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Because rape is an act of power - that is, performed for the very purpose of demonstrating the "power" of the rapist, it is actually quite common in war throughout history. There is an excellent academic book on this subject, don't recall the details of it right now, but I can look it up if anyone is interested. However, training is critical in an army that specifically wants to avoid that type of power show. I do think it's important to understand why outrageous things happen in war, so that we can get a handle on what we - society - want to do about them. Understanding is not the same as condoning. Someone earlier on this thread mentioned peacetime thugs and brutes. We understand, psychologically and sociologically, how most of them got that way. We have to understand before we can correct. But we still lock them up when they commit crimes.
Because rape is an act of power - that is, performed for the very purpose of demonstrating the "power" of the rapist, it is actually quite common in war throughout history. There is an excellent academic book on this subject, don't recall the details of it right now, but I can look it up if anyone is interested. However, training is critical in an army that specifically wants to avoid that type of power show.
I do think it's important to understand why outrageous things happen in war, so that we can get a handle on what we - society - want to do about them. Understanding is not the same as condoning. Someone earlier on this thread mentioned peacetime thugs and brutes. We understand, psychologically and sociologically, how most of them got that way. We have to understand before we can correct. But we still lock them up when they commit crimes.