But seriously, you have to love the headline of the story below--this dude's in the Air Force just as much as I am (they don't mention that until the last graf, of course).

However, violence against women maintains horrific levels for the military--a profession that provides itself on protecting people. So I don't mind stories like this falling under alarmist headlines, because it brings much needed attention to an unacceptable series of circumstances:

(Ed's Note: Typically, I won't name the accused, but this guy takes things to the next level in being a scumbag, so I'm making an exception)

Capt. accused of attacking ex-girlfriend

By Sam LaGrone - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Oct 21, 2008 12:02:36 EDT

An Air Force officer accused of hitting his ex with a collapsible baton and trying to shock her with a stun gun is awaiting jury selection for his trial in North Florida.

Capt. John C. Perrys, now 33, was arrested in 2005 for allegedly breaking into the home of Gulf County Judge Fred Witten and assaulting his step-daughter, Caroline Lister, when she stepped out of an afternoon shower.

According to police reports, Perrys was armed with a collapsible baton and a stun gun when he broke into the Port St. Joe house after cutting the brake lines to Lister’s car.

(Ed's note: Cutting the brake lines? How hack a scumbag is this guy?)

According to the affidavit from the police officer who responded to the call:

* Lister told police she had once dated Perrys, but they had broken up and he had been stalking her.

* A mask-clad Perrys burst into the bathroom wielding a baton and began hitting Lister.

* She screamed and ran from the house before Perrys could hit her with the stun gun.

(Ed Note: Come on dude, you need a freaking stun gun to take down a chick? You already beat her with a baton--this is not a guy I'd want next to me in a foxhole...Oh, wait, he was a pilot.)

* Lister’s cries alerted a neighbor who scared Perrys off with a shotgun blast in the air.

(Ed's Note: Checking dateline...North Florida...that explains the neighbor with the shotgun.)

* Perrys ran and chucked the baton in a garbage can before driving away.

Witnesses described the car to the police and Perrys was arrested at the gate of nearby Tyndall Air Force Base.

Perrys was wearing the same clothes he had during the alleged assault, blue jogging pants with white stripes, a camouflage shirt and white tennis shoes, according to authorities.

He was charged with one count of burglary, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief.

Perrys is currently in the inactive reserve (emphasis mine), according to records at the Air Force Personnel Center. At the time of the alleged attack, Perrys was assigned to Barksdale AFB in Louisiana.