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More Fallout from Hood
By Shannon P. Meehan
Hasan’s violent action leaves one dumbfounded and near speechless over the tragedy that occurred at Ft Hood. But as we sift through the remains of that horrific day, my greatest concern moving forward is that his act could serve as a major step backward for the Army in its attempt to heal soldiers that are suffering and may need to seek the advice or counsel of the psychiatrists the Army provides. Given that Hasan was a psychiatrist for the Army, his brutal actions are the greatest violation of trust between a doctor and patient. This may leave soldiers reluctant to be honest with their psychiatrists or counselors. Hasan’s primary job as a soldier and psychiatrist for the Army was to help soldiers heal, and his actions were in direct contrast with this. He has cast a cloud over all Army psychiatrists sincerely trying to build a legitimate trust with their patients. He has given pause to soldiers thinking about confessing their pains or seeking counsel. And that is something I feel is incredibly important, especially given my experiences with writing a memoir and confessing my own pains, and how that has helped me. There is such an importance in soldiers being able to tell their stories, and they should tell their story. They should feel comfortable telling their story. What has happened here, I fear, will stop soldiers from reaching out, telling their story, and seeking any counsel they may need.
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this guy must really be crazy. the people that shot him should have made really made sure that he was dead when they shot him. he does not need to even be breatheing this american air . i say exucute the s..o..b..!!!!!
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"Major Nidal Malik Hasan's military superiors repeatedly ignored or rebuffed his efforts to open criminal prosecutions of soldiers he claimed had confessed to "war crimes" during psychiatric counseling, according to investigative reports circulated among federal law enforcement officials."
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/officials-major-hasan-sought-war-crimes-prosecution-us/story?id=9019904&page=1
I am not up on military law, but wouldn't such counseling session still be confidential and not able to be acted on, even if war crimes had been committed? Wouldn't Hasan have been taught that as part of his medical/psychiatric education? Wouldn't this serve as yet another big red flag that something wasn't right with Hasan?