“What do we owe our tormentors? It’s a question that haunts those who had childhoods marked by years of neglect and deprivation, or of psychological, physical, and sexual abuse at the hands of one or both parents. Despite this terrible beginning, many people make it out successfully and go on to build satisfying lives. Now their mother or father is old, maybe ailing, possibly broke. With a sense of guilt and dread, these adults are grappling with whether and how to care for those who didn’t care for them.”
We Support Blumenthal’s Investigation into U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Alleged Mishandling of Sexual Assault Cases
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) have "opened a formal inquiry into the U.S. Coast Guard's alleged lack of transparency and mishandling of dozens of sexual assault cases by high-ranking officials between 1988 and 2006," reports...