Slog - Comments on The Day in Horror http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror Last summer, US Army Specialist Kamisha Block was killed in Iraq in an incident the Army categorized as "friendly fire." Except that, as Jezebel points out, the man who shot her, Brandon Norris was an obsessive, jealous ex (the relationship was reportedly not serious) who had been physically abusing Block without punishment for months. Despite the fact that witnesses reported Norris's assaults on Block to military officials, the only action the Army took was to move him slightly farther from her barracks--to new housing a five-minute walk away. That wasn't enough to keep him from walking into her room, asking... Copyright 2008 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:03:54 -0800 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:14:52 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle That's pretty bad.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056578 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056578 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:14:23 -0800 Comment by Jerod This is why I turn FF off.

]]> Jerod http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056579 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056579 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:15:48 -0800 Comment by elenchos This is a big deal. I would stick to this story as long as it takes to get the attention it deserves.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056598 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056598 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:24:32 -0800 Comment by six shooter I can't think of an appropriate off-color joke.

]]> six shooter http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056618 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056618 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:43:10 -0800 Comment by Lola Oh, but a much more important story is Obama's flag pin, or Cindy McCain's purloined cookie recipes, or whether Michelle Obama likes to wear pantyhose, or how wonderful Tim Russert was, or that Jamie Lynn had her baby, or....

]]> Lola http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056627 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056627 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:52:39 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 Murder-Suicides are the friendliest of fire, i mean they are filled with "love." beautiful sociopathic love (but is there really any other kind?).

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056648 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056648 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:11:18 -0800 Comment by asteria Completely disgusting and unacceptable. This is an example of sexism that should be blogged and emailed around. Who the hell in Congress could I write an angry letter to about this? Patty? Maria? Jim?

]]> asteria http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056656 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056656 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:18:38 -0800 Comment by Darcy @7 from veteransforpeace.org:

How can you help?

Congressman Lacy Clay has been working assist the Johnson family, but according to LaVena's father, the Arms Services Committee still needs convincing to help find the perpetrators of this crime. You can help by calling Congressman Ike Skelton, Chairman of the Arms Services Committe, and tell him that LaVena Johnson deserves justice. Tell him to investigate the death of LaVena Johnson. We demand better treatment for our soldiers! Skelton's Washington D.C. phone number is 202-225-2876. You can also email his administrative assistant, Kyle Wilkins, at kyle.wilkins@mail.house.gov.
]]> Darcy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056689 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056689 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:47:23 -0800 Comment by Mr. X Not to blame the victim, but considering the Army's continued non-responses to repeated incidents like this, she should have fragged him.

]]> Mr. X http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056692 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056692 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:48:15 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Disgusting. That's cold-blooded murder, not friendly fire.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056696 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056696 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:50:10 -0800 Comment by Tizzle The army is seriously fucked up.

]]> Tizzle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056698 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056698 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:51:58 -0800 Comment by Judah In order to qualify as sexism, wouldn't the response have to be different if the genders of the participants were reversed? I mean if a female soldier were terrorizing a male solider, somehow I doubt the Army's response would differ in any meaningful way. So, not really sexism, per se.

Personally, I can be appalled by this incident for its specifics. I don't think it needs an -ism attached to it in order to be meaningful or morally abhorrent.

Just throwing that out there for ECB to totally ignore.

]]> Judah http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056710 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056710 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:01:43 -0800 Comment by raisedbywolves that is so fucked up.

]]> raisedbywolves http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056720 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056720 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:08:50 -0800 Comment by Greg That's terrible.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056737 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056737 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:16:10 -0800 Comment by j4zz3rgrl @12 - I don't think Erica mentioned sexism in her post. Nope, just re-read, the word doesn't appear. Don't get your panties in a bunch.

]]> j4zz3rgrl http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056760 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056760 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:25:59 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @12,

Many women who have been assaulted in the armed forces have seen their fellow male soldiers turn against them en masse. One woman who was rescued from an attempted rape by a fellow soldier was immediately shunned by men she thought were her friends and branded a liar and a slut. She didn't even file charges.

You may doubt that the army would treat this situation differently if the genders were reversed. I don't agree. There seems to be a very strong bros before hos mentality in the armed forces, all the way up to the military brass.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056837 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056837 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:42:15 -0800 Comment by yucca flower This were Bush says, "Support Our Troops, Support Our Troops (but only if they're male)."

]]> yucca flower http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056918 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1056918 The Ladies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:10:31 -0800 Comment by CP Where do America's young men learn such violence?

Oh, wait... the rifle range.

]]> CP http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1057182 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_day_in_horror#c1057182 The Ladies Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:14:52 -0800