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Army Suicides at an All Time High | 28 comments (28 topical)

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From the Coalition Casualties Website... (5.00 / 1) (#7)
by desertswine on Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 09:51:52 AM EST
Deaths: Self-Inflicted  As reported by the DoD as of 7/31/2007

Self Inflicted
                      Army Navy Marines AF Total
Died of
 Self-Inflicted wounds 100  4     14     0  118

However, (none / 0) (#13)
by Gabriel Malor on Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 01:53:50 PM EST
It is important to note that a self-inflicted death is not necessarily a suicide.

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An untrained person can accidently kill themself (none / 0) (#16)
by JSN on Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 02:58:18 PM EST
with a firearm but the chances of that happening are greatly reduced for those who are trained in the proper use of firearms.

I assume that US soldiers in combat units know the proper use of firearms. Self-inflicted is a general term that covers all cases but in this situation is it reasonable to assume the self-inflicted death was intended.

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Tsk tsk tsk. (none / 0) (#19)
by Gabriel Malor on Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 06:21:59 PM EST
Self-inflicted is a general term that covers all cases but in this situation is it reasonable to assume the self-inflicted death was intended.

You make such an assumption in order to ignore data which frustrates your purpose. That is deeply unscientific, but not unexpected in politics.

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Army Suicides at an All Time High | 28 comments (28 topical)

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