ABC News finds a nut
Seriously, it must be the early Spring weather or something, but ABC News isn’t going along with the PTSD meme now;
[T]here’s no evidence to indicate that people afflicted with [PTSD] are more likely than anyone else to commit crimes and acts of mass violence. They are more inclined, instead, to turn their aggression on themselves and their families to devastating effect, research shows.
The knee-jerk linking of Bales and PTSD also exposes troops to prejudice that might discourage them from seeking the treatment they so desperately need, advocates say.
They talk to actual veterans who have PTSD, instead of people who think they might have known a retarded person once. No, they didn’t interview an actual doctor who specializes in the treatment of PTSD, did they?
Dr. Matthew Friedman, executive director of the National Center for PTSD in White River Junction, Vt., said it’s a mistake to automatically attribute crimes like Bales’ alleged killing spree to PTSD.
“I’m not saying that PTSD couldn’t have been contributory, but the emphasis that PTSD and it alone can account for the event is just not borne out by the data,” Friedman said.
Holy shit, It’s hard to believe that all of these news organizations are tearing themselves away from the echo chambers like Twitter and actually talking to people who know something about the issue. Of course, they’re almost two weeks late, and we’ve been here all along trying to turn on the lights for these idiots cursing the darkness.
Category: Media, Veteran Health Care
Wow, that’s just across the river from here!
That’s three. Jonn, you (and others who are raising the BS flag here) may actually be making a difference. Keep it up.
And then we have the Washington Times who completely muddles the facts about PTSD and suicide with the Bale/Afghanistan situation. http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/20/troops-stressed-to-breaking-point/?page=1
“[T]here’s no evidence to indicate that people afflicted with [PTSD] are more likely than anyone else to commit crimes and acts of mass violence. They are more inclined, instead, to turn their aggression on themselves and their families to devastating effect, research shows.”
Tell that to the fuckin’ cops:
http://www.watoday.com.au/world/troubled-veterans-pose-special-risk-for-us-police-20120126-1qjq1.html
“The Department of Justice, which is developing the program, said there was an ”urgent need” to defuse crises in which police faced tactical disadvantages against mentally ill suspects who were trained in modern warfare.”
”We just can’t use the blazing-guns approach any more when dealing with disturbed individuals who are highly trained in all kinds of tactical operations, including guerrilla warfare,” said Dennis Cusick, the executive director of the Upper Midwest Community Policing Institute.”
Read more: http://www.watoday.com.au/world/troubled-veterans-pose-special-risk-for-us-police-20120126-1qjq1.html#ixzz1psYRh65l
– http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Combat-veteran-arrested-after-3-hour-standoff-3419471.php
@#4: That’s actually not a bad program despite its poor verbage for reason. I’d rather see more mentally ill people treated then succomb to suicide-by-cop.
ABC news actually standing up for the troops: “… exposes troops to prejudice that might discourage them from seeking the treatment they so desperately need,…”
Now if only their viewers absorb this tidbit……..
“It’s a trap!”
-ADM Ackbar, during an ABC interview.
@4:
”We just can’t use the blazing-guns approach any more when dealing with disturbed individuals who are highly trained in all kinds of tactical operations, including guerrilla warfare,” said Dennis Cusick, the executive director of the Upper Midwest Community Policing Institute.”
Holy crap. Does this mean their default is the “blazing-guns approach?” Remind me not to call 911 if I find myself in the midwest.