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Originally posted by WaterBottle
reply to post by eLPresidente
lol?
Like what? Who cares if he punched Ventura or not? It's not relevant.
Originally posted by WaterBottle
reply to post by eLPresidente
lol?
Like what? Who cares if he punched Ventura or not? It's not relevant.
Originally posted by UmbraSumus
Originally posted by NarrowGate
Stop labeling our veterans as having a mental disorder
Now that I graciously corrected my error attributing another members comment to you - would you care to correct your error ?
What does the D ..... in P.T.S.D. stand for ?
PTSD symptoms may result when a traumatic event causes an over-reactive adrenaline response, which creates deep neurological patterns in the brain. These patterns can persist long after the event that triggered the fear, making an individual hyper-responsive to future fearful situations.[4][28] During traumatic experiences the high levels of stress hormones secreted suppress hypothalamic activity which may be a major factor towards the development of PTSD.[29]
PTSD causes biochemical changes in the brain and body that differ from other psychiatric disorders such as major depression
Originally posted by ikonoklast
For some years now, there have been government security documents circulating that identify returning vets as potential domestic terrorists or potential mental health risks due to PTSD, with a corresponding push to deny them them their 2nd amendments rights. There has also been a strong push to convince people that armed guards and armed citizens are not a solution to defend against criminals with guns.
Maybe this latest incident was a setup or conspiracy or maybe it was just an unfortunate coincidence with very bad timing. But it's interesting that it gives those who are pushing new laws and Executive Orders exactly what they need to argue the new laws should be even stronger.
I predict that the incident will be used to claim that returning vets with PTSD should be denied 2nd amendment rights and that media will be happy to point out that even someone as highly trained as America's deadliest sniper could not use his own gun(s) to successfully defend himself against an armed assailant. In fact I predict such arguments will dominate the headlines over the next few weeks.
Originally posted by Bedlam
You know, while this could be a random shooting, it's one of those things you are warned about. Repeatedly.
If you spray your name around, and what you've been up to, it paints a target on your back. You have to understand that as an SOC operator you're screwing mortally with government level entities. It's all fun and games until they figure out YOU were involved with [fill in the blank]. At that point, they've got relatively deep pockets to find you and deliver some personal payback.
That's why when you see real SF interviewed on TV, they take off their name tapes, and they introduce themselves by their first names - Sergeant Tom, Sergeant Mike and so on, they don't give their hometowns and they don't give you a lot of identifying info.
Consider - if you were SOC, would you want someone with millions of bucks to spend on the task finding out who your Mom was, or your wife, or kids? Do you want your five year old daughter's last sight to be some #hole whittling her head off with a machete because of something you did last year? Want to get a thumb drive in the mail with your Mom starring in a snuff video? "HA HA Sergeant Tom, remember when you did THIS last year? Now it is your turn to cry! (whack!)"
THAT is why you don't give your IRL name, unit, ODA number or what not in the open on a forum, or on a book, or news release. Screw that. Life is short enough without worrying about that sort of thing.
Originally posted by ThirdEyeofHorus
reply to post by WaterBottle
You've never been to a Tunisian wedding have you?
I'm not sure that dying from a shooting as a civilian is what I would call "dying of something normal"... but considering the latest shooting trend in the US... hey, maybe it turned "normal"...
Originally posted by ikonoklast
For some years now, there have been government security documents circulating that identify returning vets as potential domestic terrorists or potential mental health risks due to PTSD, with a corresponding push to deny them them their 2nd amendments rights. There has also been a strong push to convince people that armed guards and armed citizens are not a solution to defend against criminals with guns.
Maybe this latest incident was a setup or conspiracy or maybe it was just an unfortunate coincidence with very bad timing. But it's interesting that it gives those who are pushing new laws and Executive Orders exactly what they need to argue the new laws should be even stronger.
I predict that the incident will be used to claim that returning vets with PTSD should be denied 2nd amendment rights and that media will be happy to point out that even someone as highly trained as America's deadliest sniper could not use his own gun(s) to successfully defend himself against an armed assailant. In fact I predict such arguments will dominate the headlines over the next few weeks.
Originally posted by NarrowGate
reply to post by starviego
Those symbols are not Satanic. References to secret societies? Maybe. Still, the Templars were never blasphemous Satan worshipers - ever. They have, however, been fighting Islamic extremists for quite a while now. Time to go do some reading.
They were screwed over by a king and the Church has admitted this mistake.
Originally posted by Witness123
Originally posted by WaterBottle
What goes around, comes around.
Don't feel bad for him one second.
Yes. This man killed so many people and he boasted of his achievement as something to be proud of. I remember thinking at the time I came across the story that I was looking forward to his day coming.
It was my duty to shoot, and I don't regret it. The woman was already dead. I was just making sure she didn't take any Marines with her. It was clear that not only did she want to kill them, but she didn't care about anybody else nearby who would have been blown up by the grenade or killed in the firefight. Children on the street, people in the houses, maybe her child... She was too blinded by evil to consider them. She just wanted Americans dead, no matter what. My shots saved several Americans, whose lives were clearly worth more than that woman's twisted soul. I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job. But I truly, deeply hated the evil that woman possessed. I hate it to this day. Savage, despicable evil. That's what we were fighting in Iraq. That's why a lot of people, myself included, called the enemy "savages." There really was no other way to describe what we encountered there. People ask me all the time, "How many people have you killed?" My standard response is, "Does the answer make me less, or more, of a man?" The number is not important to me. I only wish I had killed more. Not for bragging rights, but because I believe the world is a better place without savages out there taking American lives. Everyone I shot in Iraq was trying to harm Americans or Iraqis loyal to the new government.