PTSD doesn’t kill; alcoholism does. The Washington Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis kills 13. “Army 2020: Generating Health & Discipline in the Force: Ahead of the Strategic Reset Report 2012″ shows bad behaviors are rooted in alcoholism.
Another Shooting Spree, Another Addict: Aaron Alexis Kills 13, Including Himself, at the Washington Navy Yard
Aaron Alexis, 34, who went on a shooting spree at the Washington Navy Yard in September, was known by friends and neighbors as a personable guy who was rarely angry. He began attending a small Buddhist temple in 2010 and became a “model” tenant and employee of one of its members, Nutpisit Suthamtewakul, owner of the Happy Bowl restaurant. Suthamtewakul reported Alexis paid his rent on time and was “always very quiet and smiling.” A pastor, Jason Williams, 37, who knew Alexis through the Happy Bowl, described him as “one of the most polite people I’ve ever met.”
However, several mental health “experts” say he exhibited ...