sergeant bowe bergdahl back on u.s. soil this morning for the first time in five years. flown in overnight to brook army medical center in texas after nearly two weeks under treatment at military hospital in germany. this is new letters obtained by the daily beast is offering new insights into bergdahl s mind while in captivity. joining us now is chris, a former u.s. navy s.e.a.l. and navy s.e.a.l. medical professional. chris, thanks for joining us. also, give us a sense of what bowe bergdahl is going through right now that he is back on u.s. soil. you know, emotionally it s probably almost surreal for him. he s back in the u.s. he s no longer under that intense microscope where he was at landstuhl from a medical stand point, psychiatric evaluation, and just being quasi-interrogated by the army there. so the heat is probably off of him a little bit right now which is a good thing. they re going to try to see if he can kind of transition him
have done differently or anything more? i think the system could have done something differently. the six officer who is went that day, really their hands are tied by the constitutional restrictions on search and seizure. the laws are the problem, not the cops. we should be looking at a model that is use ld, for instance,inn canada where a psychiatrist goes with the cops on these checks, anything that could trigger a mental health evaluation or result in a that 5150, 72 hours of psychiatric evaluation. cops should not be in the position of judging mental health. pardon me for stopping you but just curious, what type of questions would you want to ask? first of all, i don t think the cops have any knowledge of his psychiatric history. do they know he s been seeing a psychologist since he was 8 years snoeld did they actually see the videos that the mother saw which triggered her phone call to the police? we don t even know if the cops saw those. which is what triggered the visit.
no, there s not. you really want me to be deported for one stupid mistake. this is not the englishman s first mistake. mr. dennis pleaded guilty to another prostitution charge in 2008. are you under a doctor s care for anything? do you feel like hurting yourself? no kidding. no jokes. this individual was extremely upset. asked him if he was suicidal and he said yes. you re suicidal? feel like jumping out the window? he s got to go. the processing room no place to joke about suicide. they will put you in a straight jacket for three days. mr. dennis remark about jumping out the window has just extended his ordeal with the mandatory detour for psychiatric evaluation. at that point in time, when they make statements like that, we have no choice. he s in custody. they re our responsibility. at that point we have to ensure his safety. i understand. we don t know if you plent it or not. i understand. i told you on the front end, don t joke. don t exaggerate. steph
you can cut me a break. no, there s not. you really want me to be deported for one stupid mistake. this is not his first mistake. mr. dennis pleaded guilty to another prostitution charge in 2008. are you under a doctor s care? do you feel like hurting yourself? no kidding. no jokes. this individual was extremely upset. asked him if he was suicidal and he said yes. you re suicidal? the processing room no place to joke about suicide. they will put you in a straight jacket for three days. a mandatory detour for psychiatric evaluation. at that point in time when they make statements like that, we have no choice. he s in custody. at that point we have to ensure the safety. we don t know if you meant it or not. i understand. i told you on the front end,
being held at guantanamo bay prison in cuba, the last britee for 12 years. he s never been charged with a crime and he has been cleared twice for release. his wife and their four children, youngest of whom he s never met, are currently living in england. yesterday over 4,000 days after he first arrived, his lawyers asked a federal judge to order his release because he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as well as a variety of mental and physical ailments. 25 hours of psychiatric evaluation showed that in addition to symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder like mood swings and angry outbrirss, he suffered from migraines, constant ringing in his ears, asthma, swollen feet, digestive problem, and worsening eyesight along with paranoia and difficulty