February 4th, 2008
West Point Cadet Charged With Rape, Continues With Regular Duties
Well thank goodness the military is getting tough on rape…
Orry R. Jones, a West Point Academy Cadet was, “charged this week with failure to obey a general order, making a false official statement and rape.”
“Jones, a member of the class of 2009, remains at the academy performing his regular duties.”
So just wondering, are female cadets not citizens of this country worth protecting from being terrorized while they are training to defend our country from terrorism?
Filed under: Uncategorized, Atrocities, Militarism, Gender-Based Violence
Yes, female cadets are citizens of this country and yes they perform a great service defending our country from terrorists. But it seems that you are missing the point. It is still under investigation and that allegations of rape have been made not that rape has been committed.
so, just wondering, are male cadets not citizens of this country entitled to the right of being innocent until proven guilty. Maybe you should get some facts on this case before you start making accusations such as the fact that this kid is “terrorizing” his accuser
also, if you want some info on how much “terrorizing” the accuser if doing, check out this snippet from the pretrial hearing,
“The accuser said she had consensual sex with Jones outdoors on post after the alleged rape. She told the court she wanted to be in a “relationship” with him and thought if they “could work things out it wouldn’t be just a one-night thing.”
Sounds like someone got their heartbroken and decided to get back as best she could. And listen, I have an incredible respect for women, and honestly, I agree with many of these issues that you guys have on here, but christ, get some facts before you start sullying people’s names.
the whole article is here
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214/NEWS/802140342
Yeah. This is a bit of a one sided case. They both broke the rules. The article states it itself. She was just as guilty of violating the general orders as he was. Not saying that if she was raped, the guy should get off, but she should deffinately be prosecuted also. I mean if he got in trouble for breaking those rules, and she admits to consenting all the way to oral, then she should be punished also.
The trial is over. Orry was dismissed by the academy for giving a false testimony. He was not charged with rape. But even through it all the girl is still at Westpoint. She will feel bad the rest of her life. She also was engaged with breaking the military laws so why wasn’t she dismissed as well?