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Hüsker Dü
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Seems he may be more concerned with public safety than the looney ideas you've been groomed to believe.
Sheriff Joe
DA
He better be concerned about his coming retirement party.
Hüsker Dü
DA
Sheriff Joe
DA
Maybe another wake up call?In Philly? You don't pay attention much do ya? Philly ain't Lancaster.
How Trump took Pennsylvania: Wins everywhere ... - Philly.com
www.philly.com/philly/news/...Trump_took_Pennsylvania__Wins__almost...
Hüsker Dü
DA
The question was Philly Mr. Doomass . . . but you probably couldn't point out Philly on a map.
First sentence of your article, that you didn't read.
"Hillary Clinton did what Democratic presidential nominees had done for years to win Pennsylvania on Election Day: She blew away her Republican rival in Philadelphia and its suburbs."
. . . and it was 44,292 that tipped the scales in Pennsylvania, less than attend a Dodgers game on a Sunday afternoon.
https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/pennsylvania-president-clinton-trump
Sheriff Joe
DA
Did you read my response? Maybe?
Are you as sure of this as you were Trump would lose?
Mr Dumb Ass.
Point being, you people aren't quite as smart as you think you are.
I thought that smugness would wear off, but I was wrong, 2nd time this year.
Hüsker Dü
DA
Nice try, you are sinking and grasping at straws (or for a fellow nutter to come to your rescue and agree with your nonsensical excuse for ignorance, like always).
Sheriff Joe
DA
Again, you must not know me very well.
Sheriff Joe
DA
Not that we needed it, but just another reason women shouldn't be in combat.
suicide
Female Veterans Face Higher Risk of Suicide
Brianna Heldt
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Posted: Jun 08, 2018 12:15 PM
a recent NPR article, women who’ve served in combat are 250 times more likely than female civilians to commit suicide.
Male veterans, on the other hand, are only 18 times more likely to kill themselves than their male civilian counterparts.
What, exactly, is going on?
So far, it’s not exactly clear what the reason is for the disparity.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs remains a convenient and expedient scapegoat, certainly, and not entirely without good reason. Just this past May, Forbes published a piece titled 3 Ways to Fix the VA Among Ongoing Scandals. The article describes woefully inadequate facilities and cites the 2014 scandal in particular, which erupted under the Obama administration, and where government officials allegedly falsified data showing just how long desperate veterans were waiting for appointments.
But the ongoing problems and corruption in the VA can’t fully explain the problem.
Nor can the VA be wholly responsible for the suicide rate among female veterans having increased by 85%--not an insignificant number, surely--in recent years. Why are women in combat doing so much worse, comparatively, than men? And what is the reason for the sudden, sharp increase?
If nothing else, the latest polls and research seem to validate something conservatives have been saying for a long time: men and women are indeed different.
Researchers with the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) just released a series of mental wellness recommendations for servicewomen and female veterans. One of those recommendations is the establishment of stronger social support networks. There is concern among researchers that women who’ve served in combat zones, in contrast to men, have no real community with which to share their experiences.
But while that may be true to some degree, it doesn’t necessarily speak to why women in particular are struggling so much. Surely men, too, have a difficult time finding positive ways of processing what they’ve seen.
One wonders if this latest research will ignite the age-old debate over women serving in combat positions, in general. It’s certainly possible. As recently as 2016, PBS was reporting a Marine general’s predictions that “the Defense Department’s vows to maintain the same standards for women and men in combat jobs won’t last,” and that “the military will eventually be pressured to lower the qualifications so more women can serve in jobs like the Marine infantry.”
At the time, the Marine Corps was opposed to opening certain infantry and combat positions to women, claiming that evidence showed male-only units were more effective than combined-gender units. They also worried about the potential for sexual harassment, and for the general well-being of women serving in such positions.
Two years later, it appears that the sharp decline in women’s mental health may support the Marine Corps’ position.
It was in 2013 when then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta granted women the previously unavailable right to serve in combat. Three years later, and against the Marine Corps’ recommendations, all military occupational specialties (such as ground units) were made available to women.
Liberals have long insisted that true gender equality demands women be afforded access to the same opportunities as men. But what this position fails to take into account is now being borne out in the extremely troubling suicide statistics: for all the talk of equality, servicemen and servicewomen are not faring the same. Women, who now have equal access to combat positions, are suffering disproportionately. Even if they make it back to their families alive, they may still not survive.
Controversial or not, perhaps it’s time to reconsider whether serving in combat is truly what’s best for women
suicide
Female Veterans Face Higher Risk of Suicide
Brianna Heldt
|
Posted: Jun 08, 2018 12:15 PM
a recent NPR article, women who’ve served in combat are 250 times more likely than female civilians to commit suicide.
Male veterans, on the other hand, are only 18 times more likely to kill themselves than their male civilian counterparts.
What, exactly, is going on?
So far, it’s not exactly clear what the reason is for the disparity.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs remains a convenient and expedient scapegoat, certainly, and not entirely without good reason. Just this past May, Forbes published a piece titled 3 Ways to Fix the VA Among Ongoing Scandals. The article describes woefully inadequate facilities and cites the 2014 scandal in particular, which erupted under the Obama administration, and where government officials allegedly falsified data showing just how long desperate veterans were waiting for appointments.
But the ongoing problems and corruption in the VA can’t fully explain the problem.
Nor can the VA be wholly responsible for the suicide rate among female veterans having increased by 85%--not an insignificant number, surely--in recent years. Why are women in combat doing so much worse, comparatively, than men? And what is the reason for the sudden, sharp increase?
If nothing else, the latest polls and research seem to validate something conservatives have been saying for a long time: men and women are indeed different.
Researchers with the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) just released a series of mental wellness recommendations for servicewomen and female veterans. One of those recommendations is the establishment of stronger social support networks. There is concern among researchers that women who’ve served in combat zones, in contrast to men, have no real community with which to share their experiences.
But while that may be true to some degree, it doesn’t necessarily speak to why women in particular are struggling so much. Surely men, too, have a difficult time finding positive ways of processing what they’ve seen.
One wonders if this latest research will ignite the age-old debate over women serving in combat positions, in general. It’s certainly possible. As recently as 2016, PBS was reporting a Marine general’s predictions that “the Defense Department’s vows to maintain the same standards for women and men in combat jobs won’t last,” and that “the military will eventually be pressured to lower the qualifications so more women can serve in jobs like the Marine infantry.”
At the time, the Marine Corps was opposed to opening certain infantry and combat positions to women, claiming that evidence showed male-only units were more effective than combined-gender units. They also worried about the potential for sexual harassment, and for the general well-being of women serving in such positions.
Two years later, it appears that the sharp decline in women’s mental health may support the Marine Corps’ position.
It was in 2013 when then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta granted women the previously unavailable right to serve in combat. Three years later, and against the Marine Corps’ recommendations, all military occupational specialties (such as ground units) were made available to women.
Liberals have long insisted that true gender equality demands women be afforded access to the same opportunities as men. But what this position fails to take into account is now being borne out in the extremely troubling suicide statistics: for all the talk of equality, servicemen and servicewomen are not faring the same. Women, who now have equal access to combat positions, are suffering disproportionately. Even if they make it back to their families alive, they may still not survive.
Controversial or not, perhaps it’s time to reconsider whether serving in combat is truly what’s best for women
Hüsker Dü
DA
We don't do enough for any of our servicemen and women, before, during or after their service.Not that we needed it, but just another reason women shouldn't be in combat.
suicide
Female Veterans Face Higher Risk of Suicide
Brianna Heldt
|
Posted: Jun 08, 2018 12:15 PM
a recent NPR article, women who’ve served in combat are 250 times more likely than female civilians to commit suicide.
Male veterans, on the other hand, are only 18 times more likely to kill themselves than their male civilian counterparts.
What, exactly, is going on?
So far, it’s not exactly clear what the reason is for the disparity.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs remains a convenient and expedient scapegoat, certainly, and not entirely without good reason. Just this past May, Forbes published a piece titled 3 Ways to Fix the VA Among Ongoing Scandals. The article describes woefully inadequate facilities and cites the 2014 scandal in particular, which erupted under the Obama administration, and where government officials allegedly falsified data showing just how long desperate veterans were waiting for appointments.
But the ongoing problems and corruption in the VA can’t fully explain the problem.
Nor can the VA be wholly responsible for the suicide rate among female veterans having increased by 85%--not an insignificant number, surely--in recent years. Why are women in combat doing so much worse, comparatively, than men? And what is the reason for the sudden, sharp increase?
If nothing else, the latest polls and research seem to validate something conservatives have been saying for a long time: men and women are indeed different.
Researchers with the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) just released a series of mental wellness recommendations for servicewomen and female veterans. One of those recommendations is the establishment of stronger social support networks. There is concern among researchers that women who’ve served in combat zones, in contrast to men, have no real community with which to share their experiences.
But while that may be true to some degree, it doesn’t necessarily speak to why women in particular are struggling so much. Surely men, too, have a difficult time finding positive ways of processing what they’ve seen.
One wonders if this latest research will ignite the age-old debate over women serving in combat positions, in general. It’s certainly possible. As recently as 2016, PBS was reporting a Marine general’s predictions that “the Defense Department’s vows to maintain the same standards for women and men in combat jobs won’t last,” and that “the military will eventually be pressured to lower the qualifications so more women can serve in jobs like the Marine infantry.”
At the time, the Marine Corps was opposed to opening certain infantry and combat positions to women, claiming that evidence showed male-only units were more effective than combined-gender units. They also worried about the potential for sexual harassment, and for the general well-being of women serving in such positions.
Two years later, it appears that the sharp decline in women’s mental health may support the Marine Corps’ position.
It was in 2013 when then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta granted women the previously unavailable right to serve in combat. Three years later, and against the Marine Corps’ recommendations, all military occupational specialties (such as ground units) were made available to women.
Liberals have long insisted that true gender equality demands women be afforded access to the same opportunities as men. But what this position fails to take into account is now being borne out in the extremely troubling suicide statistics: for all the talk of equality, servicemen and servicewomen are not faring the same. Women, who now have equal access to combat positions, are suffering disproportionately. Even if they make it back to their families alive, they may still not survive.
Controversial or not, perhaps it’s time to reconsider whether serving in combat is truly what’s best for women
. . . and attempting to lay the blame on "liberals" is of course, disingenuous at best.
“These findings are deeply concerning, which is why I made suicide prevention my top clinical priority,” said VA Secretary Dr. David J. Shulkin. “I am committed to reducing Veteran suicides through support and education. We know that of the 20 suicides a day that we reported last year, 14 are not under VA care. This is a national public health issue that requires a concerted, national approach.”
Hüsker Dü
DA
A "blogger" and very right heavy one as well. WOW! Nice list of topics, right down your alley.Not that we needed it, but just another reason women shouldn't be in combat.
suicide
Female Veterans Face Higher Risk of Suicide
Brianna Heldt
|
Posted: Jun 08, 2018 12:15 PM
a recent NPR article, women who’ve served in combat are 250 times more likely than female civilians to commit suicide.
Male veterans, on the other hand, are only 18 times more likely to kill themselves than their male civilian counterparts.
What, exactly, is going on?
So far, it’s not exactly clear what the reason is for the disparity.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs remains a convenient and expedient scapegoat, certainly, and not entirely without good reason. Just this past May, Forbes published a piece titled 3 Ways to Fix the VA Among Ongoing Scandals. The article describes woefully inadequate facilities and cites the 2014 scandal in particular, which erupted under the Obama administration, and where government officials allegedly falsified data showing just how long desperate veterans were waiting for appointments.
But the ongoing problems and corruption in the VA can’t fully explain the problem.
Nor can the VA be wholly responsible for the suicide rate among female veterans having increased by 85%--not an insignificant number, surely--in recent years. Why are women in combat doing so much worse, comparatively, than men? And what is the reason for the sudden, sharp increase?
If nothing else, the latest polls and research seem to validate something conservatives have been saying for a long time: men and women are indeed different.
Researchers with the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) just released a series of mental wellness recommendations for servicewomen and female veterans. One of those recommendations is the establishment of stronger social support networks. There is concern among researchers that women who’ve served in combat zones, in contrast to men, have no real community with which to share their experiences.
But while that may be true to some degree, it doesn’t necessarily speak to why women in particular are struggling so much. Surely men, too, have a difficult time finding positive ways of processing what they’ve seen.
One wonders if this latest research will ignite the age-old debate over women serving in combat positions, in general. It’s certainly possible. As recently as 2016, PBS was reporting a Marine general’s predictions that “the Defense Department’s vows to maintain the same standards for women and men in combat jobs won’t last,” and that “the military will eventually be pressured to lower the qualifications so more women can serve in jobs like the Marine infantry.”
At the time, the Marine Corps was opposed to opening certain infantry and combat positions to women, claiming that evidence showed male-only units were more effective than combined-gender units. They also worried about the potential for sexual harassment, and for the general well-being of women serving in such positions.
Two years later, it appears that the sharp decline in women’s mental health may support the Marine Corps’ position.
It was in 2013 when then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta granted women the previously unavailable right to serve in combat. Three years later, and against the Marine Corps’ recommendations, all military occupational specialties (such as ground units) were made available to women.
Liberals have long insisted that true gender equality demands women be afforded access to the same opportunities as men. But what this position fails to take into account is now being borne out in the extremely troubling suicide statistics: for all the talk of equality, servicemen and servicewomen are not faring the same. Women, who now have equal access to combat positions, are suffering disproportionately. Even if they make it back to their families alive, they may still not survive.
Controversial or not, perhaps it’s time to reconsider whether serving in combat is truly what’s best for women
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/briannaheldt
Sheriff Joe
DA
Women wouldn't be in combat if not for liberals.
Hüsker Dü
DA
The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office has come up with a new plan to stop potential school shooters: storing AR-15 rifles on school campuses.Not that we needed it, but just another reason women shouldn't be in combat.
suicide
Female Veterans Face Higher Risk of Suicide
Brianna Heldt
|
Posted: Jun 08, 2018 12:15 PM
a recent NPR article, women who’ve served in combat are 250 times more likely than female civilians to commit suicide.
Male veterans, on the other hand, are only 18 times more likely to kill themselves than their male civilian counterparts.
What, exactly, is going on?
So far, it’s not exactly clear what the reason is for the disparity.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs remains a convenient and expedient scapegoat, certainly, and not entirely without good reason. Just this past May, Forbes published a piece titled 3 Ways to Fix the VA Among Ongoing Scandals. The article describes woefully inadequate facilities and cites the 2014 scandal in particular, which erupted under the Obama administration, and where government officials allegedly falsified data showing just how long desperate veterans were waiting for appointments.
But the ongoing problems and corruption in the VA can’t fully explain the problem.
Nor can the VA be wholly responsible for the suicide rate among female veterans having increased by 85%--not an insignificant number, surely--in recent years. Why are women in combat doing so much worse, comparatively, than men? And what is the reason for the sudden, sharp increase?
If nothing else, the latest polls and research seem to validate something conservatives have been saying for a long time: men and women are indeed different.
Researchers with the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) just released a series of mental wellness recommendations for servicewomen and female veterans. One of those recommendations is the establishment of stronger social support networks. There is concern among researchers that women who’ve served in combat zones, in contrast to men, have no real community with which to share their experiences.
But while that may be true to some degree, it doesn’t necessarily speak to why women in particular are struggling so much. Surely men, too, have a difficult time finding positive ways of processing what they’ve seen.
One wonders if this latest research will ignite the age-old debate over women serving in combat positions, in general. It’s certainly possible. As recently as 2016, PBS was reporting a Marine general’s predictions that “the Defense Department’s vows to maintain the same standards for women and men in combat jobs won’t last,” and that “the military will eventually be pressured to lower the qualifications so more women can serve in jobs like the Marine infantry.”
At the time, the Marine Corps was opposed to opening certain infantry and combat positions to women, claiming that evidence showed male-only units were more effective than combined-gender units. They also worried about the potential for sexual harassment, and for the general well-being of women serving in such positions.
Two years later, it appears that the sharp decline in women’s mental health may support the Marine Corps’ position.
It was in 2013 when then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta granted women the previously unavailable right to serve in combat. Three years later, and against the Marine Corps’ recommendations, all military occupational specialties (such as ground units) were made available to women.
Liberals have long insisted that true gender equality demands women be afforded access to the same opportunities as men. But what this position fails to take into account is now being borne out in the extremely troubling suicide statistics: for all the talk of equality, servicemen and servicewomen are not faring the same. Women, who now have equal access to combat positions, are suffering disproportionately. Even if they make it back to their families alive, they may still not survive.
Controversial or not, perhaps it’s time to reconsider whether serving in combat is truly what’s best for women
According to the sheriff’s office, moving guns out of the cars of school resource officers, where they are presently kept, and into the school buildings themselves, ought to allow officers to respond faster. The two schools in question are in Lyons Middle/Senior High School and Niwot High School--where officer response time is presently 10 to 15 minutes.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/brian...w-idea-for-stopping-school-shootings-n2488404
What possibly could go wrong?
Three Guns Accidentally Fired In Schools In One Week; At Least 29 Killed & 51 Injured at Schools in 2018
https://www.the74million.org/three-...he-latest-by-a-teacher-in-a-gun-safety-class/
Hüsker Dü
DA
President Donald Trump says he's inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana.
Asked Friday about a proposed bill that would reshape the nation's approach to pot, Trump said he would "probably end up supporting that."
Asked Friday about a proposed bill that would reshape the nation's approach to pot, Trump said he would "probably end up supporting that."
