https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/afghan-commanders-abuse-children-don-t-tell-me-its-cultural <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-60652"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fafghan-commanders-abuse-children-don-t-tell-me-its-cultural%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Afghan+Commanders+Abuse+Children%2C+Don%27t+Tell+me+Its+Cultural&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fafghan-commanders-abuse-children-don-t-tell-me-its-cultural&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AAfghan Commanders Abuse Children, Don&#39;t Tell me Its Cultural%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/afghan-commanders-abuse-children-don-t-tell-me-its-cultural" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="481f8f5c237a730b4f2b7e9f5d09edbb" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/060/652/for_gallery_v2/ab48b1a0.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/060/652/large_v3/ab48b1a0.jpg" alt="Ab48b1a0" /></a></div></div>While I have not served in Afghanistan and do not know their culture nor their customs, no sane person can tell me what is happening here is OK and that our military has said to ignore this. The Marine in the picture, his father believes he died as a result of the Marines allowing this abuse to continue. <br /><br />Does anyone on RP believe this is OK or has anyone know about it? Personally I'd want to do the same thing CPT Quinn but I think I would have killed him.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/world/asia/us-soldiers-told-to-ignore-afghan-allies-abuse-of-boys.html?_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/world/asia/us-soldiers-told-to-ignore-afghan-allies-abuse-of-boys.html?_r=0</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/022/532/qrc/nytlogo152x23.gif?1443055161"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/world/asia/us-soldiers-told-to-ignore-afghan-allies-abuse-of-boys.html?_r=0">Log In - The New York Times</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description"> To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations – all free.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Sun, 20 Sep 2015 23:39:29 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/afghan-commanders-abuse-children-don-t-tell-me-its-cultural <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-60652"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fafghan-commanders-abuse-children-don-t-tell-me-its-cultural%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Afghan+Commanders+Abuse+Children%2C+Don%27t+Tell+me+Its+Cultural&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fafghan-commanders-abuse-children-don-t-tell-me-its-cultural&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AAfghan Commanders Abuse Children, Don&#39;t Tell me Its Cultural%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/afghan-commanders-abuse-children-don-t-tell-me-its-cultural" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="f69372aded5f7914361f030f102181aa" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/060/652/for_gallery_v2/ab48b1a0.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/060/652/large_v3/ab48b1a0.jpg" alt="Ab48b1a0" /></a></div></div>While I have not served in Afghanistan and do not know their culture nor their customs, no sane person can tell me what is happening here is OK and that our military has said to ignore this. The Marine in the picture, his father believes he died as a result of the Marines allowing this abuse to continue. <br /><br />Does anyone on RP believe this is OK or has anyone know about it? Personally I'd want to do the same thing CPT Quinn but I think I would have killed him.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/world/asia/us-soldiers-told-to-ignore-afghan-allies-abuse-of-boys.html?_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/world/asia/us-soldiers-told-to-ignore-afghan-allies-abuse-of-boys.html?_r=0</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/022/532/qrc/nytlogo152x23.gif?1443055161"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/world/asia/us-soldiers-told-to-ignore-afghan-allies-abuse-of-boys.html?_r=0">Log In - The New York Times</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description"> To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations – all free.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SFC William Farrell Sun, 20 Sep 2015 23:39:29 -0400 2015-09-20T23:39:29-04:00 2015-09-20T23:39:29-04:00