12-18-2014, 02:46 PM
(12-18-2014, 01:40 PM)Duchess Wrote: Look, all this is easy for me to say. I've never been in any kind of situation like that. For all I know I could freeze, be like a deer caught in headlights and die because of it.
If you had a gun in your home, I hope you'd be able to do whatever it takes to defend yourself if the need arose. But, if you were sleeping and someone with military training who knew you and your home sneaked in and shot you in the face, having that gun wouldn't or couldn't have helped you any. That may be what happened to the ex-wife; remains to be revealed.
Anyway, more about Bradley Stone is being released:
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A Department of Veterans Affairs psychiatrist cleared former Marine Bradley Stone of suicidal or homicidal tendencies just a week before he went on a killing spree, slaying six others and then taking his own life.
He had a 100 percent disability rating at the VA for post-traumatic stress disorder and had seen his psychiatrist just one week prior to the incident, a VA spokesman told The Washington Times on Wednesday.
“He met with his psychiatrist on December 8th at the Coatesville [Veterans Affairs Medical Center], and the provider noted that at the time of the evaluation, the veteran was without any suicidal or homicidal ideation,” the VA statement said.
“The Department of Veterans Affairs expresses our heartfelt condolences to the victims killed in this tragic incident. We are committed to providing the highest quality health care to veterans,” the VA statement said.
Mental health care at the VA came under fire as part of the wait list scandal that broke earlier this year. Investigators found cases of veterans committing suicide while waiting for an appointment with a mental health provider or just after leaving an appointment at the VA.
The VA said it is currently conducting a comprehensive review of his care. Stone had been rated 100 percent disabled since October 2010 and was receiving more than $3,000 a month in benefits, the VA said.
Stone joined the Marine Corps Reserve in 2002. He served as an artillery meteorological man, helping to accurately direct artillery fire based on weather.
Stone deployed to Iraq in April 2008 but returned home after serving only two months overseas when his wife experienced health problems, NBC Philadelphia reported.
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014...z3MHBDxZ19