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Tommy_Paine
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posted 13 January 2008 09:54 AM
quote: A military spokesman, Lt. Col. Les Melnyk, questioned the report's premise and research methods, the newspaper said. He said it aggregated crimes ranging from involuntary manslaughter to murder, and he suggested the apparent increase in homicides involving military personnel and veterans in the wartime period might reflect only "an increase in awareness of military service by reporters since 9/11."
I suspect the Colonel is generally wrong. I believe we saw the same phenomena with returning soldiers from the Vietnam war. But, I also think the statistics don't compare what this demographic is against that of the general public, or similar demographics in age, gender and military service to those in the military that haven't served in Afghanistan and Iraq, and again compared to the same age and gender demographic to those who have never been in the military. Having confused all that, my sneaking suspicion is that it all goes back to military training. There's a lot of time and effort and research devoted to getting a person ready for military combat, but very little spent on getting a military person ready to transition back to civilian life, or out of a combat setting.
From: The Alley, Behind Montgomery's Tavern | Registered: Apr 2001
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jeff house
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posted 13 January 2008 11:42 AM
quote: He said it aggregated crimes ranging from involuntary manslaughter to murder
The CONSEQUENCE is the same in each case. These crimes differ only in the degree of intentionality, or "mens rea" which can be proven. If the prosecution cannot prove an intention to kill, something lesser than murder may be the correct charge.
From: toronto | Registered: May 2001
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