"Vet Jailed for VA Threat" (More support for the troops from the GOP)

[Squatch]

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BATON ROUGE, La. - A veteran was accused of sending the Department of Veterans Affairs a threat to "explore my homicidal ideations" because VA managers rejected his claim for benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran, Mandell Croxton, must stay in jail until his trial, U.S. Magistrate Christine Noland ruled Wednesday. No trial date has been set.

Federal public defender Jean Faria said she would submit a request by Friday for Croxton to be evaluated to determine whether he is competent to stand trial. Faria agreed to the prosecutors' recommendation that he remain in custody.

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"You have exactly 10 working days from today to get an award letter out to me stating that the VA is awarding me my claim at a rate of no less than 65 percent," an e-mail allegedly said. "If not, I will explore my homicidal ideations." Ideation is a clinical term referring to thoughts or inclinations.

[Squatch]

1. Obligatory kick

[TomInTib]

2. Shouldn't put things like that in writhing.

Kinda hard to deny.

By the way, I have wondered what that ribbon in your whatever-you-call-it is. I have and have seen a lot of ribbons/medals, but not that one.

[Squatch]

3. GWOTSM

Global War on Terror Service Medal

[Rosemary2205]

4. He SHOULD either be jailed or institutionalized for now.

If we HAD mental health facilities that, of course, would be much better. But he's clearly a danger to the community.

Bush and his god damned fucking war -- a lot of "living" dead people out there.