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Every tenth prisoner in UK is a war veteran

Published: 09 October, 2009, 14:05
Edited: 05 February, 2010, 01:20


Thousands of British troops coming back from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from post-traumatic stress and fail to get back to normal life. They blame their government for abandoning them.

 
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magnus rawstron December 05, 2009, 03:32 quote
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lol, is that rough justice or wot!!!!

John Eaglesham February 04, 2010, 22:01 quote
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To take someones life, whether in self defence or for a political cause is a traumatic experience no matter how wellyou are trained We send these young men into a situation not of their making and then forget what we expect them to do in our name They then see their friends die beside them and we expect them to come back unaffected. This is not possible the policing and justice system take none of this into account when they get drunk or misbehave badly at home luckilly for some they have wives and family at home when they return who will love , understand and take their experiences into account for their agressive behaviour young single lads and even some married ones dont have this luxury Those in charge of these young men have the extra worry of the safety of their subordinates is an even greater responsibility personally i believe that giving up without the job being finished would be a waste of all the young lives so far but that is an opinion that is personal and in no way makes an argument against thoes who belive otherwise Let us give these young HEROS the treatment they deserve and God Bless them all

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