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Mo. State Senator: Ferguson is ‘Experiencing PTSD Right Now’
KMOX-AM / The Associated Press ^ | October 24, 2014

Posted on 10/24/2014 4:06:24 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

A Missouri state senator believes the town of Ferguson is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in August.

Speaking to CNN on Thursday, state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal said that there should have been health care professionals dispatched to the streets to help the residents of Ferguson.

“What should have happened since day one is we should have had counselors out in the streets and psychologists because this community is experiencing PTSD right now and frankly, I think some officers are, too,” she explained to CNN....

(Excerpt) Read more at stlouis.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; ferguson; mentalhealth; missouri; ptsd; trayvons
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To: Molon Labbie

“It has not yet reached the lofty “most violent” but there is still plenty of time to go.”

No, there isn’t.(plenty of time to go)


21 posted on 10/24/2014 11:58:52 PM PDT by ourworldawry
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If it hurts to keep rubbing salt into the wounds, one might consider to stop rubbing in the salt.


22 posted on 10/25/2014 2:52:49 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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