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Biden implements sweeping changes to how the military handles sexual assault cases (www.npr.org)
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The reforms place serious criminal cases under the authority of trained prosecutors. Previously, key decisions had been left up to victims' own commanders.

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[–] John_Coomsumer@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

Long overdue, another great Biden admin change that will probably fly under the radar for most. I have quite a few friends in the military and this system was BEYOND fucked.

[–] isaachernandez@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

As it should be. I’ve been in the army 17 years and it always bewildered me how much power individual unit commanders have over their units.