I'm guessing you don't know of many instances then. The VA of which I'm aware goes out of its way to treat veterans including paying for them to be treated by the UW Physicians - on the governtment's nickel even. They're so understaffed that they pay for people to go to the UW for treatment, which isn't cheap.
It does not say, however, that the people weren't prosecuted for their crimes.Here i was hoping to demonstrate how in Illinois the Sheriff department picks up the phone, calls the VA and asks for help on behalf of vets. This makes the difference in how the VA responds. I've never seen or heard of that done here in Los Angeles. And yet your saying vets must SEEK help, they do. They must carry treatment to completion. How if no help is offered?
It isn't just here; it's the law of the land handed down by the Supreme Court of the United States of America. They said that cops can be rude and that it doesn't violate the constitution.Here the answer is yes. Here the answer is cops have a right to be rude. Here the sentiment is i lost someone to a drunk or a crazy vet, so prosecute both to the fullest extent.
I think anyone who commits serious offenses should be severely punished, including vets, cops, fire fighters, politicians and priests.
As a rule, they aren't. There are specific cases in which this happens because the program the veteran walked out on is so hard to get into that the waiting list for it can be lengthy.If vets resist treatment on release, they should not be precluded from services at a later date.
Unfortunately, the VA has finite resources and limited time. But that's a policy and finance issue you should take up with your congressional folks through their offices. If there's a public outcry for money for a particular program (and ones servicing veterans should be at the top of the list), it'll get funded. George Washington noted that the quality of servicemen a nation can recruit depends on how well they're treated when they're veterans. But this website isn't going to change the budget cuts the Bush Administration has levied against the VA.

