PTSD On Trial:Former Army Captain Sargentt Binkley

A couple of things to think about when reading more and watching the video.

Binkley is a West Point Grad. No small task.
He's a combat veteran having served in Bosnia and Honduras, decorated for his service and came home at a time when no one was talking about PTSD. (Ok, aside from a very few that have been at this all along.) The military did not diagnose PTSD. They had him on painkillers. That is what he decided to take from the pharmacy, painkillers. He should not go free or have a get out of jail free card, but there needs to be every aspect taken into account. Does he really have PTSD? Then that needs to be discovered and what level it is because that does change the way people think. Next, if he does have PTSD, then he should be put into treatment programs and have to help accountable for going to them. That's what they do in Veteran's Count. Jail for a man who was not only willing to lay down his life for his country, decorated for doing what he did, becoming wounded on top of that, is not the kind of person to toss into jail. There has to be accountability for the victims, as with all of these cases, because they were innocent bystanders paying the price for yet one more veteran we did not take care of. That's my two cents on this.

Former Army Captain charged with robbery
Former Army Captain charged with robbery
Monday, December 08, 2008 7:24 PM
By Vic Lee
SAN JOSE, CA (KGO) -- A West Point graduate who became a decorated Army Captain is now on trial in San Jose.

He's charged with armed robbery, but his lawyer says his client suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and should not be held responsible for his actions.

Former Army Captain Sargentt Binkley looked fit and healthy on the opening day of his trial for armed robbery. He has been in a court-approved rehab program for a year.
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