I would assume to scale the importance of the issue. If the towns people were on a raping spree then I would see that it would be listed high on the priority list. But if the rate of rapes were low then it would be possible that this issue would fly below the radar.

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"Chaplain Charlie will tell you about how the free world will conquer Communism with the aid of God and a few marines! God has a hard-on for marines because we kill everything we see! He plays His games, we play ours! To show our appreciation for so much power, we keep heaven packed with fresh souls! God was here before the Marine Corps! So you can give your heart to Jesus, but your ass belongs to the Corps! Do you ladies understand?"