Remainder of article:
Morgan’s diagnosis of Bergdahl also included “social phobia,” a form of anxiety disorder where he fears being thought of as silly or incompetent by others. Bergdahl has a negative image of himself, Morgan said, adding that the soldier is detached, socially awkward, and doesn’t form intimate relationships with others.
The doctor also provided insights into Bergdahl’s way of thinking, saying that while he’s intelligent, he is also “naive.”
Morgan compared Bergdahl to a child who jumps into things without thinking about the consequences. Bergdahl wants to do the right thing but doesn’t always know the right way to go about it, Morgan said.
“Once [Bergdahl] gets an idea that makes sense, he wants to do it,” Morgan said, adding later that Bergdahl knew walking off of his Army post “would get him in trouble.”
‘People with mental health illness are not dumb’
During his examination, Morgan administered five separate tests on Bergdahl to determine if the soldier was trying to fake a mental illness.
Bergdahl passed every test but one, which Morgan said is designed for civilians — not prisoners of war — and could explain why Bergdahl tested so highly on the probability for malingering, or faking an illness.
“The fact that they don’t see something wrong doesn’t mean there’s not something wrong,” Morgan said.
“People with mental health illness are not dumb,” he added.
When pushed by the prosecution why Bergdahl had told people he faked an anxiety attack while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard that led to his release from duty, Morgan replied that Bergdahl was too embarrassed to admit he was having mental health issues.
‘The cat whisperer’
The defense’s second witness on Wednesday was an unnamed medical doctor who testified by phone. The woman, who runs a nonprofit animal rescue, met Bergdahl after he contacted her about a feral cat for which he had been caring.
She told the judge that Bergdahl had been able to capture 24 feral cats in San Antonio and brought each of them to her sanctuary. His efforts were so impressive, she said, that she offered Bergdahl a job as a caretaker at the sanctuary — an offer that still stands, she added.
The woman said the cats, who would normally run away from humans, would surround Bergdahl. He’s “the cat whisperer,” she said.
The traitor should be strung _ up in public in the WDC mall. Let worms and birds pick at his worthless carcus. P SD my a**.
“Once [Bergdahl] gets an idea that makes sense, he wants to do it,” Morgan said, adding later that Bergdahl knew walking off of his Army post “would get him in trouble.”
This is the reason why Bergdahl needs to be punished as severely as possible.
There are probably a lot of other soldiers that have similar proclivities and are having their own problems differentiating right from wrong and who may give into the temptation to act impulsively.
The sure knowledge that they will be sentenced to a lifetime of hard labor in Ft Leavenworth will go a long way towards clarifying right from wrong and may prevent them from acting impulsively.
Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time...
He is guilty as hell and has admitted it. He should get life.
What is needed for this mutt is a length of good hemp rope and a sturdy tree limb.