tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post6650572677484411658..comments2024-03-05T00:35:33.495+01:00Comments on Different Thoughts: The murder of Torben Martin Bødker, a Bosnia-veteranMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273435151682585281noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-15291770761619283832009-04-24T17:21:00.000+02:002009-04-24T17:21:00.000+02:00Anonymous: I thought, things weren't as messed up ...Anonymous: I thought, things weren't as messed up here in Denmark as they are in the U.S., since everybody in this country has health insurance, and there's parity for "mental illness". Apparently, I was wrong. No insurance, or parity, or whatever, can make up for only one-size-fits-all-second-rate-treatment options offered.<br /><br />But what really gets me here (too), is that they stop at nothing in order to escape responsibility. Not even at declaring the individual as "psychologically flawed". Disgusting.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273435151682585281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-2665750818853152712009-04-24T16:08:00.000+02:002009-04-24T16:08:00.000+02:00I am a Bosnian vet, and came back to the states in...I am a Bosnian vet, and came back to the states in 97 after serving for 9 months. I'm very sorry for what happened to this man and very sad having read this. Personally, I have anger management issues that may or may not be a result of my service. However, I do know that several of my platoon mates were either fired from jobs, got devorces or had other negative experiences when they came home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-77162041810335823352009-03-16T14:12:00.000+01:002009-03-16T14:12:00.000+01:00Mark: Not glib at all. Spot on.Mark: Not glib at all. Spot on.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273435151682585281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-54918024228161684182009-03-16T13:48:00.000+01:002009-03-16T13:48:00.000+01:00I'm sorry if this sounds glib. I did not know Torb...I'm sorry if this sounds glib. I did not know Torben Martin Bødker.<BR/>It is meant to be cynical.<BR/><BR/>It is the old Catch 22.<BR/><BR/>If you are sane enough to ask for help, it means you don't need help.<BR/><BR/>When forced help comes, things go badly.<BR/>___<BR/>From the book-movie Catch 22.<BR/>Doc Daneeka says, “He has to be crazy to keep flying combat missions after all the close calls he’s had. Sure, I can ground Orr. But first he has to ask me to.”<BR/><BR/>“That’s all he has to do to be grounded?”<BR/><BR/>“That’s all. Let him ask me.”<BR/><BR/>“And then you can ground him?” Yossarian asked.<BR/><BR/>“No. Then I can’t ground him.”<BR/><BR/>“You mean there’s a catch?”<BR/><BR/>“Sure there’s a catch,” Doc Daneeka replied. “Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn’t really crazy.”<BR/>_____<BR/>Doc says, “He has to be crazy to keep on living after all the shit he’s had happen to him and experienced. Sure, I can help Torben Martin Bødker. But first he has to ask me to.”<BR/><BR/>“That’s all he has to do to be helped?”<BR/><BR/>“That’s all. Let him ask me.”<BR/><BR/>“And then you can help him?” an unseen voice askes.<BR/><BR/>“No. Then I can’t help him.”<BR/><BR/>“You mean there’s a catch?”<BR/><BR/>“Sure there’s a catch,” Doc replied. “Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get help isn’t really crazy.”Mark p.s.2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10529811159862096782noreply@blogger.com