US Soldier Waterboards Four Year Old Daughter

gallsman · February 09, 2010, 01:20:44 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8505376.stm

What. The. f**k?

wicked · February 09, 2010, 02:47:41 AM

These guys coming back from Iraq are getting almost squat in mental health services, especially the ones who were there during the really bad days. The VA is overwhelmed, and Bush didn't boost its budget to deal with a large influx of combat vets. How are things in the U.K. for returning vets?

QuoteSgt Tabor is a helicopter repairer who served in Iraq from 2007-08.

Yelm police chief Todd Stancil said Sgt Tabor was arrested on 31 January.

Officers were called after Sgt Tabor was seen walking around his neighbourhood holding a Kevlar helmet and threatening to break windows, the police chief added.

Hallmark of post-traumatic stress or a traumatic brain injury. Hope this guy gets the help he needs.

J70 · February 09, 2010, 03:18:00 AM

I wonder does it qualify as torture in this case?

Those poor bastards who serve over there should be getting the best quality care at the US taxpayers' expense, but unfortunately for a country that is so laudatory about military service it is very often not the case.

ardmhachaabu · February 09, 2010, 09:20:39 AM

Tyrones Own, stew, magickingdom et al are a bit too quiet on this

haranguerer · February 09, 2010, 09:47:58 AM

Quote from: ardmhachaabu on February 09, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Tyrones Own, stew, magickingdom et al are a bit too quiet on this

On what - post traumatic stress, or the fact that some people are sadistic f**kers?

Olly · February 09, 2010, 09:57:34 AM

I think that this is a wee bit overboard, the article and the police. It says "dunked the girl's head in a sink full of water for not reciting the alphabet". But in many families there are mad parents who punish children for not doing the correct thing or not learning. This is a wee but too PC I think.

Hardy · February 09, 2010, 10:29:05 AM

Now I'm going off you again, Olly. I'm not much of a PC fan myself, but I don't hold with pretending to drown your child (and she probably was the only one who didn't know he was pretending) as some sort of freedom of expression.

Olly · February 09, 2010, 10:42:18 AM

Hardy. How do you know he was pretneding to drown her? How do you know it wasnt just a dunking you would get in school? The journalist makes some link between this and the 'waterboarding' idea. If the father was a joiner or a baker, they wouldnt have made that link .

Hardy · February 09, 2010, 10:49:23 AM

What school did you go to? More frighteningly, do you have kids?

Sorry - stupid question.

Olly · February 09, 2010, 10:51:26 AM

What? What is this? What buisness is it of your to ask my private details? What did you eat for breakfast? What underwear have you on now? How dare you.

Hardy · February 09, 2010, 11:00:00 AM

I have no problem with openness and transparency.

Toast and marmalade.
The normal.
Easily.

(Why were you jumping over yourself to reveal your "private details" from your first post here, if you didn't want anyone to know them?)

(Good stuff, O'Neill).

haranguerer · February 09, 2010, 12:15:09 PM

Quote from: Olly on February 09, 2010, 10:51:26 AM
What? What is this? What buisness is it of your to ask my private details? What did you eat for breakfast? What underwear have you on now? How dare you.

Complete windup merchant.

What happened the club you were affiliated to when you joined? I remember asking you a question about them which you never answered, soon after the club on your details disappeared...

Olly · February 09, 2010, 01:25:19 PM

Quote from: haranguerer on February 09, 2010, 12:15:09 PM
Quote from: Olly on February 09, 2010, 10:51:26 AM
What? What is this? What buisness is it of your to ask my private details? What did you eat for breakfast? What underwear have you on now? How dare you.

Complete windup merchant.

What happened the club you were affiliated to when you joined? I remember asking you a question about them which you never answered, soon after the club on your details disappeared...

I'm sorry what did you ask me? I removed my club because I was private messaged by someone that my identity would be know quickly.

haranguerer · February 09, 2010, 01:34:40 PM

Well, for one - you say your own club has suffered from Galls lifting players from them - who exactly?

Tony Baloney · February 09, 2010, 01:36:30 PM

Quote from: ardmhachaabu on February 09, 2010, 09:20:39 AM
Tyrones Own, stew, magickingdom et al are a bit too quiet on this

Why would they be quiet? They would have been in bed (I assume) in the US when you posted, so I would assume they will maintain radio silence until later today.
Are the US military/government directly responsible for this? No.
Would Stew, TO etc. condone this behaviour? No.

What exaclty is your point again?