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You can discuss MSA all you want. But the big difference now, compared with prior wars, is the number of women in hazardous-duty assignments. Consider the Vietnam War, where eight female sevicemembers suffered combat-related deaths. That's eight out of a total of nearly 60,000 deaths. Through 2009, 121 women died in the GWOT. That's out of just over a total of over 5,000 deaths. So the female deaths, as a percentage of the total, is shockingly higher than our prior wars. Why don't you talk about that?

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However, well intended the legislation may be, there is no need for it. This is because the Felony Sentencing Guidelines already provide ample authority for sentencing this category of sex offenders to prison instead of probation. Even if, as usually will be the case, the presumptive sentence for such an offender is three years' probation, the Guidelines enable the state to generate authority for the court to impose prison sentences, by proving one or more of the following aggravating factors: B, vulnerable victim; F, violation of public trust or professional responsibility; I, permanent injury to the victim; and J, harm or loss significantly greater than usual. If the state proves just one of these factors, the court could impose 18 months' imprisonment. If the state proves two or more of the factors, the court could impose 36 months' imprisonment.

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