Just a few words -

[kyburg]

I'm fully aware of what happened at Fort Hood yesterday.

And in the miasma of blame, racism and other asshattery...please keep this tucked away.

This was a healthcare professional who lost it completely after several years of warnings anyone could see, plain as plain.

And just thought it an acceptable risk.

Burnout. Know it, recognize it and give it credibility.

The biggest invisible unacknowledged disability out there.

...

And the worst part is that there was so much warning before it came to this.

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[lordindra.livejournal.com]

I saw a right wing article where they flat out said that it couldn't possibly be PTSD, and heavily implied it couldn't possibly be any form of mental illness... Not just saying these things couldn't rise to the level of an insanity defense, but it was not possible for them to have had even the slightest role in the events.

Their reason for saying this? He hadn't been in combat.

There may be good arguments that he was not mentally ill, or that he was but it didn't impact these events. I think it's a bit premature to say this, but it's possible that it is true. What bothered me was stating it as proven fact, as if the only thing that can cause mental or emotional trauma to soldiers is combat.