Linda, I think your politics are showing. I don't believe this fellow was a veteran of any current conflict. The article referred to a 'brief army stint'. I do believe the Guardian was trying to capitalize on his military service and subliminally link his military service to his crime without having to outright establish the connection--but that's typical of yellow journalism, both liberal and conservative. PTSD may tear a mind down, but it doesn't turn whole groups of vets into cold-hearted brutes. How many vets do you know? How many have you talked to about their experiences--or are you just repeating what you've been told by the proponents of a particular political agenda?
War is brutal to soldier and civilian alike, but you can't make sweeping generalizations about post-bellum behavior. If your prediction were based in fact, we would have never recovered from the second World War. My father, who served in two conflicts, Korea and Vietnam, would have taken out his war-generated angst on his family, right? A retired US Marine Lieutenant Colonel, he is the kindest, most gentle man I've ever known.
War is supposed to be brutal, violent. It is such an admission of failure and is testimony to the true nature of humankind. The military is a blunt instrument--a hammer, where everything is a nail. But nobody wants war less than the best soldier.
Three years is harsh? In most US states this would be conspiracy to manslaughter and would have received 10-15 with parole at 7. I highly doubt that castigation from his neighbors is going to enhance his contrition.
Kyle Cleveland
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From: Cerebral Palsy List on behalf of Linda Walker
Sent: Mon 10/29/2007 4:20 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: disgusting behavior
War brutalizes people and so get ready for a crime wave like we have
never seen as these traumatized soldiers come home. Disgusting isn''t
strong enough.
At 10:08 AM 10/29/2007, you wrote:
>*Martin Wainw=
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>Jail for ex-soldier who urinated on dying disabled woman=0A=0A*Martin Wainw=
>right=0ASaturday October 27, 2007=0AThe Guardian <http://www.guardian .co.u=
>k/>*=0A=0AA drunken former soldier who urinated on a disabled neighbour as =
>she lay=0Adying after a fall in the street was jailed for three years yeste=
>rday and=0Atold that he and his friends had shamed a town. Anthony Anderson=
>, 27, and a=0Agroup of friends who filmed the humiliation of Christine Laki=
>nski on a=0Amobile phone, have been cold-shouldered in Hartlepool and turne=
>d away from=0Ashops and neighbours' homes.=0A=0AThey were castigated by a j=
>udge and police at a brief court hearing which=0Awas told that their "almos=
>t unbelievable" behaviour had turned the lesson of=0Athe Good Samaritan on =
>its head. Ms Lakinski, a 50-year-old bent by a spine=0Adeformity and bullie=
>d for most of her life, had also been covered in shaving=0Afoam and kicked =
>to "make her wake up".=0A=0AArticle continues<http://www.guardian .co.uk/cr=
>ime/ article/0, ,2200320, 00.html#article_ continue>=0A------------ -------=
>-- ---------=0A------------ --------- ---------=0ADuring the episode in Jul=
>y, which lasted almost half an hour, none of the=0Agroup called an ambulanc=
>e to help Ms Lakinski, who had collapsed while=0Acarrying shopping home and=
> hit her head. Only 20 minutes later, when=0AAnderson, the phone-filmer Sim=
>on Whitehead and several others had dressed to=0Ago out to a nightclub, was=
> a 999 call finally made. Paramedics were unable=0Ato revive Ms Lakinski, b=
>ut the call enabled police to trace one of the=0Agroup, Scott Clement, whic=
>h led to Anderson's arrest at a local club within=0Ahours.=0A=0AHe admitted=
> outraging public decency and apologised through his barrister at=0ATeessid=
>e crown court for actions which he said he still could not explain.=0A=0ATh=
>e court heard that Ms Lakinski lived opposite a house in Raby Road which=0A=
>Anderson shared with another man, who had been smoking cannabis and drinkin=
>g=0Aheavily with him all afternoon. Anderson went out in shorts with a towe=
>l=0Around his waist when he saw Ms Lakinski slumped on the pavement.=0A=0AS=
>ue Jacobs, prosecuting, said Anderson first kicked the helpless woman and=
>=0Awhen she groaned but failed to move or open her eyes, fetched a bowl of=
>=0Awater and threw it over her. "Apparently urged on by the fact that Scott=
>=0AClement and Simon Whitehead found this amusing, you then stated that you=
>=0Awere going to urinate on her. Simon Whitehead cleared space on his mobil=
>e=0Aand recorded Anderson urinating all over Christine's body." One of the =
>group=0Ashouted: 'This is YouTube material.'"=0A=0AJudge Peter Fox, the rec=
>order of Middlesbrough, told Anderson he had plumbed=0Athe depths of degrad=
>ation and brought shame on the people of Hartlepool. He=0Asaid: "This court=
> can do nothing to repair what you did, only pass a=0Asentence that is righ=
>t in all the circumstances - three years imprisonment. "=0A=0AAnderson, une=
>mployed after brief army service, has previous convictions for=0Aillegally =
>importing cigarettes, obstructing a police officer and driving=0Aoffences.=
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>ERV.ICORS.ORG=0ASent: Monday, October 29, 2007 12:20:28 PM=0ASubject: Re: s=
>onocur=0A=0AKen,=0A=0AIt's worth a shot, but good luck getting insurance to=
> cover it, as it's=0Astill listed as "experimental." I thought about your =
>arms when Janet's doc=0Afirst mentioned this.=0A=0A=0AOn 10/27/07, ken barb=
>er <[log in to unmask]> wrote:=0A>=0A> you know this might help me. that i=
>s what i have going=0A> on from my fingers to the neck from repetitive stre=
>ss.=0A> of course the government is blaming mine on cp,=0A> but,hopefully i=
>'ll win this last appeal.=0A>=0A> --=0A> Kendall=0A>=0A> An unreasonable ma=
>n (but my wife says that's redundant!)=0A>=0A> The reasonable man adapts hi=
>mself to the world; the unreasonable one=0A> persists in trying to adapt th=
>e world to himself. Therefore, all progress=0A> depends on the unreasonable=
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