Hrmm, let me think about this. He murdered over a dozen people, most of them little children who were sleeping in their beds in cold blood.
I gotta say, if I were the one making the decision about what his ultimate fate should be (after he has been duly tried and convicted of course) it would take me about five seconds to impose the death penalty on this animal.
I could care less what kind of mental disorder he suffers from, and I’m an OEF/OIF vet who works with homeless veterans so believe me, I know all about PTSD. In my mind, it just doesn’t matter what kind of head problems he may suffer from. He’s an adult, therefore he’s responsible for his actions. I’ve got problems too, that doesn’t give me a license to go out and murder little children just so I can work out my inner demons.
I’d treat him exactly the same way I’d treat any other similarly situated criminal in the United States. I’d put him to death, and I wouldn’t shed a single tear for him.
He’s a monster, and the sooner he meets his maker the better.
And beyond the horrific facts of his crime, one must consider the damage he has done to his country and to our reputation among the world. You want to see what a threat to national security is? Take a good look at Sgt. Bales. That’s a threat to national security. That’s a real terrorist right there, in the flesh.
I cannot even imagine what kind of animal could kill little children like that. Well no, strike that, actually I can imagine, because I served with some of them. Maybe that’s why this whole situation makes me so angry.
Personally I think the U.S. is looking to make this whole incident disappear quickly -- even if it means allowing Bales to cop a plea under the guise of a "he snapped" defense -- for three reasons: (1) Bales didn't act alone, (2) his victims were not random, and (3) whatever his intention was, he sure got a message across very effectively.