Zhandos Bolatbek
The distribution of photographs containing nudity without the subject’s permission will now be considered as a criminal offense in the US Navy and Marine Corps.
The new regulation has been enacted after a scandal erupted when a closed Facebook group, “Marines United”, with about 30,000 members, featured on its page photos with female servicewomen featured nude. About 27 people are thought to have been directly engaged in distribution of these photographic materials featuring nudity. Another group of about 29 Marines face administrative punishment. The Marine Corps, prompted by the scandal, now considers distribution of nude photographs as “cyber-bullying and discriminatory” and the offenders are subject to prosecution under Article 92 of Uniform Code of Military Justice with the possibility of up to 2 years of confinement.
There has been considerable outcry, with Marine Corps spokeswoman Capt. Ryan Alvis stating: “The Marine Corps is deeply concerned about allegations regarding the derogatory online comments and sharing of salacious photographs in a closed website… This behavior destroys morale, erodes trust, and degrades the individual.” Republican House Representative Adam Smith has called the instance as “degrading, dangerous, and completely unacceptable”. One concern has been that the language prohibiting the circulation of nude photos is legally sufficient since it is hard to prove that images were shared without consent or if the image was taken with consent but not was not intended for the sharing widely.
The distribution of nude photos by military officers evokes civilian problem of “revenge porn” whereby a person circulates nude photographs of his or her ex-partner and distributes them without the person’s consent.
Engaging in these kind of immoral activities by the army personnel would go counter to the Huntington’s idea of professional army. Such disregard and disrespect for the human dignity of fellow servicemen contributes to the erosion of discipline. The move by the Navy to criminalize the act of distributing nude photos without consent will contribute to the oversight of army professionalization.
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Reference:
1. Huntington, Samuel P. 1957. The Soldier and the State the Theory and Politics of Civil- Military Relations.
The distribution of photographs containing nudity without the subject’s permission will now be considered as a criminal offense in the US Navy and Marine Corps.
The new regulation has been enacted after a scandal erupted when a closed Facebook group, “Marines United”, with about 30,000 members, featured on its page photos with female servicewomen featured nude. About 27 people are thought to have been directly engaged in distribution of these photographic materials featuring nudity. Another group of about 29 Marines face administrative punishment. The Marine Corps, prompted by the scandal, now considers distribution of nude photographs as “cyber-bullying and discriminatory” and the offenders are subject to prosecution under Article 92 of Uniform Code of Military Justice with the possibility of up to 2 years of confinement.
There has been considerable outcry, with Marine Corps spokeswoman Capt. Ryan Alvis stating: “The Marine Corps is deeply concerned about allegations regarding the derogatory online comments and sharing of salacious photographs in a closed website… This behavior destroys morale, erodes trust, and degrades the individual.” Republican House Representative Adam Smith has called the instance as “degrading, dangerous, and completely unacceptable”. One concern has been that the language prohibiting the circulation of nude photos is legally sufficient since it is hard to prove that images were shared without consent or if the image was taken with consent but not was not intended for the sharing widely.
The distribution of nude photos by military officers evokes civilian problem of “revenge porn” whereby a person circulates nude photographs of his or her ex-partner and distributes them without the person’s consent.
Engaging in these kind of immoral activities by the army personnel would go counter to the Huntington’s idea of professional army. Such disregard and disrespect for the human dignity of fellow servicemen contributes to the erosion of discipline. The move by the Navy to criminalize the act of distributing nude photos without consent will contribute to the oversight of army professionalization.
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Reference:
1. Huntington, Samuel P. 1957. The Soldier and the State the Theory and Politics of Civil- Military Relations.
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