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jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
Sun Sep 21, 2014, 11:46 AM Sep 2014

White House intruder was an Army vet with PTSD, family says

The intruder who scaled a White House fence and made it through the front doors was an Army veteran diagnosed with combat trauma, but authorities said Saturday the case was still under investigation.

A family member in California said Omar J. Gonzalez, 42, of Copperas Cove, Texas, near Ft. Hood, has been homeless and living alone in the wild and in campgrounds with his two pet dogs for the last two years.

“We talked to him on 9/11 and he said he planned to go to a Veterans Administration hospital to seek treatments,” said the family member, who asked that he not be identified pending completion of the Secret Service investigation

“He’s been depressed for quite some time,” the relative said. “He’d been taking antidepressants and anti-anxiety medication. I suspect he stopped taking it, otherwise this wouldn’t have happened.”

http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-white-house-arrest-20140920-story.html

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White House intruder was an Army vet with PTSD, family says (Original Post) jakeXT Sep 2014 OP
Another casualty of PNAC and Darth /Dimson PearliePoo2 Sep 2014 #1
That explains why he had no trouble jumping the fence rocktivity Sep 2014 #2
The secret service is able to arrest roody Sep 2014 #3
The Secret Service are professionals underpants Sep 2014 #5
Not taking his prescribed psychotropic medication is not the reason he did this! Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #4
Surely you don't think our government is behind this Politicalboi Sep 2014 #6
The billionaires who own the government. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #7

rocktivity

(44,883 posts)
2. That explains why he had no trouble jumping the fence
Sun Sep 21, 2014, 11:58 AM
Sep 2014

"Dimebag" Darrell's assassin was a paranoid schizophrenic Marine vet on medication who climbed an eight-foot fence with security in full pursuit.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2181125


rocktivity

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)
4. Not taking his prescribed psychotropic medication is not the reason he did this!
Sun Sep 21, 2014, 12:51 PM
Sep 2014

Society, the rich and their sick wars made him do this!

Take action!

Redistribute the wealth evenly across society!

Refuse to participate in war, even refusing to work for companies that profit from war!

Everyone was born on thus earth, everyone is equally deserving of the share of resources!

Recreate community, real functioning community!

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
6. Surely you don't think our government is behind this
Sun Sep 21, 2014, 02:31 PM
Sep 2014

I bet this guy picked the wrong time to quit smoking this week.

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