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pecosbob

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13. Bottom line is many veterans have problems after leaving service. Anytime you send young men to kill other young men...

Reply to Brenda (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 10:22 PM

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The Russians are currently experiencing a cataclysm of returning veteran violence. Many were in prison before being released to fight in Ukraine. Extortion, robbery, murder, new gangs...the works. This is the result of sending young men into harm's way. Best that you can do is try to help them adjust instead of just dumping them on the street with a few bucks in their pocket. Or even better yet, don't start wars.

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How many mass shooters are active or former US military? [View all] Brenda Sunday OP

Angry young white males. Irish_Dem Sunday #1

all the "crisis in masculinity" posts Skittles Sunday #4

If women or POC were doing the killing, they would be rounded up into camps. Irish_Dem Sunday #10

yup Skittles Sunday #12

Exactly. Women, POC, LGBT shooting white males. Irish_Dem Monday #16

Well the LDS shooting in Michigan and the waterfront bar shooting in NC were both veterans Ritabert Sunday #2

Most former US military aren't killing people. BluesRunTheGame Sunday #3

Bullshit Brenda Sunday #5

When you get your "statistics" be sure they include the percentage... BluesRunTheGame Sunday #8

I don't think it was that AZProgressive Sunday #7

it's the HYPOCRISY Skittles Monday #17

Results vary. The number seems between 3 and 26% compared to 7% of adult population. usonian Sunday #6

Odd wording Brenda Sunday #9

Talk to some veterans, please. usonian Sunday #11

Like police officers and that BS "Kill-oligy" training the Police Unions have been pushing... haele Sunday #15

Bottom line is many veterans have problems after leaving service. Anytime you send young men to kill other young men... pecosbob Sunday #13

"even better, don't start wars" !!! +1000 Jack Valentino Sunday #14