This week the reading took a very dark turn and we learned about the various despicable acts of violence that have occurred across the US. It is said that there is a causal relationship between violence committed that is "legitimate"(during wartime) and nonlegitimate (domestic). I was very interesting to see that many of history's worst villains claiming some sort of relationship to the Vietnam war. It also fascinated me that when they claim that they're actions were caused by PTSD, they were let go with a lighter charge. I am somewhat conflicted by this because to some degree some of the veterans didn't choose to go overseas or chose to suffer from these disorders but on the other hand there should be not excused for torturing, humiliating and taking the life of innocent people not to mention there were people that didn't attend the war and committed these acts are on another level of wickedness. This article also reminds me of a different discussion about hate crimes and if certain crimes are worse because they are targeted towards people of a different race than the perpetrator. I've always been inclined to believe that a crime is a crime no matter the skin color of the perpetrator of the victim but for some reason this article makes me think twice about this. Is a premeditated murder based on malice towards one person worse than a murder that is based on malice towards the victim's race? Is a serial killer who kills one race exclusively worse than a serial killer who kills a variety of people?
Hamamoto, D. Y. (n.d.). Empire of Death and the Plague of Civic Violence.
Most Effective PTSD Therapies Are Not Being Widely Used, Researchers Find. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/most-effective-ptsd-therapies-are-not-being-widely-used-researchers-find.html
Hamamoto, D. Y. (n.d.). Empire of Death and the Plague of Civic Violence.
Most Effective PTSD Therapies Are Not Being Widely Used, Researchers Find. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/most-effective-ptsd-therapies-are-not-being-widely-used-researchers-find.html
Hamamoto, D. Y. (n.d.). Empire of Death and the Plague of Civic Violence.
Most Effective PTSD Therapies Are Not Being Widely Used, Researchers Find. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/most-effective-ptsd-therapies-are-not-being-widely-used-researchers-find.html
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