Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
And high school children have some of the highest rates of sucide, drug abuse, and depression. I'm glad your family is thicker than armadillo hide but most people are not. Simply ignoring them sometimes isn't an option.

Simply telling someone well you know that's not right so don't do it, without giving a helping hand is a recipe for disaster.

Is this man a monster? of course but to sit here and say that he should've just sacked up with no help reeks of a faux macho attitude.

I will say fear of breaching this touchy subject is one of the reasons he got no help and that's just asinine
Life happens, not ones life is easy. That is not an excuse...not at all...not for anything. Yeah, IF he really did get harrassed, then that was bad, and they should not have done it, but that is not why he did what he did, that is not a valid excuse. He did it because of the type of person he is, and because of his extremist beliefs. Thing is that he is NOT a highschool student, he is a fully developed adult capable of making mature decisions. Not shooting your fellow soldiers because you were insulted is not 'macho', it is sane and mature. If he really was harrassed (so far it is only his family saying so), he should have reported it.
And yes, I agree, he should have been taken care of a long time ago. It is leftist BS groups like the ACLU you have to thank for it as well, because they had the Army soo afraid of touching the guy because he was a muslim of Middle Eastern ancestory. He is fully responsible for his own actions, and the people who did not report him are fully responsible for theirs. Don't try to shift the blame.