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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (527149)	11/9/2009 12:49:00 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1574188

The truth is that anyone who harassed Hasan because he was a Muslim would have been harshly dealt with. Oh BS. I personally don't think racism was the crux of Hasan's problem but this idea that the military is this incredibly responsive bureacracy to the abuses within its midst is a figment of your imagination.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (527149)	11/9/2009 1:53:50 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574188

"The truth is that anyone who harassed Hasan because he was a Muslim would have been harshly dealt with." That actually is largely dependent on the base commander, and Hasan reporting the harassment. I listened to an NPR segment the other day about a woman who had been raped while on duty by another soldier. She had left her weapon at her post while she went to the latrine, where she was raped. When she reported the rape and the circumstances, her commander told her that if she went forward with the complaint, she'd be court-martialed for "abandoning her weapon". She dropped it.