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Old Jun 14, 2016, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by justafriend306 View Post
He was actually found guilty. It angers me that this was ignorred as he was promoted through the ranks holding one position of command after another. Not one of the men and women I knew and served with under him went on to continue their military careers. Why does he get to have a successful life?
Hi justafriend,

I've had some of the same experiences, and also have a perp who has gone on to have all kinds of prestige in his career. However I can tell from afar that he's not doing well mentally.

Still, I know first hand what it feels like to watch people who harmed you appear to have great lives when you have lost so much because of them.

That being said, you don't share what this man did to you, but I suggest you don't automatically assume his life is successful because it appears to be that way professionally. You never can tell what people are experiencing in their lives if you aren't close to them. It is possible for people who are emotional wrecks to keep their professional lives together, cleverly hiding how messed up they are behind a façade that can eventually crack. If this man has a history of abusing people, that's a sign that he may be one of these clever fakers. (My perp definitely was.)

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