[WOMBAI]

Originally Posted by bananarama

Nations cannot survive wars if they allow service men to behave like this jerk in question.......Being soft and giving creed to all this modern psycho bable would have certainly lost us the war against Gemany.....

I agree there are conditions of mental stress for some under constant battle fatigue........This cowardly political character is a different kettle of fish.........Jail is to lenient for him.....

How do you know this soldier is a different kettle of fish? You have no personal knowledge of him or relevant qualification to make such a diagnosis!

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by WOMBAI

How do you know this soldier is a different kettle of fish? You have no personal knowledge of him or relevant qualification to make such a diagnosis!

No diagnosis of any sort was entered as evidence in his defence. He had a psychologists report entered in court record as mitigation. The report according to press coverage said he could have been suffering from PTSD at the time.

Mitigation means he has accepted the decision of the court but wishes the following information to be considered when deciding his award (punishment).