Thursday, January 19, 2017

Manning and suicide rates

Pvt. Manning to whom Obama just granted freedom has attempted suicide twice while in prison. The rate of suicide (and suicide attempts) by transgendered or those on their way is very high--about 40%. And it's not discrimination. It's also very high after genital surgery, facial remolding and inclusion. If discrimination were the leading factor, then blacks would have a higher rate than whites, but they don't. Poorer neighborhoods would have higher rates of suicide than richer, but they don't. Jail suicide rates have gone up 12% during Obama's terms. Prison suicides outnumber homicides. The highest suicide rate is white men over 85. Obama's tragic decision won't help military veterans whose suicide rate is twice that of civilians. 

I was wrong about Manning's orchiectomy--he hasn't had it yet, so he's a male taking estrogen to enlarge his breasts who's had a name change. And why not be depressed, anxious and suicidal? He's betrayed his fellow soldiers, his country, and his family so he could get free hormones and mascara. That's a heavy burden for anyone to bear. His treachery led to the deaths of poor villagers who were supporting U.S. forces and outed many of our allies. How does this make him a hero and a figure worthy of pity? I suspect Obama has signed his death warrant.

6 comments:

Berit said...

Have you seen this article?

Bradley Manning Uncovered U.S. Torture, Abuse, Soldiers Laughing As They Killed Innocent Civilians

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/21/bradley-manning-leaks_n_3788126.html

Norma said...

And that horror caused him to turn on his fellow soldiers and betray the villagers? Come on, get a grip. We heard it all in Vietnam, remember?

Berit said...

That you don’t want to put my comment in and respond to it, shows that you are not comfortable with your standpoint and not knowledgeable enough.
That's sad.

Norma said...

You made your point. Now take it to your blog and I can come by and disagree with you. Bloggers do not have a requirement to read ad hominem attacks which is where these always lead after the first, reasonable comment--usually goes down hill from there.

Berit said...

You take side in a controversial topic and then you are not prepared to discuss it. Instead you turn nasty which says a lot about you.

Norma said...

I gave you a chance, you became nasty and trollish. Now you're banished.