Uncovering a Dark Truth in a Young Patient's Tale | New Amsterdam | MD TV

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

Chance wanted to be pitied, but he knew he wouldn’t get any sympathy for what happened to his family so he claimed he was a veteran.

[@eprimeify2090]

And then Chance held Iggy hostage in his own home. He’s really sane.

[@aimamedico1107]

It was neither an excuse , Nor there was any lying. It's a recognized coping Mechanism. You try to get rid of or suppress your feelings in any way. Some do that by projection , Some by dissociation. In this case , By _stolen Valor_

[@Juls673]

Still a crime though

[@DevonAlexanderHess]

That's still lying. He wasn't delusional, he knew what he was saying wasn't true.

[@jjd997]

It's about time! I keep having to scrub through the episode if I wanna re-watch this clip.

[@pepsilepsimax]

Wow, what an amazing actor

[@sigamer216]

So her first action is to punch him instead of calling him out first?

[@billybobkumar9231]

She is in a support group, so she had a need for some mental health care.

[@lifewithlee6298]

Vets get mad 😡 if you pos as one. , so I can understand her rage 😤

[@jbtechcon7434]

Oh, some veterans get really pissy about people pretending to be veterans, even if they themselves didn't even serve in combat. I once had a couple of guys at work try to call me out for stolen Valor because I said I dislocated my shoulder and an army doctor popped it back in. So I had to clarify for everybody that I wasn't in the army, I was just hiking with an army doctor. The two clowns high five each other like they had just thwarted a robbery.

[@pendragonsxskywalkers9518]

@@lifewithlee6298 That does not justify breaking other person's boundaries.

[@MarvelDCFan4004]

Hearing him speaking what really happened made me cry!

[@geocross237]

I sure love this episode of Chicago Med

[@charisliu4911]

this is New Amsterdam

[@geocross237]

@@charisliu4911 not according to the description

[@crucisnh]

@@geocross237The description is wrong.

[@lydiastormberg1075]

As the granddaughter of a World War 2 veteran this made my boil. Those who try to lie about begin veteran is so very messed up 😢

[@foolslayer9416]

So this guy pretended to be a veteran because he set his family on fire. Sounds like a lousy excuse to lie.

[@morriskurland1091]

@@GossipIsSlander I re-watched it and totally misread the situation I will gladly take the l and delete my comments I see that I was wrong now thank you for clarifying and making me double check

[@JustAJinx-ci6hg]

When you accidentally go through something horrible, wouldn't you much rather rephrase or rework the pain into something you'd be praised/recognized for? It's much easier to force yourself to believe one thing, that you're a wounded veteran than a drunk who accidentally killed his family. Being seen as a veteran would def help my psyche.

[@renetrograde]

@@GossipIsSlander nah but he set his house on fire on purpose

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

@@GossipIsSlander He still has to take responsibility for all that though. He chose to get drunk. And in that drunken state, he chose to light a cigarette in an area with highly flammable material. While he didn't intend to burn his family to death, he still made choices that directly lead to that. It wasn't just a hapless accident with a bunch of factors outside of his control or that a reasonable person couldn't see causing a fire. This isn't a case of "there was a gas leak that I didn't know about and I made a spark unknowingly by hitting two pieces of metal together, and that caused an explosion" or something. Any reasonable person knows not to mess with a cigarette around flammable materials. Any reasonable person knows that hay is highly flammable. Any reasonable person knows it's a bad idea to get drunk. He made choices that easily lead to the fire. He doesn't get to just let that go, nor does he get to escape the consequences by ending himself. He needs to face the fact that he killed his family by being completely reckless, and needs to work towards making amends somehow. Instead he tries to cope with all that by stolen valor. It is indeed gross. And disgusting. If instead of burning his family to death, he got behind the wheel while drunk and ran over his family, he'd be arrested for a DUI and vehicular manslaughter...at minimum. But somehow, because it's a fire, people have more sympathy for him?

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

@@JustAJinx-ci6hg He didn't just "go through something horrible." He freaking caused the horrible thing, even if it was an accident. He made reckless decisions that directly lead to the fire.

[@Bluefrog757]

I thought the HQ thing sounded weird

[@wallythewondercorncake8657]

Cav scout in airborne? I don't think that's a real thing

[@chrisbodley8958]

This isn't from chicago med but from new amsterdam please update your description

[@Bonesph]

He had a buddy at the VA look into it? That's against ethics even if this guy is lying.

[@k.c.8662]

Why do you say so? I don't believe it's protected information. I know it's confidential for employers but I don't see how a doctor asking if someone is in the system is unethical. /Gen

[@weavercs4014]

It's not against ethics. Stolen Valor is a crime and it's allowed to be investigated

[@k.c.8662]

@@weavercs4014 He didn't technically commit the crime of stolen valor. The crime of stolen valor requires you to get some kind of tangible benefit from the lie. He also didn't impersonate a military officer bc he never wears a uniform. I understand that what he did is still insulting to military members but he didn't commit a crime. Edit to add that I forgot to mention that my original question had nothing to do with any potential crime. Even if he had done what fits the legal definition of stolen valor, in most states that wouldn't be reason enough to break confidentiality. Even when it comes to crimes, there are very strict roles about what kind of crimes warrant breaking confidentiality. In most states it requires direct threats of physical violence. But some count crimes like drug trafficking and money laundering. I doubt any states have an exception for stolen valor but I may be wrong.

[@Bonesph]

@@weavercs4014 VA buddy isn't law enforcement. He should of reported a law enforcement and not follow him out into the parking lot.. it's television though. Just my opinion maybe

[@amandasnider2644]

It's a crime to impersonate or pretend to be a veteran. There was a guy in Canada many years ago who bought a uniform and badges etc online and he went to a remembrance day ceremony and pretended to be a veteran. He was Interviewed by a news station and he lied and an actual veteran saw the Interview on the tv and investigated and the man was charged

[@Blu3HairedMess]

Even if Iggy did have his friend look into it, that's against protocol.

[@matrixremix4767]

Description says Chicago Med..

[@WhoCaresHo]

No the hashtags include Chicago med but the description says New Amsterdam

[@just-tess]

again pretty dumb kid if he thinks he can tell that story in a support group of veterans and no one will see through it...

[@Lid_il]

i mean ye i know da smell of burning flesh its called bbq

[@thomaswalmsley8959]

It smells different when there is skin and hair involved, trust me. But yeah most people have smelled some sorta cooked flesh.

[@HulklingsBoyfriend]

Stolen valour harms nobody but the doctor is more concerned about it than the american military killing innocent people 😞

[@danerook]

We aren't killing innocent people

[@evanallaire2829]

@@danerook we both are and arent

[@pax4370]

@@danerook in palestine? In gaza?

[@pax4370]

we are helping it.

[@sigamer216]

Him caring about the stolen valour led him to find out the truth. Also, Stolen valour absolutely harms people. People have faked their military service to get VA benefits which could have gone to actual veterans. Also, why should he care about what the US military does in this situation?

[@FullTimePatient37]

I don't symphthise with the dude 🥱

[@Jitterbuck]

Tf asked you?

[@phastinemoon]

I have a feeling that's not unique to just this dude

[@jaynehogue2459]

Sympathize

[@MetallicAGirl14]

@@jaynehogue2459if you wrote ‘smypthize’ again to correct spelling on OP’s comment, you would be incorrect in doing so.

[@deseraecannon-mcdonald7630]

Sympathize is the correct way of how you spell that word. LOL❣