[r9etb]

The outrage is the instant assumption by the old media talking heads that US soldiers are damaged goods who are just waiting to snap and open fire on somebody. This has been part of the leftist anti-military template for decades. It was, and is a vicious lie.

Sadly, I must disagree with you. The assumption is not entirely unfounded. Locally, several soldiers from the same unit at Ft. Carson have been arrested for committing a several murders over the past couple of years.

From this article: "Falu-Vives served in Iraq with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, which came to symbolize the problems veterans experienced after returning home from war. Ten of its infantrymen have been arrested and accused of murder, attempted murder or manslaughter since 2006. Others have committed suicide, or tried to."

I don't think this phenomenon is isolated to Ft. Carson, either.

[rlmorel]

I would like to see the suicide/homicide data adjusted for age and sex then compared to a control group in the general public.

If it is significantly larger, then it is a problem, and I don’t doubt that it could be.

But even if it is a problem, the statement by Interesting Times is, in my opinion, completely accurate. It fits the liberal template, they have slandered soldiers for years with it.

[Interesting Times]

Sadly, I must disagree with you. The assumption is not entirely unfounded. Locally, several soldiers from the same unit at Ft. Carson have been arrested for committing a several murders over the past couple of years.

The question isn't whether members of the military commit murders, it's whether they do so at a significantly higher rate than civilians. And in fact, they don't.