Judge Locks Himself In Jail To Help A Veteran With PTSD

Yes Sir I do. Let us begin to train them

Sgt Gus Laskaris - With all due respect Sir. Education is required.

I find it interesting when people condemn people for drinking yet have compassion for people that abuse drugs. I'm sorry. if he was using Pot and went to jail President Obama would say its a non-violent crime and he shouldn't do time. But let it be for drinking and no one cares if he goes to jail. Usually the drinking is caused by other issues. Wouldn't it be better to figure out what those are?

I would like to see this become the norm as to how the law treats a veteran

Sgt Gus Laskaris - Sir, you have many valid issues expressed here. I had that initial gut reaction as well. What makes someone, any individual or population group above the Law? What is Law? Why do Veterans Need there own Court System, when returned to society?
To begin, you earned it. PTSD is "something that happened to you". After being exposed and reliving this trauma, over and over; a chemical reaction in the brain occurs, leaving the individual essentially incapacitated. They are victims as well. PTS does not discriminate~it is an equalizer. But there by the grace of God go I. The same can be said of someone with uncontrolled or fragile diabetes. Someone bone tired from blood dyscrasias from OIE. They too can act with, as you said "reckless and psychopathic behavior" should we place them behind bars as well?
Sir, with all due respect, if you believe for even one minute that the "American Justice System", is infallible, acts honorably and holds themselves to a higher standard, then do I have a bridge for you. I too "am getting sick and tired of veterans behaving badly" and perhaps most citizens as well. But as a citizen, exposed to trauma over and over again; for some reason I understand it. My son's live with it.
So, you ask me if I believe that veterans deserve there own special treatment in the Law. Maybe. The beauty of the law to me is the fact that it is ever-changing and liquid. It is reason without emotion. It is ever evolving. Perhaps, just Perhaps, it is time in this Country for you as a VETERAN to lead again. This society is screaming out for your leadership. Just like your brother and sisters in arms before you. We as a society have learned from the Military. And from what I am aware of You are taught by the ones before you. That is the Standard.
Just like this Outstanding Judge. Perhaps, he can set a new standard. He applied the Law as written, but then stepped up to be there for another soldier, who understood and had compassion to stand by his convictions. I do not believe it was a political statement, but a human one from this Most Honorable Justice.
Afterall, we are all human and make mistakes. But to rise and take action to improve and outcome~~~Priceless.

Once again, we shall have to agree to disagree. Sometimes, we as "emergency personal" are also repeatedly traumatized, some remain in denial in order to function from day to day. Then there is a trigger which releases that adrenaline rush, leading to an overload of cortisol, over and over again, which eats away at the brain. So this chemical reaction is what is happening. How much adrenaline can one put out before those synapses are burnt out? Then the no longer experience any flight response, how is that safe? It is a physical response(which is normal) that has been overutilized fright or flight response which most of us have. However, when it becomes acute it is incapacitating. Count your blessings that you can not feel this. It is well documented all the way back to the civil war. It is a real issue, not to belittled by our profession but researched and supported.