r/MurderedByWords Dec 17 '24

#3 Murder of Week Is he just stupid?

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u/bailaoban Dec 17 '24

I always find it fascinating that our military can condition kids to murder people without a second thought, but keeping them from raping their colleagues is just too much of a challenge.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '24

Funny how conditioning people to do horrible things can open them up to do other horrible things?

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u/LFK1236 Dec 17 '24

Does being in the military cause Americans to want to commit rape, are Americans who want to commit rape more likely to go into the military (and is the military exploiting these or related tendencies during recruitment or their time in the military?), or are Americans just very likely to commit rape in general?

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u/ScrambledEggsandTS Dec 17 '24

We’d get along so well! I love diving into investigative rabbit holes that call for different research approaches. Each question here needs its own method, from experimental or longitudinal studies for causal inquiries to surveys and observational studies for descriptive and correlational ones.