday ( Read more... )
Still ... IDK, with what was happening to this poor guy, *someone* should have said something. The whole point is that you're supposed to be there for each other, that you have each other's backs, especially when someone's getting undeservedly fucked with by higher-ups (not that ANYONE deserves what this guy got, but some fuck-ups need a kick in the ass, if you know what I mean). Per EO/discrimination regulations, if you do not feel that your concerns have been addressed adequately, you can take it higher. Their command didn't even have to know that a complaint had been filed, which is in place to prevent retaliation (because if they retaliate against an entire platoon/company/whatever, they skyline their unit). And once they're investigating it, they can't go to the original command and got "oh, lance corporal so-and-so reported blah-blah-blah".
*shrug* IDK, I've been in units where I was surprised a rapist actually went to the brig, and I've been in good units with good leadership, so I've seen both ends of it. I just feel like a lot of people not directly involved let this kid down.
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In a way it's the same mentality as why people don't report outside of their family about their family abuse.
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