SelectionSunday
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never served out her contract with the military, yet
still draws most of her 'disability' pay. A lot of our troops don't get that much and most
of them deployed and served more honorably,
As a veteran and huge supporter of all our veterans, I was quite angered by this from
the get-go, but reading more into it, I have learned that this Veteran: never deployed,
doesn't have PTSD from any military service issue, has claimed many things in various
facebook posts that aren't true and never served out her contract with the military, yet
still draws most of her 'disability' pay. A lot of our troops don't get that much and most
of them deployed and served more honorably, but back to this direct incident, apparently
there are a lot of eye witnesses that claim that they wanted to pet her dog and she un-
politely told them no, and it escalated into an exchanged of words and name calling, and
she's playing the victim. Idk, we'll see..
Also a Veteran, hate to say it but I was thinking the exact same thing you were. Sad that folks will take advantage like that.
For every Veteran I've seen legitimately disabled and getting compensation that they deserve, I've seen one that is, questionable to say the least. And those people are bogging down the system for folks who really need it.
Then again she could be completely legitimate, in which case I'm an A-Hole.
Holy hell what is with all the veterans playing Benefits Police? Who are you to decide who is completely legitimate or not? It is a very A-hole move to judge people without knowing what their situation is. I have a friend who has pretty terrible PTSD from surviving an IED blast and was medically discharged with 100% disability. Other than some pretty serious mental issues, physically he is fine and no one would be able to tell what he went through. It's pretty awful knowing there are other veterans out there who think the way you two do. "You're not disabled enough" is a pretty disgusting mindset to have.
I'm pro military and veteran as much as the next guy. I don't know how many vets you know/work with/ are friends with. Maybe you know alot who all have legitimate disabilities. I'm around a lot of vets. Many deserve their disability compensation. Many do not. I know this because I know what they are going in for and i know where they have been in the military. You may not like the thought that their are veterans out there who would disrespect your friends legitimate disability by claiming the same thing, yet having never actually suffered from PTSD.
I appreciate you sticking up for your Veteran friend, their needs to be more people like you. Unfortunately, while your mindset may be rosier to think about, I think mine is more accurate. At least, that has been my experience Kuato.
On Tuesday, February 17th Auburn Athletics was made aware of an incident in the lobby area of Haley Center involving two student-athletes and an interaction with a fellow student and her service dog.
Based on conversations with the students, it’s our belief that neither of the student-athletes, Andrew Williams nor Dontavius Russell, did anything with disrespectful intent. From a distance, Andrew made noises trying to get the dog’s attention. He didn't understand the purpose of the dog or realize that the student was a disabled veteran. Dontavius had no involvement in the interaction whatsoever as he was only walking to class.
Andrew offers the following message to the female student. “I want to take this opportunity to apologize for raising my voice. I was startled and totally misunderstood the situation. My mother and father who raised me both served in the military. I have tremendous respect for veterans. In the past week, I've learned a lot more about the role of service dogs for veterans and now better understand her courage to attend Auburn.”
The matter is under review by the university’s Office of Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity. We have and will continue to cooperate, and we understand the review must be allowed to follow its normal course.
Auburn has a long history of supporting the men and women who have served our country. We look forward to adding new programs and educational offerings that raise awareness about service dogs and the challenges that often impact those who serve. Both of the student-athletes affected by the incident were raised by military families and value all that Auburn does in support of the many military appreciation related activities.
You could be one of those people who give those who have served the benefit of the doubt, but instead you choose to assume that people are lying because you have ****ty friends/coworkers/etc. What a lovely worldview you have.
As for the woman in the story, you assume she's lying about PTSD so I'm left to assume then that you believe she is lying about being raped?
Are you suggesting that she lied about her disability in order to receive benefits? If not, what is your issue? She qualified for the benefits therefore is entitled to them. Don't hate the player, hate the game.
Is there a rating system on who served more honorably and what type of benefits they should get? I'm curious to see where I rate on the Service Honor Scale. I volunteered for Iraq (the only opportunity I had in 4 years to deploy) and searched vehicles at a gate all day but I never fired my weapon. Bottom line, everyone signed on the dotted line knowing the risks (yes, some more than others). Anyone who is willing to do such a thing should by all means be entitled to whatever benefits they may be eligible for, whether they are stateside, overseas, deploy, or never open their deployment bag after tech school.
Plantar fasciitis. Yah, I suppose. Who didn't have a round of that in the service? .
Listen, 'know-it-all', in my travels, I have met some of the most extraordinary individuals this world has to offer in the military, but like any institution, the military has people who never belonged in the first place. People who joined up for the wrong reasons, etc, and I will make this clear, I'm not saying she is, but the more I read into it, she fits that portrayal. The type of individual who plays the victim role throughout life. You may disagree, whichever, but stop with your 'but I know more about it than you' routine....it's old and boring. Now, move on.
Seems like this incident is way overblown. The story according to some witnesses is that the football players were a couple of many people that went to pet the dog, and the lady snapped on them. There are also some questions about the ladies character. Claims she has PTSD, yet has never been deployed.
She was sexually assaulted.