Comments on: This young man https://habitablezone.com/2015/10/11/this-young-man/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:18:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2015/10/11/this-young-man/#comment-33088 bowser Mon, 12 Oct 2015 05:45:17 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=51109#comment-33088 There is no good excuse for shooting at police and firemen. That's prima facie evidence of a violent felony. That said, the guy deserves treatment. However, said treatment should be administered while he is an inmate of a stockade or prison. He does deserve help, with both the PTSD and his drinking. And with his violent and angry nature. While society is protected from any additional episodes. I don't see how there could be any other decision or outcome. There is no way PTSD excuses this behavior. None. Unless someone wants to say that veterans have the right to start bagging first responders. Make it a sport. There is no good excuse for shooting at police and firemen. That’s prima facie evidence of a violent felony. That said, the guy deserves treatment.

However, said treatment should be administered while he is an inmate of a stockade or prison. He does deserve help, with both the PTSD and his drinking. And with his violent and angry nature. While society is protected from any additional episodes.

I don’t see how there could be any other decision or outcome. There is no way PTSD excuses this behavior. None.

Unless someone wants to say that veterans have the right to start bagging first responders. Make it a sport.

]]> By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2015/10/11/this-young-man/#comment-33076 Robert Mon, 12 Oct 2015 00:04:27 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=51109#comment-33076 Wow, the story of that guy's experiences in Afghanistan. And being sent back for another tour after being diagnosed with PTSD <i>as a result of the first tour.</i> What really cranked up the "WTF is wrong with you people?" score, though, was the prospect that he might have received a dishonorable discharge for <i>bad behavior due to mental injuries sustained in combat.</i> That would've been outrageous, but I'm glad that part of the story turned out well for him. Wow, the story of that guy’s experiences in Afghanistan. And being sent back for another tour after being diagnosed with PTSD as a result of the first tour. What really cranked up the “WTF is wrong with you people?” score, though, was the prospect that he might have received a dishonorable discharge for bad behavior due to mental injuries sustained in combat. That would’ve been outrageous, but I’m glad that part of the story turned out well for him.

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2015/10/11/this-young-man/#comment-33075 ER Mon, 12 Oct 2015 00:02:44 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=51109#comment-33075 My uncle (my mother's brother) used to have severe manic episodes which seem to have originated with his combat experience in Italy during WWII. He said he was almost killed one night by his own men when he awoke in a screaming rage while they were dug in in close proximity to an enemy position, giving away their position to the Germans. After the war, he would wake up in the middle of the night and attack his wife, once sending her to the hospital. One time, while he and my mother were on a long automobile trip, he awoke from a deep sleep in the back seat and attacked her while she was driving, almost causing an accident. You would never know this by his normal behavior. He was a good father and husband, a nationally-recognized jazz musician, a businessman, entrepreneur and sportsman (deep sea fishing) and a licensed pilot. He was good natured, had no vices and got along with everyone. Everybody liked him. I think its a good thing we have a better understanding of this now than we did after previous conflicts. I don't believe its more common now, I just think we're talking about it more freely. My uncle (my mother’s brother) used to have severe manic episodes which seem to have originated with his combat experience in Italy during WWII. He said he was almost killed one night by his own men when he awoke in a screaming rage while they were dug in in close proximity to an enemy position, giving away their position to the Germans.

After the war, he would wake up in the middle of the night and attack his wife, once sending her to the hospital. One time, while he and my mother were on a long automobile trip, he awoke from a deep sleep in the back seat and attacked her while she was driving, almost causing an accident.

You would never know this by his normal behavior. He was a good father and husband, a nationally-recognized jazz musician, a businessman, entrepreneur and sportsman (deep sea fishing) and a licensed pilot. He was good natured, had no vices and got along with everyone. Everybody liked him.

I think its a good thing we have a better understanding of this now than we did after previous conflicts. I don’t believe its more common now, I just think we’re talking about it more freely.

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