[Newsbot]

Title: B.C. soldier who repeatedly physically assaulted his infant daughter gets five years in jail
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: N_Fiddledog
Date: 2014-10-11 01:10:19
Canadian

[wildrosegirl]

There just aren't words..

Five lousy years.. Send him to India.

[ShepherdsDog]

....or back to his unit, before they go out onto field exercises.

[housewife]

Two things.

One not long enough!

Two why do we need to know he was a soldier. If he were in any trade but the magic few it would have been "BC Man". Are they just going for shock or implying something?

[wildrosegirl]

housewife housewife:

Two things.

One not long enough!

Two why do we need to know he was a soldier. If he were in any trade but the magic few it would have been "BC Man". Are they just going for shock or implying something?

Sensationalism.

[raydan]

Yup... military or police, it gets printed... crossdresser, visible minority or Jehovah's witness works too.

[grainfedprairieboy]

housewife housewife:

Two why do we need to know he was a soldier. If he were in any trade but the magic few it would have been "BC Man". Are they just going for shock or implying something?

I think it is important to note in a story because violent behaviour in active and retired military personnel can sometimes be traced to PTSD. This doesn't excuse the behaviour but given the current push to bring awareness to the disorder I don't have a problem with reporting that it was a soldier.