This happened in Houston the other day. From what the family says, this behavior was unexpected, and not in line with who the shooter was as a person. It seems that we have many people coming back from being in war zones who could use some treatment or perhaps even a buffer period between that type of environment and everyday life here in the United States. I don't know the exact procedure for how they are transitioned back to civilian life, but it doesn't appear to be working for those who go on to harm themselves or others, and perhaps it's time for the government to really address the situation, rather than stating they're working on fixing the broken VA system. http://abc13.com/news/exclusive-gunmans-stepmom-thats-not-who-he-was/1363384/
I don't believe any of our folks that need help are getting what they need. The worst of this lack of care is our military/veterans They deserve the best of everything. When "little" people sit in their fancy homes and clothing in Washington DC and disregard our veterans, as well as active military, the country really has gone to hell.
We didn't seem to have that problem so much at the end of WW2. Wonder what happened since then to change things?
From what I gather, these men have witnessed things equal to or worse than those in Vietnam. For example, women and children strapping bombs to themselves, walking into crowded areas, and blowing themselves up. Often, they witness senseless cruelty, such as stabbing a dog in the stomach with a screw driver because the animal was bothersome. In WW II, men did not witness this kind of behavior. Plus, we live a softer day to day life than those in the 1930's and 1940's. The men and women who served in that war had just survived the Great Depression.