Army Psychiatrists Failed to Report Hasan’s Behavior?
Ok. I’ll admit that we have all had bad days and I have occasionally shot my mouth off without thinking it through. So, when first reports came out that the Ft. Hood Killer had said strange anti-American things to people, I paused but didn’t read too much into it. Maybe he was just scared to go to war and made some off-the-cuff comments about that, I imagined... But, now other Doctors (psychiatrists to be exact) have come out and told of the killer’s rant during a meeting about how “infidels should have their throats cut and hot oil poured down their throats” when Major Hasan was supposed to be giving a presentation on some medical matter. Wait. What?! I think that is pretty clear indication, and should have been to this room full of psychiatrists, that Hasan was more than just a little stressed in his job. When asked why they didn’t report him, one Doctor said they were worried about appearing to be discriminating against a Muslim psychiatrist. (http://bit.ly/3SRTRF)
Ok, so who are the “infidels?” Apparently, that includes all non-believers.
I would like to suggest to our military that they drop the Political Correctness doctrine before they get more of our soldiers killed. If one of your own goes berserk with homicidal suggestions in front of a room of psychiatrists, can we at least agree that the soldier needs some serious evaluation (and probably a padded cell until you could work out the details)? I mean, you ARE head doctors, right? What do we pay you for?!
If anyone yells “Fire” in a crowded theater or even jokes about bombs when in an airport, everyday Americans will see their rights to free speech gone faster than you can say, “Off with the heads of all infidels.” So, WHY would an Army Muslim psychiatrist be extended greater freedoms than the rest of us? Because of the killer’s religion and politically correct behavior by fellow Army colleagues? Seriously?!
When people choose to enlist in our armed forces, they give up many rights. It is part of the commitment. Our armed forces personnel sign away rights to all kinds of things and they heroically go out and risk their lives to fight for the freedoms of those of us who didn’t sign away those rights. One of the things Army personnel should NOT retain a right to do is to openly threaten to kill other Army personnel strictly on the basis of their religion (or lack thereof, as the case with the whole infidel thing). These soldiers can’t even take over-the-counter meds that aren’t approved by the military, but this Hasan character can stay in active ARMED duty - on base - after making the public comments he did? Something stinks here.
Also, the news coverage of the day when 13 were killed and 30 wounded by Major Hasan included an interview with the guy’s brother. I about choked when they aired him saying, “He is a good guy.” NO, he is NOT a good guy! Good guys don’t murder innocent people in cold blood and try to blame it on some goofy interpretation of their religion. He may have been a good guy at one time, maybe in his childhood, but he became a monster at some point and is certainly, most definitely, NOT a good guy.
Too many people knew about his "issues" and did nothing to stop Major Hasan before he went on his holy killing rampage against his fellow soldiers. Good psychiatrists don’t ignore major warning signs and fail to report when another life is in danger. Political correctness has no place in our armed forces. The guy was a ticking bomb.
