First the Koran Burnings, Now This; I Think We're Donesies in the 'Stan

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TBI does not cause people to sneak out and assassinate two households full of people. That is insulting to people who actually have TBI and actually suffer real symptoms of TBI.

Why is everyone trying to make excuses for this dude?



A sudden and deadly onset? He snuck out of the post and assassinated people in cold blood. This was not a crime of passion, nor something that was unpreventable. The blame is with the shooter.

You have no idea what the effects of TBI are. I don't know why your posturing as some sort of know all about TBI.

Schizophrenia can manifest itself suddenly and without warning in an adults life. Often environmental concerns exacerbate this. You will notice that schizophrenic children are an aberration. So no it isnt a stretch that with all of the pressure on him his schizophrenia suddenly decided to manifest itself.

As for TBI, are you kidding me? You know all the effects of TBI? Better publish your findings because most professionals in your field still don't know all the effects. Some people have short term memory loss, others become nearly useless to society, some have motor problems. It's really that unimaginable that those huge blasts could rattle something loose int he brain that results in an atrocity like this?

A sudden and deadly onset? He snuck out of the post and assassinated people in cold blood. This was not a crime of passion, nor something that was unpreventable. The blame is with the shooter.

The blame always lies with the shooter no one is denying that. However, the crime is so heinous and doesnt make enough sense that SOMETHING had to be seriously wrong with this individual. If he had only killed full grown men I would be more easily able to understand his actions. However, he killed women and children which makes it much more bizarre.

Anyways, my views lie along with PJ's. I don't give a damn what happens to him live or die as long as he sees a just punishment for his crime. What I really care about is WHY it happened and what we can do to safeguard against it. I will rest far easier if it was something like psychosis because it will have been an oddity rather thn something that could become more common.

What has funding got to do with this? Don't tell me there weren't people who had done fewer than 3 tours already who were willing to go out there. This isn't a funding issue.

Oh it is to an extent. There isn't enough money to go around so there are increasingly less men and women serving which means that there are more tours per head. Simply because some men would be WILLING to do uncountable tours doesn't mean they should be. The four tours this guy did isn't an unheard of number to begin with. Also the government is leaning far too heavily upon reserve and guard elements with those guys shipping out far too regularly. They conduct commendable service on their tours but to be shipping out this often is not in their job description.