Further, there's a report that he was a "mental health professional."
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WASHINGTON — Officials say a shooting suspect at Fort Hood has been identified as Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, who they say was an Army mental health professional.
A law enforcement official said Hasan, believed to be in his late 30s, was killed after opening fire at the base. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case publicly.
A defense official speaking on condition of anonymity says Hasan was a mental health professional — an Army psychologist or psychiatrist.
It was not known whether he was treating people at the base.
Officials says it was not clear what Hasan's religion was, but investigators are trying to determine if Hasan was his birth name or if he may have changed his name and converted to the Islamic faith at some point.
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My bet is that he flipped out. He was new to the army (he got his medical training paid for by the government, and now he owes the armed services 6 years (or something like that). He was supposed to go to Iraq this month. He told people he didn't want to go. His job was dealing with people who were dealing with the horrors of war. So I think he freaked out. (but how on earth did he manage to wound and kill all those people with two hand guns?)
I hate to say this but a saying around here is that pychiatrist's are the crazy ones...
There is something to a job where you hear nothing but other people's problems...it has to wear on you....
Combine that with hearing the stories and know that you, yourself, are about to experience them yourself....
Oh, I so feel for the victims families...such trust betrayed.
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Originally posted by jodi: My bet is that he flipped out. He was new to the army (he got his medical training paid for by the government, and now he owes the armed services 6 years (or something like that). He was supposed to go to Iraq this month. He told people he didn't want to go. His job was dealing with people who were dealing with the horrors of war. So I think he freaked out. (but how on earth did he manage to wound and kill all those people with two hand guns?)
I don't have a lot of sympathy for people who let the military pay for 100's of thousands of dollars of education and then want to whine and cry that they don't want to fulfill their part of the obligation. I don't much like Iraq or Afghanistan, but if you join the military you are obligated to obey. I work with a person whose daughter got 4 years of Gonzaga paid for and then it was time for her to start paying back she suddenly developed all this exercise-induced asthma. She had to be carted off by ambulance during athletic events, etc, etc. Finally, she got the military to release her of her obligation to serve. Guess what? She runs Iron Man every year, does all kinds of events and no more ashthma....gee I wonder why????
But I'm ranting.....
Whatever set this guy off, it's horrible for everyone he hurt or killed. I'm completely sympathetic to PTSD, but he hadn't been anywhere yet and had been practicing for less than a year!
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They are now saying that he was shot multiple times but is still alive.
I am glad for that. I would like to hear from his own mouth why he did this rather than spend years speculating.
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I bet you're right. He's probably bumming that he's still alive.
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Originally posted by jodi: (but how on earth did he manage to wound and kill all those people with two hand guns?)
Seems very weird a guy could go around on an army base and shoot all of those people. However, soldiers don't carry their weapons around on base generally. The assigned security people do, and the MP's, but if you're a soldier stationed there you don't.
Fort Hood is less than an hour away from here, many people I work with live in Killeen and commute to Austin for work, almost everyone knows someone at Fort Hood. There's a blood drive going on to donate blood to the wounded, we're trying to set one up here at work.
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It will be interesting to hear the story of why he was selected to go to Fort Hood to counsel soldiers. I assume it was those either going to or coming from the war. Would seem you would want someone with proven skills and a good match. The stuff they are publishing about this person, if true, are just about the polar opposite.
