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07 Jan 2013, 11:24 pm

http://www.news.com.au/national/man-cha ... 6547972903

Why??? :evil:



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08 Jan 2013, 12:17 am

It's a horrible incident, but I don't see how the fact that the boy was autistic has anything at all to do with what happened -- why do they point it out?



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08 Jan 2013, 12:38 am

The stepfather is extremely traumatised. Yeah. I would be, too. Tragic.


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08 Jan 2013, 1:33 am

undercaffeinated wrote:
It's a horrible incident, but I don't see how the fact that the boy was autistic has anything at all to do with what happened -- why do they point it out?


News reports tend to point out any characteristics that identify a person as "vulnerable" - elderly, young, disabled, etc.



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08 Jan 2013, 11:17 am

starkid wrote:
undercaffeinated wrote:
It's a horrible incident, but I don't see how the fact that the boy was autistic has anything at all to do with what happened -- why do they point it out?


News reports tend to point out any characteristics that identify a person as "vulnerable" - elderly, young, disabled, etc.

Indeed. Sensationalism as usual... :roll:



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08 Jan 2013, 12:15 pm

News sources usually mention autism to either make you feel sorry for or blame someone. In this case, I'd say they wanted to make the crime seem extra tragic. It wasn't just a 14yr old boy...it was a poor, defenseless, disabled boy! As opposed to when a parent kills their child, which is totally understandable if the child was one of those awful, burdensome autistic kids. *eyeroll*

Sorry, is the chip on my shoulder showing? lol


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