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sigcurious · December 23, 2012, 12:34 PM

There are at least 3 blatant problems with the "military qualifies people or vets them as stable" argument that Uncle Billy is making. Lee Harvey Oswald, Marine, Charles Whitman, Marine, Nidal Malik Hassan, Army Major and psychiatrist.

They all met the requirements of the military, they all committed atrocities. One of them even was a mental health professional. These are only the high profile shooters, not to mention the countless other people who had been in or were in the military when committing crimes that would seemingly indicate the lack of "discipline, mental stability, responsibility and competence".

December 23, 2012, 12:34 PM	#151
sigcurious Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 2011 Posts: 1,755	There are at least 3 blatant problems with the "military qualifies people or vets them as stable" argument that Uncle Billy is making. Lee Harvey Oswald, Marine, Charles Whitman, Marine, Nidal Malik Hassan, Army Major and psychiatrist. They all met the requirements of the military, they all committed atrocities. One of them even was a mental health professional. These are only the high profile shooters, not to mention the countless other people who had been in or were in the military when committing crimes that would seemingly indicate the lack of "discipline, mental stability, responsibility and competence".