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recceguy said:........... she 'might' have PTSD, but that's not our call. However, the use of real or fictional PTSD is wrong to use as her scapegoat for behavior.
This is the central piece to this discussion. I don't think any of us are making the call whether or not she has PTSD, as much as we are tired of hearing of someone getting caught in a criminal act and then crying out that they have PTSD as an excuse for committing that act. Many of us are looking at this as more of a lack of morals and ethics on her part.
We know that PTSD is a serious problem, and that many suffer in silence. Actions by people who are caught having committed criminal acts and then use PTSD as an excuse, rightfully or falsely, in my opinion hurts the cause more than it helps. As was pointed out, she knew that what she was doing was wrong and admitted that by telling her clients not to say anything. Once arrested, she claims PTSD. That use of PTSD as her scapegoat for her behavior, in the hopes of leniency, is what many of us are looking at as offensive.
It is now up to the Court and Medical professionals to clear up the matter of whether or not she is suffering PTSD. In the meantime, she has been caught in a criminal act and charged.