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Originally Posted by leesa
I'm not sure if this is the thread to be posting this in but you said something that I wanted to comment on.
What you describe above is comradery between mates, a bond built up over shared experiences... and then sometimes used to cover up horrible acts.
That kind of mateship or 'the bro code' covers up and permits a lot of atrocious acts to continue. Not just alleged war crimes but it's also taken advantage of by rapists, domestic violence abusers and a whole bunch of others because they know and expect their mates won't rat them out.
It's (in my personal opinion) important for people to speak up if they see or hear one of their mates doing or saying things that are not okay, even if you've had shared experiences.
It's becoming more common for people to call each other out when they see this sort of stuff and for that I am thankful.
https://www.thenewsminute.com/articl...emselves-55861
https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/...ual-harassment
Edited to add: I'm glad his peers spoke up about him, he needs to be held to account for his actions. If he's let off then so be it but going through the experience of the courts will hopefully still curb his behaviour. |
You failed to answer my question.
What would you do?