Josi (O-Josi-O) (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} eris_devotee) wrote,@ 2009-11-06 10:44:00 |
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Well, yesterday was certainly filled with misinformation. The shooter responsible for the massacre at Fort Hood is: not dead, and was born (and educated) in the US, and had not yet been deployed overseas.
He was a clinical psychiatrist, responsible for the treatment and counseling of soldiers returning from war. He had just received word that he would, for the first time, be deployed overseas - in Afghanistan.
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I am glad he is not dead because he is the only person who can help society learn the build-up mechanisms, and therefore learn to intervene before a massacre occurs. To be honest, I am also relieved that the trial and punishment will be handled through military courts, because it reduces the spectacle. He is guilty, no matter what led up to his acting on his rage.
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Aside from the question of his guilt, which does not seem to be a challenge to answer in this case, there is the responsibility of the military to recognize and treat mental illness.
A military psychiatrist is someone who knows exactly what happens to the careers of the people who need that sort of help. Yet outside the military, those who treat trauma victims are HIGHLY recommended to get regular personal counseling -to aid in dealing with the side effects of depression, anxiety and anger that come from hearing about the worst aspects of the human condition as a part of their daily responsibilities.
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PS - what sort of retarded bumblefucking assclown could think this guy was a terrorist? He had the rank of MAJOR. If he was organized in any way whatsover, or working with any other people in any sort of plot, even with just a day or two of planning - he could've done a lot more damage. A LOT more. Hundreds or thousands of dead. So I'm not buying the terrorist theory at all. He's a nutcase.
He was a clinical psychiatrist, responsible for the treatment and counseling of soldiers returning from war. He had just received word that he would, for the first time, be deployed overseas - in Afghanistan.
* * * * *
I am glad he is not dead because he is the only person who can help society learn the build-up mechanisms, and therefore learn to intervene before a massacre occurs. To be honest, I am also relieved that the trial and punishment will be handled through military courts, because it reduces the spectacle. He is guilty, no matter what led up to his acting on his rage.
* * * * *
Aside from the question of his guilt, which does not seem to be a challenge to answer in this case, there is the responsibility of the military to recognize and treat mental illness.
A military psychiatrist is someone who knows exactly what happens to the careers of the people who need that sort of help. Yet outside the military, those who treat trauma victims are HIGHLY recommended to get regular personal counseling -to aid in dealing with the side effects of depression, anxiety and anger that come from hearing about the worst aspects of the human condition as a part of their daily responsibilities.
* * * * *
PS - what sort of retarded bumblefucking assclown could think this guy was a terrorist? He had the rank of MAJOR. If he was organized in any way whatsover, or working with any other people in any sort of plot, even with just a day or two of planning - he could've done a lot more damage. A LOT more. Hundreds or thousands of dead. So I'm not buying the terrorist theory at all. He's a nutcase.
