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Imagine you’re raped at work. And your boss tries to shut you up. On purpose.

What if you went to work. And you got raped (in your office — at your desk). And your boss was like this … “shhhhhhhhhhhhhh” For way too many people in the military, it’s not a joke. It’s not a funny GIF. It’s a real experience that they actually lived, like former Navy Lt. Paula…

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Sep 4, 2014

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Half of all assault victims in the military are men.
Women are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire in Iraq.
Even though Tailhook happened in 1991, in 2012 there were 3,374 sexual assaults reported, and they estimate approximately 26,000 actually took place. ZERO were prosecuted.

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