ASA 002
18 October 2015
Blog #5
In Hamamoto’s Empire of Death and the Plague of Civic
Violence, the nature of serial killers were discussed, causing readers to
believe one of the causes for violence committed by these individuals is post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD). It would be reasonable to assume these murderers may
have dealt with an abusive history, but the common fact among them is having
experience in the armed forces. This may have caused them the need to project
their violence towards a particular group of people. To have been in a war
against a specific country, it could lead to a grudge against people with the
same ethnicity from that same country. With the growing mass productions of
violent war movies and video games, it could desensitize children, letting them
see only bravery and honor from winning a battle. These games would lead people
to a false interpretation, not having them see the mental issues veterans are
now facing. With the mental issues these veterans carry, it leads to an
unfortunate path of committing violent acts because they don’t get the
necessary help they need.
Question: How can veterans obtain resources they need
to deal with mental illnesses they get from fighting in war?
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