Military Murder-Suicide Not Growing!

Why the press seems so focused on covering a crisis that is not real, should have all of us doing what I am doing right now. Scratching my head and wondering why they haven't been paying attention all along.

This article on Huffington Post has some great info however, the numbers go back a very long way and I am wondering why they did it. I have a lot more detailed information that will be up later on but for now, digest this. It says that it is "growing" but the numbers are from 2008!

This Map Shows The Deadly Aftermath Of War Right Here At Home
Huffington Post
Jan Diehm
Kathleen Miles
Posted: 04/07/2014

Army Spc. Ivan Lopez, the veteran who fatally shot three people before taking his own life Wednesday at Fort Hood, Texas, is among a growing number of recent veterans who have committed violent crimes after returning from war.

In 2008, The New York Times compiled a list of 121 cases in which veterans were charged with a killing after returning home, and Current TV, GOOD and MGMT.design collaborated to update the research in 2010. The Huffington Post collected data from these sources and more recent news articles to create the infographic below, which shows that at least 194 veterans have been charged with killings after returning from Iraq or Afghanistan. It also shows that there has been a concentration of such incidents around military bases. Our research may not be a complete tally, but these were the cases we could confirm.
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I have to go out but check back tonight for more about why this report is pretty much not worth reading.

Approximately 30 percent of Fort Irwin soldiers who have returned from Iraq are experiencing some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, said Lt. Col. Valvincent Reyes, the senior social work officer at Fort Irwin's mental health department.

August 2006