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- inactive, on 11/28/2008, -4/+43This is a great way to help our troops. If it saves 1 life than it's money well spent
- doiveo, on 11/28/2008, -3/+33The army spent a million on this? Cheapest thing they have done in a long time. To think they may saved many lives with this and it costs less than two Tomahawk missiles
- inactive, on 11/28/2008, -7/+26How about ending the occupations and bringing everybody home? Then maybe this ***** video wouldn't be needed. And prosecute the criminals that started the wars in the first place, to give the rest of us some peace of mind.
- inactive, on 11/28/2008, -2/+19I can't begin to imagine the stress, anxiety and longing these amazing people endure. I'm all for anything that offers them support.
- dngermouse, on 11/28/2008, -2/+14"Sloane told the Monitor the video provides soldiers "an opportunity to play it out before you live it out.""
.................. - magamiako, on 11/28/2008, -0/+10I had a friend that committed suicide in the military recently. He was actively deployed. I'm not going to state where nor whom because there is an on-going investigation into his suicide.
With his specific case, a game like this wouldn't help. The military's problem with suicide has to deal with the mentality of the people you work with while there. Someone I know that was in the military even stated that my friend did not deserve a military funeral because committing suicide is dishonorable and a sin.
It's one thing for someone to think that committing suicide is dishonorable, sinful, etc. That can be gotten away with being said and felt back home because the suicidal person has support here at home. But when you're in a situation such as a war. When you're deployed, and the only thing around you is death, fighting, combat, stress--and the very people you have to confide in think you're some sort of freak or screwed up in the head. Only bad things will come of this.
These situations are demonized, and word travels fast in the military. If you are seeing a doctor about something, your commanders know. And the "hoo ah" mentality of the army means to just continue pushing forward because unless there is a proven medical condition wrong with you (and even these days that's not enough), you're continually pushed beyond your mental limits.
It's a terrible situation that I wish my friend had never gone through, and had I known him prior to his enlisting and known prior of his issues, I would have done everything I could to keep him from going over there. - doiveo, on 11/28/2008, -1/+10First, F.U.
Second, veterans health isn't worth 1 million dollars? Given the ***** they waste money on i'm glad they found a way to try something for their mental health.
I don't get where you come off with that comment. - doiveo, on 11/28/2008, -0/+9I don’t get it. I have re read your comment many times and perhaps I'm not getting it but are you seriously suggesting I should strap on a bomb for my comment???
- Garofoli, on 11/28/2008, -0/+8Is death one of the dangers of suicide?
- Jasper710, on 11/28/2008, -0/+8I'm sitting here reading Don't Kill Yourself Books
- magamiako, on 11/28/2008, -0/+8I'll just add on to this, since this is a really deep issue to me recently. Releasing stuff like this may even make the situation worse.
Think of it this way. If there's only one "crazy doctor" in the area, and you go see that person, everyone's going to think you're a nutcase--even if they do not know the nature of what you're talking about. Maybe you just need someone to talk to about everyday life, who knows. They don't know. But it's the stigma associated with this that would cause your peers to think something of you.
Combine this sort of situation with videos like this, and you now put everyone on edge looking for "warning signs". So now as soon as you exhibit even a slight difference in view that *could* mean you *might* do something violent to yourself, you're immediately demonized and outcasted long before the situation ever happens.
When you're stuck over in war, and your own peers don't accept you, it's not going to turn out decently. - Liam2012, on 11/28/2008, -0/+6This video is only part of a larger program aimed at preventing suicide, which is great. The ARMY is actually acknowledging that there is a problem and is trying to do something about it. I second BrokebackCasket's comment, "If it saves 1 life than it's money well spent."
- annjay, on 11/28/2008, -1/+7Yes, this is great.
- inactive, on 11/28/2008, -2/+8Are you seriously saying that the legal drinking age is the reason veterans kill themselves? You sir, are a *****.
- inactive, on 11/28/2008, -0/+6They're still going to have PTSD, and there are still going to be attempting suicide. The video is still necessary (of course ending the occupation is important too).
- andyboyd, on 11/28/2008, -0/+5First America's Army and now this. What on earth are they going to think up next!
- lovemorgul, on 11/28/2008, -2/+7It is an opportunity to play it out before you live it out.
- psingl8715, on 11/28/2008, -0/+5I have very mixed feelings about this. Like so many other people, I'm all for any program that can save a soldier's life. The problem is that this doesn't go to the root of the problem. This acts as a remedy to help identify someone who is already suffering; or to help someone with no imagination to know what it would be like if you did commit suicide.
If it was up to me, I'd make a program that would educate leaders on the importance of caring for your soldiers. I'd put money on the fact that most of these soldiers make an effort to reach out for help to their leaders but are told to "suck it up" or some other macho BS. Another big problem is putting soldiers on stop-loss when they are just a few days from ETS'ing (leaving the military.) As if that's not bad enough, you deploy this soldier to the desert in an impossible mission and bad things are going to happen. - Ljay90, on 11/28/2008, -0/+4You said that book wasn't yours
- liquisoft, on 11/28/2008, -0/+4I hate war, but I don't hate our troops. They sacrifice so much and their country does so little to thank them. The mental scars of war are obviously immense, and what they experience and see is beyond my imagination. They deserve anything and everything that will help them cope with what they've been through.
- BeShirtHappy, on 11/28/2008, -1/+5My thoughts exactly!
- grason1129, on 11/28/2008, -2/+6service members are basically punished if they come forward with any mental problems they may be going through. If you are on active duty and you tell someone your suicidal your military career is OVER. This carries over even after the person is out of active duty and a veteran.
If you want military people and veterans to stop killing themselves stop sending them to kill brown children around the world until they can't sleep with out a bottle of liquor in them and the faces still come back. All the million dollar videos in the world will not erase the faces. - Rubab, on 11/28/2008, -0/+3finally something comes to prevent suicide attacks..
- TheScreamer, on 11/28/2008, -0/+3Interesting... I think I'll hold comment until I see it on TPB and download it for myself...
- inactive, on 11/28/2008, -0/+3Well let's just hope the rest of our armed forces are smarter than you.
- solid12345, on 11/28/2008, -2/+5Suicide is horrible, but for people trying to make a political statement that the suicide rate of soldiers is due to the Iraq war, just remember that the suicide rate of soldiers is actually LESS than many white collar professions like lawyers, businessmen, doctors, and dentists. If anything this tool only shows the US Army does what it can to help its own unlike many work force companies in America.
- themadrammer, on 08/18/2009, -1/+4Where was the US when there were genocides occurring in Africa? Where's your indignation for them? You'll notice there were no "terrorists killing Iraqi's or American's before the US invaded Iraq"
- fiatjustitia, on 11/28/2008, -1/+3dude, he's not blaming the troops, far from it. Read his comment again.
He's blaming the people who started the war in the first place, not the troops on the ground. - raphael7, on 11/28/2008, -1/+3great way to help people with mental problems
- inactive, on 11/28/2008, -1/+3wouldn't want them to kill themselves. valuable "human resources" are wasted then. they are supposed to be spent when ordered.
- twystoffate, on 11/28/2008, -0/+2Doesn't mean he can't read it.
- asgardshill, on 11/28/2008, -0/+2Make attempted suicide a capital crime under the UCMJ. That'll stop that *****. No wait ...
- Icyfenix, on 11/28/2008, -4/+6maybe they could have spent the money on 1 million dollars worth of body armor, that could have saved lots of lives?
- strangewill, on 11/28/2008, -1/+3Reading comprehension FAIL.
- daschupa, on 11/28/2008, -1/+3You could argue that they save soldiers' lives with the tomahawks rather than sending in ground troops first. Now a 500,000 dollar stapler on the other hand...
- mehtheinfernal, on 11/30/2008, -0/+2psingl you bring up very valid points. I had several friends have the stop-loss before ETS pulled on them and dodged it myself. The whole "here's your next assignment...if you reenlist after you return from tour we'll let you pick your next base!" gag was getting old too. Especially when they started making people do back to back tours.
It's one thing for them to do PR moves like this, it's another to actually try to help improve the quality of life their soldiers are living. It's the reason they don't keep many until retirement anymore. I basically felt like I gave up my freedoms while in the military. They owned me and if they wanted to pull stop loss or random tours, they could.
In basic, I remember them picking random numbers to do psychiatric studies on. Nevermind all the innoculations we had one after the other...signing waivers saying we were okay with them not being FDA approved. Then there were the anthrax vaccines. Living close quarters with someone you might/might not get along with. The binge drinkers who had nothing better to do. Overseas was the worst. Always living within the fenced in world and their rules. Atleast in the states it felt almost like a job where you left it behind when you went home.
I've seen one kid who really thought he was a borg. No lie. He didn't socialize with anyone. It was sad. I tried, but there's only so much you can do for people when they shut everyone out. Then there was the girl who kicked a wall barefoot until she broke it so she could leave... Nevermind the girls who get pregnant to avoid overseas tours. That's a great excuse to bring a life into this world! Yeah, it gets to people and I doubt they want to play a game once they're at that breaking point (which can sneak up on a person really fast). They did the buddy card thing before and no one used it. No one wants to be responsible for "turning someone in".
Like you said, they should prevent suffering to begin with...there are many problem areas for them to focus on and I hope they do. Even with all the faults, I still miss it sometimes. - harpoonhank420, on 11/28/2008, -0/+2i have a feeling the spend a bit more
- gforce051, on 11/28/2008, -0/+1Yeah, thanks.
That was in the article. - inactive, on 11/28/2008, -1/+2It's good to give the government and armed services a pat on the back and let them know when they do something good.
- erikwithaknotac, on 11/28/2008, -1/+2Is it like this game here?
http://www.adultswim.com/games/game/index.html?gam ... - LJRod82, on 11/28/2008, -0/+1The game "Beyond the Front" will feature the Giant's Drink module where the player will be expected to find resolution to an impossible scenario.
- rexblade, on 11/29/2008, -0/+1Because not having them serve in an aggressive invasion is not an option.... Makes sense treat the symptom not the cause...
- Irashtar, on 11/28/2008, -0/+1Is this supposed to be a response to Billy suicide?
- magamiako, on 11/28/2008, -0/+1The key difference between the suicide rate of soldiers and the suicides of people here is that soldiers have never really had any help. It's been largely ignored by the military and strong mental health has never been as important as strong physical health.
My assumption is the only reason they're bothering with it now is because the number has gotten high, and the soldiers have gotten physically weaker for combat. We need to rely on the mental resolve of our soldiers moreso than their brute strength. - TritonX, on 11/28/2008, -0/+1Preemptive war ftw.
- RSS14, on 11/28/2008, -0/+1Shut up you self righteous bastard.
- inactive, on 11/28/2008, -0/+1Um.. The billions of dollars spent on building schools and the reforming of laws so women can be educated?
I don't exactly favor this war, but damn.. It's not like all we're doing is blowing ***** up. The reasons behind whoever signed the "let's go to war" bill are irrelevant. We're there, and have to finish. And not leave it a *****. - patpl22391, on 11/28/2008, -0/+1Considering there was war in the bible, I'm going to say you don't know wtf you are talking about.
- kaosethema, on 11/29/2008, -0/+1how about not starting useless wars that benefit cheney's haliburton?
maybe that will save more lives. -
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