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Article: Domestic-violence amendment causes problems in the military.(Nation)(Sgt. Shaft)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 10, 1998
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DEAR SGT. SHAFT:
Can you please explain the new Pentagon policy on determining which military members have been convicted of domestic violence? Though I have never committed or been convicted of domestic violence, I feel the policy of conducting a survey to find out who has is terribly intrusive and smacks of entrapment.
My question specifically is: Do I have the right to not answer (plead "the Fifth")? The military certainly has access to public court records, and if they want to investigate members, that is their prerogative.
K.M. from Cyber AOL
Dear K.M.:
It seems that you and many other active military types must ...