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Military Law,
Government

Aug. 5, 2019

Disposable Warriors

We send them there. We break them. Then we take away their benefits.

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Understanding that post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and other combat maladies may increase risky, sometime violent, behavior, California courts, legislators and lawyers, along with various state and county agencies, have cobbled together a process to deal with United States military service members and veterans who commit crimes while suffering from these conditions. Basically, California understands we should not turn our backs on those who were...

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