I’ve walked lots of miles in those shoes.
It’s not a term to be used lightly or frivolously.
The vast majority of PTSD sufferers tend to have a surplus of empathy and compassion for *life* and all living things.
They would *never* use their affliction as a pathetic excuse for being a violent, murder-minded jackass.
[I’ll hop off my soapbox now, even though I *do* enjoy being temporarily taller]...:)
MsLady, your brother-in-law may very well have PTSD. The VA Hospital could evaluate him. My husband is not one to complain and always said he was fine, even though he saw a lot of death and dying in Vietnam. When he started being treated at the VA for diabetes and back problems, they said he had PTSD. It took them awhile to convince him to see a therapist. But, now he goes to Vanderbilt every week and realizes that he has needed help for a long time. It is really helping. Maybe your brother-in-law will check into it.
Salamander, you said it very well. PTSD sufferers would never use their condition as an excuse. I can tell that you have empathy and compassion. As does my husband. If Fuller truly has PTSD, the VA should have it in his records.