Summary Of Hidden Under A Bed Of Secrets By David Masciotra

The military as well as the police force have continuously abused their preeminent title of being a hero. The word is so broadly defined that even a newly recruited military member, who wears the uniform, but has not yet served still qualifies as one. No matter how they treat others or represent themselves; if they wear a badge they get the praise and approval of everyone. However, David Masciotra bluntly shows the true colors of our role models. By defining hostily what doesn’t qualify and bringing up emotionally furtive secrets, he effectively demands that the carte blanche interpretation behind the word hero gets a slimmer and clearly definitive meaning.

Masciotra wastes no time in what the reader should expect from his choleric tone. In

Masciotra brings up the topic of rape, by using statistics such as, “According to the Pentagon, 38 men are sexually assaulted every single day in the U.S. military,” as well as “In 2003, a Department of Defense study found that one-third of women seeking medical care in the VA system reported experiencing rape or sexual violence while in the military.” He creates a credibility to give reason to fear the crimes committed by the soldiers. He then exploits another secret to show how disrespectful our troops are to civilians. “Keith Gentry, a former Navy man, wrote that when he and his division were bored they preferred passing the time with the “entertainment” of YouTube videos capturing air raids of Iraq and Afghanistan...” The heartless acts create pleasure for the soldier, but reflect poorly on them as they amuse themselves to others pain. Evidently, police brutality is running the media lately, this is not so secretive but rather painful to hear. “Michael Brown’s murder represents the tip of a body pile... several videos have emerged of police assaulting people... for reasons justifiable only to the insane.” He alludes to one of the biggest police brutality murder cases in the country and continues by bringing up other brutality cases similar to that; the heroes who need to protect everyone as their legal job, are the ones hurting those in need.