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So an autistic person is a sociopath now? Or am I just misunderstanding this "hot take". Buncha oul lads shitting on a teenager is what it sounds like. Like no

by roomey 3y ago

So an autistic person is a sociopath now? Or am I just misunderstanding this "hot take". Buncha oul lads shitting on a teenager is what it sounds like. Like no one here did illegal shit when they were younger. Oh, and wait, of course the hacking stuff is overblown, but the property damage and assault he did while locked in prison is of course not overblow. Not perhaps, someone lashing out due to being stuck in a prison maybe? Someone who may have sensory problems, or autism. Getting forced to eat a type of food, or wear a type of cloths?

sickofparadox 3y ago
I'm not sure "he assaulted multiple people because he was lashing out due to autism" is an explanation that will garner much sympathy from people. From my perspective it makes him sound unstable and out of control - exactly the kind of person we should remove from society for our and his safety.
- roomey 3y ago
  All I'm saying is "assaulted multiple people" is the same as "hacked rockstar with a fire stick". And it sounds like lashing out. Aaaand, sympathy isn't required. Empathy goes much further.
- faeriechangling 3y ago
  The argument here is that they're saying the misbehaviour is a result of the prison conditions essentially being torture, and under more humane conditions there wouldn't be the same degree of instability or loss of control. If bringing up autistic people to a normal level of behaviour was as cheap as giving them some food stamps and money for clothes, this could be more affordable than prison, as well as more humane, as well as more likely to result in said autistic person to contribute to the tax base. Autism is sometimes essentially a digestive disorder or sensory disorder which presents in the form of asocial behaviour. The difference between Autism and ASPD in this context is that changing the diet of somebody with ASPD won't make them any less sociopathic, but changing the diet of somebody with autism will.
aaron695 3y ago
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by roomey 3y ago

sickofparadox 3y ago

I'm not sure "he assaulted multiple people because he was lashing out due to autism" is an explanation that will garner much sympathy from people. From my perspective it makes him sound unstable and out of control - exactly the kind of person we should remove from society for our and his safety.

roomey 3y ago
All I'm saying is "assaulted multiple people" is the same as "hacked rockstar with a fire stick". And it sounds like lashing out. Aaaand, sympathy isn't required. Empathy goes much further.
faeriechangling 3y ago
The argument here is that they're saying the misbehaviour is a result of the prison conditions essentially being torture, and under more humane conditions there wouldn't be the same degree of instability or loss of control. If bringing up autistic people to a normal level of behaviour was as cheap as giving them some food stamps and money for clothes, this could be more affordable than prison, as well as more humane, as well as more likely to result in said autistic person to contribute to the tax base. Autism is sometimes essentially a digestive disorder or sensory disorder which presents in the form of asocial behaviour. The difference between Autism and ASPD in this context is that changing the diet of somebody with ASPD won't make them any less sociopathic, but changing the diet of somebody with autism will.

aaron695 3y ago

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