Don't Ask Don't Tell Could Be Abused

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With only gay people not telling, people could know who is gay, by deduction. For Don't Ask, Don't Tell to truly work, hetero's would have to keep still also, meaning they would not be able to talk about their kids or wives. Don't Ask Don't Tell is flawed because it fetters gay people.. The solution is for gay people to be free to say what they want to about their orientation and be left alone. Don't Ask Don't, Tell makes it appear natural to abuse gay people if you know they are gay

tinseldove

20 Jun 2009 03:09

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They fight for us. So i will fight for them
think about it this way take away the homosexuals out of the army then your taking away 49% of the army member and dont forget the future recruites oh my there goes your army

toni

26 Oct 2009 11:07

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Over 12,000 American patriots have been discharged from service on the ‘don't ask don't tell’ policy. It's not a question of 'could be' it is a matter of how much. Dan Choi is the most recent or at least most famous recent discharge. Here is a man who served with excellence and distinction, and he has discharged from the military because he told the truth.

finsch

20 Jun 2009 15:34

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It's not only sad that this occured, but it makes me furious. Employers are not allowed to discriminate, but the US Armed Forces can discharge someone based on sexual orientation. It seems illogical that laws are made against discrimination in civilian careers, but for those who choose to serve their country, being gay is enough to get them booted right out. I don't know much about the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Was it initially created to protect homosexual soldiers from gay bashing from soldiers who were homophobic? It doesn't seem fair or legal to me, but I really don't know anything more about it than what the words suggest.

my2cents2u

20 Jun 2009 18:10

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Just from a logical stand point though, you don't even need to go into the ethics to prove the policy is stupid. From what I know of the American military they are already overstretched and they need soldiers desperately but if the policy is anything to go by they obviously don't want them that badly because they discriminate on sexual orientation. Two cases have stood out for me, I can't remmeber the names but one soldier saved the lives of 3 comrades and defused a bomb only for a month later to be discharged because his sexual orientation was discovered. Another was a man who had learned to speak Arabic, that is a gift for any army and to just disgard such a gift and talent on the basis of sexual orientation is disgusting. Then I hear cases of blackmail and huge scale bullying and the people responsible are not punished at all, instead the gay soldiers are. It really is disgusting, in the British army gays serve openly and it is very rare to hear of discrimination cases. I won't go into the emotional because that is obvious, making someone who loves their country and fights for it to feel like they are second class and worthless disgusts me beyond rational thought.

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For this reason and others it is why no other country in the western world still has the policy enacted. The policy allows for the possibility of bullying, serious discrimination and blackmail. Not only does the policy has a negative effect on gays but also the entrie military. I have heard of brilliant soldiers being thrown out of the military when they have peformed an amazing service but also soldiers who speak Arabic. Throwing out soldiers with these kind of abilities is ludricuous. The policy should be removed as soon as possible and America should keep in step with the rest of the western world.

kddan

20 Jun 2009 11:24

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