Courtesy of the Daily Mail:
The college graduate said the Palins were upset with her for involving law enforcement.'I got the cold shoulder for calling the police and tarnishing their name,' Jordan said.
'I was very particular about when I called the police and I didn't call them often. If I had called the police every time he pulled out a gun, then he would be in jail.
'To his family, I was still kind of the bad guy for calling the police and blowing this up. The answer to them is, "we don't call the police because that's our reputation".
'I don't really know what they believe but I definitely got some rude text messages, to say the least, about calling the police.'
After that famous incident where Track kicked her and threatened to shoot himself, the Palins had this response about her calling the police:
'I got a text to say I was disrespectful and not respecting their privacy; that I shouldn't have been drinking and I was blamed for that.
'There was never any responsibility put on Track or what he did or what happened.
'I think safety over reputation or a last name, that's pretty important. I still can't believe that they took priority over my life and Charlie's life.
'I disappointed them by calling the police and asking for help because I thought I was going to die.'
So to the Palins this young woman being murdered, or their son committing suicide, was preferable to bad publicity.
That is some seriously fucked up thinking right there.
Here was the bizarre rationalization that Sarah offered Jordan about Track's violent behavior:
Jordan said that she sat down for a heart-to-heart with the Palins a few weeks after Track attacked her.
'Sarah said to me: "Track has always had an outlet for his violence. He's played hockey his whole life and it's applauded when you get in fights with people and that's how he can take it out.
'"He would be on the ice and be aggressive and violent. People cheered him on for that.
'"When he was an adult and stopping playing hockey, he immediately joined the military and that was his outlet for violence. They were proud of him for that just like they were in hockey.
'"Since he's out of the military, he doesn't have that outlet anymore. So it's hard for him."'
Jordan added: 'I was hoping she had an idea for somewhere to take his violence but clearly it was just having him take it out on those around him.
'I remember her telling me, as if, 'This is the reason why you got hit but that's all I have for you.''
There is so much wrong there that I almost don't know where to start.
Look I was a very aggressive, and yes sometimes violent, teenager myself.
But my aggression was never directed at women, or those who were weaker than me.
My aggression diminished over time, and even more rapidly when I became a father. When I became a dad that just mellowed me right out.
There is NO excuse for Track at 28 years old to have remained so completely out of control.
And Jordan does not buy that PTSD excuse either:
Jordan said that he never completed the PTSD program and questioned whether Track's problems stemmed solely from the disorder.
'Track told me he was clinically diagnosed before leaving Iraq with PTSD and that is a serious issue,' she said.
'But there are other problems there. From what he has told me and what his family and friends have told me, this didn't come from the military. '
Track has had a history of violence from a young age. He got suspended for fighting in high school. This came from just deep-rooted mental health issues from childhood or adolescence that were never addressed or taken care of.
'His mom likes to say "PTSD, he came back different". He did - he came back a lot worse. But it exacerbates the problem, like alcohol does.
'I think part of the problem is that Track has never gotten in trouble for anything that he has done. He's attacked multiple people, he's pulled guns on multiple people and has never really gotten in trouble. I wasn't the first and I won't be the last.
'If he's gotten away with this much so far – what could happen to him? Not only that, if he goes to jail, his family is going to pay for a lawyer, bail him out and there's never really been consequences.
'All these people being quiet and trying to sweep this under the rug, whether it's his family or friends, that's the problem.'
Bingo!
And haven't WE been saying that exact thing for years now?
Track may have some rage issues that are part of his psychological make up, but those can be addressed and controlled through therapeutic interventions and medications.
I work with this population, I know.
But rather than get him the help he has needed since adolescence his parents simply swept the problems under the rug, and then used their money and influence to cover for him.
That tactic has helped to destroy Track's relationships, led to the abuse of family members, and almost got both Jordan and Todd killed.
Awesome job there Sarah.
If only you had listened to the IM community all of this could have been avoided.
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