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Though not tragic at all, as some are calling this.

trag·e·dy (trăj’ĭ-dē) pronunciation
n., pl. -dies.

  1.
      1. A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances.

This was very tragic in a literal sense of the word. The flawed character befallen by tragic means is not always the hero nor is he always right.

9/11 was also very tragic in a number of ways, both in the inability of the U.S. to recognize a clear and present danger (still a problem) and in the inability of Islam to find a middle ground or even condemn the actions.

Suicide-by-Cop.

year-and-a-half long tour in Afghanistan.

Coward?

How F’d up.

This guy would rather die here than return to Iraq. Brings a lot to the saying a fate worse than death.

Coward I do no think so…......

He joined an army. An ARMY. Look up the definition of the word. Just what did he think his duties would be?

And because he didn’t want to fulfill the obligations of that duty he makes some cop shoot him. Now that guy has to live with the fact that he had to shoot that fool.

He wasn’t drafted. He volunteered.

The future ain’t what it used to be…..

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In a time of war you can be shot for desertion.
Its a law. Unforunate turn of events.

Check out:
Goon’s North Dakota Red Neck
Goon’s World

Re: Soldier killed by police

Feel sorry for a soldier who did not get treatment for the post traumatic stress he was certainly suffering.  Feel sorry for the policeman who had to shoot him.  I am sure he will dream about it.
Most of all FEEL SOMETHING for the soldiers & reservists who are facing an enemy situation more traumatic than Viet Name. 
I am a nurse and have worked in the VA system treating soldiers suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  I myself have suffered from PTSD and know, only too well, what the ramifications are for this problem.  Where is the real treatment for our returning people?  No where.  Give them a pill (the one he was prescribed will not help - actually make him worse); act like what they are going through can be overcome by just “getting themselves together”?  PTSD is more than just a weak person being fearful.  There are actual brain chemistry changes that occur.  I fear for the reservist who come back to their “lives” with no medical support from the US.  I lost a person who came back, suffering PTSD, but no one would see it or give him help.  He just killed himself at 32 years old.  Could not live with what he had seen. 

For the many Viet Nam vets out there who also have suffered from this viscous life altering affliction; put out your hand to the returning reservists….you can certainly relate.  How many guys have I seen living in the woods alone, using drugs & alcohol to sleep or just not think, who are so overwhelmed by the pictures in their heads that they cannot continue their “lives” at all. 

Since the government will not help these people; we must. 

Mary

Hey, Mary, how much of the distress your patients had came from the abuse given them by the anti-war liberals as they were returning home?

One of the most important talents for success in politics is the ability to make utter nonsense sound not only plausible but inspiring. Barack Obama has that talent. We will be lucky if we escape the catastrophes into which other countries have been led by leaders with that same charismatic talent.
-Thomas Sowell