What Dick had to say:
Retired Col. Dick Black, who said he served in the Pentagon during the creation of DADT in 1993, said that essentially, allowing homosexuals to serve openly would create an environment where straight soldiers wouldn't report attacks for fear of being told they "asked for it."
"We faced this when we started tightening up on rape," Black said. "Women were intimidated about coming forward -- they'd be called sluts or you know they hung out in bars or whatever."
When it comes to homosexual assaults, if the perpetrator is allowed to serve openly, it will be the straight men who find themselves facing embarrassing questions about what they were wearing the night they were attacked, Black said.
"I think we're going to see the opposite direction when it comes to homosexual assaults," he said. "You've got typically a one-on-one situation and there would be tremendous political pressure placed on the victims to remain silent. It will be very similar to the situation we had with women 50 years ago when they were reluctant to come forward and report rape because they would be mislabeled."
Retired Col. Dick Black, who said he served in the Pentagon during the creation of DADT in 1993, said that essentially, allowing homosexuals to serve openly would create an environment where straight soldiers wouldn't report attacks for fear of being told they "asked for it."
"We faced this when we started tightening up on rape," Black said. "Women were intimidated about coming forward -- they'd be called sluts or you know they hung out in bars or whatever."
When it comes to homosexual assaults, if the perpetrator is allowed to serve openly, it will be the straight men who find themselves facing embarrassing questions about what they were wearing the night they were attacked, Black said.
"I think we're going to see the opposite direction when it comes to homosexual assaults," he said. "You've got typically a one-on-one situation and there would be tremendous political pressure placed on the victims to remain silent. It will be very similar to the situation we had with women 50 years ago when they were reluctant to come forward and report rape because they would be mislabeled."
Oh, come on now, Ben! This is worse than Guilt By Association.
Has Senator Webb ever endorsed or supported the Family Research Council? Is there any indication that he even knows who Dick Black is?
BTW, I served in the Pentagon in 92-94, too. BFD. Colonels have little or no input on major policy decisions like DADT. Black's claim to expertise on the subject is equivalent to someone who was sitting in the stands when Cal Ripkin broke the record.
I'm sorry, my friend, but this is utter bullshit.
Posted by: HisRoc | May 26, 2010 at 06:54 PM
It is unbelievable some of the nonsense people spin about this issue.
Posted by: Brian W. Schoeneman | May 26, 2010 at 07:31 PM
Dick Black is a miserable creep and I am not a fan of Webb's as we all know, but I need more evidence to connect them on any level.
Posted by: Spock | May 26, 2010 at 07:40 PM
I think/hope that Webb will vote for repeal tomorrow. His concern seems to be whether the top military leaders will have a plan for dealing with openly gay members, not the mere fact that they will be present in the armed forces.
Posted by: Mike | May 26, 2010 at 08:34 PM
O5's and O6's in the Pentagon are like fleas on a dog. They get assigned to fetch coffee and escort contractors to the bathroom. Anywhere ELSE, they are gods.
Posted by: Jack | May 26, 2010 at 08:56 PM
So anyone who doesn't like DNDT reform thinks gays are rapists?
Posted by: haha | May 26, 2010 at 10:42 PM
haha: You got to the point I wanted to make. What's up with Dick Black's fascination with gay rape? What's the incidence of gay rape in society? Pretty damn rare. Most rapists are heterosexual males. The "gays are gonna rape you" card is pretty weak, even for Black, who's never been the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Posted by: steve vaughan | May 27, 2010 at 10:56 AM
Steve- its the same argument racists have been using against people of color for years.
They claim the evil black men will come and rape their white women, or the "Illegal aliens" are here to come and rape our white women.
Rape is a horrible crime against humanity, and they know it presses the hot buttons in most people, so, of course they exploit it.
My question to Dickhead Black is, why isn't he concerned about the rape problem women face in the military if rape in the military is such an issue for him?
Posted by: Spock | May 27, 2010 at 12:12 PM
Oh my this is fascinating stuff. You missed the most important "facts" revealed by the FRC. For example,
"...first, more straight soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines will be fellated in their sleep against their will."
"..."most common type of homosexual assault" according to Sprigg? "one in which the offender fondles or performs oral sex on a sleeping victim,"..."
"..."In a number of these cases the victim was sleeping or intoxicated," he replied. "Under those circumstances, their memory may be clouded and so the evidence may not be strong enough to stand up..."
We really need Dick Black back in the public eye. The idiot is a consistent creator of party jokes.
Posted by: BlackOut | May 27, 2010 at 11:41 PM
Are those quotes for real??? This just further strengthens my opinion that these anti-gay crusaders are fighting their own homosexual urges!!!
Posted by: Loudoun Insider | May 28, 2010 at 11:37 AM
Damn, they must recruit some really sound sleepers.
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