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Originally Posted by Ayla_SquareTurtle
I could maybe muster up some sympathy for the guys, but the thing is, I am pretty sure that 99% of the guys over there are NOT throwing puppies off of cliffs. If you want to go the route that these guys have been so scarred by their experiences that it caused them to do this, then I can see where you are coming from, but I still think it means that they are at the bottom of the spectrum in terms of their mental health and ability to handle the pressures of war, and that alone probably means they shouldn't be over there. They obviously don't have the ability to make good, rational decisions at this point, evidenced by the fact that only complete idiots would throw a puppy off a cliff, FILM it and then allow it to make its way to the web.
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Bottom of the spectrum of mental health? It's below bottom for the average combat troop.
All the proof you need is here:
2004:
Army Suicide Rate in Combat Zones Elevated
2008:
Soldier Suicides at Record Level
"From a suicide rate of 9.8 per 100,000 active-duty soldiers in 2001?the lowest rate on record?the Army reached an all-time high of 17.5 suicides per 100,000 active-duty soldiers in 2006."
I was active combat, my roommate, my staff sgt, and two more in my platoon killed themselves, on duty. My roommate, was a happy, girl fucking, loving life machine that couldn't take the pressure of killing another human, by mistake in a combat zone.
You people trying to rationalize this, just open your mind.. it's now 2008, it will get crazier, and crazier.. If you 'want' to stay in a combat zone, it says something.. think about it.
Don't judge them - without the dedicated crazy people you would owned by some other country several times over by now.