Deep in the weeds of the Pentagon's response to a lawsuit detailing a nasty list of sex crimes perpetrated against several women in uniform is a phrase that neatly sums up the U.S. military's view of why civilian courts have no business considering such accusations.
"There can be no question," says the Pentagon's legal brief last year, that the rapes and assaults were "incident to the military service" of the women involved.
In other words, they go with the job.
The District Court for the District of Columbia agreed, and tossed out the suit.
"There can be no question," says the Pentagon's legal brief last year, that the rapes and assaults were "incident to the military service" of the women involved.
In other words, they go with the job.
The District Court for the District of Columbia agreed, and tossed out the suit.
