• hibsen@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Do you have any evidence of the “war veteran” part of this, or literally anything to indicate that he has PTSD besides your own assertion that he “probably” has it? The only thing I can find is that he was in Afghanistan but never saw any combat. Are there things in Afghanistan that could cause PTSD? Sure. Is there any evidence that he has PTSD? Not that I’ve seen.

    You know who probably does have massive PTSD? The cuffed guy in the back that was almost executed by two cops because one of them was so effing stupid that he thought he’d been shot by an acorn. He did not “react accordingly.” He reacted like a trigger-happy moron. The only useful part of this is that he’s resigned.

    • Neon 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇹🇼🇮🇱 @lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      The talibans Asymetrical warfare and the resulting Paranoya itself can give PTSD

      If you spend years always expecting an ambush, always being told to expect an ambush, you will see an ambush everywhere. Even if you never were actually ambushed.

      Not that i’m defending him, but asymetrical warfare can and will fuck you up.