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Lucern · 01-16-2005, 02:14 PM

The "pyramid defense" that they talked about to the local media was ridiculous. An attorney of some sort basically said that cheerleaders do it all the time. Well, they aren't forced, they aren't naked, and it's not designed to humiliate or cause pain.

Despite the rulings on these cases, I'm not buying the "handful of bad soldiers" explanation. These folks still had to have known it was wrong, so as long as these cases aren't used to avoid looking for a more systemic problem, so far so good.

[ 01-16-2005, 02:16 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]

01-16-2005, 02:14 PM	#2
Lucern Quintesson Join Date: August 28, 2004 Location: the middle of Michigan Age: 43 Posts: 1,011	The "pyramid defense" that they talked about to the local media was ridiculous. An attorney of some sort basically said that cheerleaders do it all the time. Well, they aren't forced, they aren't naked, and it's not designed to humiliate or cause pain. Despite the rulings on these cases, I'm not buying the "handful of bad soldiers" explanation. These folks still had to have known it was wrong, so as long as these cases aren't used to avoid looking for a more systemic problem, so far so good. [ 01-16-2005, 02:16 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]