SEE GI JANE TAPED TO A POLE; TROOP VIDEO RAISES EYEBROWS

Drudgereport.com ^ | November 12,2006 | Drudgereport

[Halls]

A provocative video hits the internet this week showing male soldiers in Iraq aggressively duct-taping a female soldier to a pole!

Titled, "When your the only girl in the maintenance section," the 4 minute long video shows a laughing female getting wrapped up with heavy tape.

[Jackson Brown]

I say inappropriate; I wouldn't mind reprimands for all involved, people have been demoted for less.


Oh, PUH-leeeeeeeze!

Horse play is part of unit "bonding" and breaking of tension -- it's healthy -- and if a female is "one of the guys", guess what? They take part too!

If this was some kind of mean spirited hazing, then maybe there would a negative aspect, but there is NO sign that anything other than some good spirited goofing around is going on.

Get over yourself.

[Doe Eyes]

This is the beginning of the MSM attempt to hurt the high regard most folks have for the military.

The Drudge Report is MSM?

[NittanyLion]

She seemed like she was having a good time. I don't see the big deal, although after Abu Ghraib I'd have expected folks would learn better than to tape anything. There's a 100% certainty the media will take it out of context, and blow it out of proportion.

[Sisku Hanne]

A recent trend in school fundraising is to buy a piece of duct tape to tape your principal to the wall. Everybody lines up and tapes him fast, then takes pics and has a laugh.

I'm sure this horseplay is no big deal.

[macmody]

It's silly.

[kerryusama04]

this is just harmless fun. if she were my daughter, I would be laughing along with her. what's the problem?

No problem here, FRiend. This is good clean fun that 20 something military people do. Been there, done that myself.

But when this stuff hits the airwaves, somebody has to get into trouble. It's just the way it is. It is going to be pretty hard to convince the Cap'n at Captain's Mast that a guy tickling a girl getting tied up and held down by other guys in uniform isn't sexual harassment in today's pc world.

[xcamel]

Looks totally staged. I hope it was done to make the MSM look like asses when they start yelling "Abu Grabe" "Abu Grabe"!!!!

I guess boys and girls just can't roughhouse and have some fun to break the tensions of wartime, eh?

[bygolly]

Okay, which one in the photo is you! :-)

[rxgalfl]

Nothing more or less then blowing off steam during wartime ... but then again, according to Kerry, this is what happens when you don't go to college!

It's Bush's fault ...

[aft_lizard]

Tonight on the Simpsons they had Army recruiters saying "Even the stupidest kids in the stupidest towns see past us" or saying something to the effect.

[WesternPacific]

I say inappropriate; I wouldn't mind reprimands for all involved, people have been demoted for less.

Senator Clinton, is that you?

[Kozak]

This one...



Naw, just kidding.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

That's what happens when you leave the latrine seat down.

[rxgalfl]

ACTUALLY, THIS IS A BETTER USE FOR DUCT TAPE

[Marine_Uncle]

Expect a full blown military investigation into this horrible hazing. Justice must be served. These soldiers had better be dragged around in chains in a brig and denied light, food, and water as the JAG spends a few months wondering how best to set up the cases for their court martials and long prison sentences.
The young female soldier had better prepare herself for endless nights of intense interogation to obtain every naunce of how they had improperly treated her, so that the JAG officers can with triumph make sure each soldier gets a maximum sentences handed down upon being court martialed. After all. PC most be observed in todays army.

[Dallas59]

The person that posted this silliness is turning off the comments...I don't think he expected the "who cares" responses...

[handy]

The Drudge Report is MSM?

Nope, but I bet those guys pick it up and run with it. Also you never know who tipped Drudge off to this. I'd guess it was a Rat. Harmless stuff like this can easily get blown out of proportion. We already know those guys loath the military.

[brytlea]

Absolutely!
susie

[Andy from Beaverton]

[Finny]

If this offends some people, then those same people should be honest about it and say women should not be in the military ...

At least, second thoughts should be passing through sensible heads about the wisdom of putting women in combat roles with men. OF COURSE stuff like this is going to happen when you put a bunch of young men and young women together in a place far from home! Personally, I think it's kind of unfair to men, or boys turning into men in a man's world, to have women-as-equals tossed into the mix. Especially in combat situations.