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26 Feb 2016, 1:22 am

US hoax bomb caller has severe autism

if people start asking you "jokingly" if you are making bomb threats this might be the reason why.


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26 Feb 2016, 1:45 am

I'd say that the majority of those that have called in bomb threats haven't been autistic, but I'm sure some will seize on this one instance and start associating bomb threats with autistic people in general.



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28 Feb 2016, 11:14 pm

It would seem to cause chaos and attract unwanted attention. I can't make sense of an autistic person doing this. Or, is there something, I'm not understanding.



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01 Mar 2016, 10:36 am

Yigeren wrote:
I'd say that the majority of those that have called in bomb threats haven't been autistic, but I'm sure some will seize on this one instance and start associating bomb threats with autistic people in general.


The way this has been reported almost guarantees this. They don't tie his male gender, clear bipedalism, handedness, skin pigmentation, hair color or other defining personal characteristics to this, but autism--yes, that must be explanatory in some way!

The association has already been implicitly made by the journalists.


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01 Mar 2016, 12:19 pm

Thanks, BBC. I know you're not biased or anything.

/sarcasm.


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01 Mar 2016, 8:58 pm

Doesn't matter what the person is. Pranks like this are horrible and the person needs to charged the same like anyone else.


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02 Mar 2016, 8:20 pm

May have been motivated by an obsession, but autism isn't reason for not knowing right from wrong. Chances are he know what he was doing was wrong. Probably didn't realize the consequences would be so harsh though.



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03 Mar 2016, 5:56 pm

I am surprised he isn't muslim :lol: Somehow autism was better.


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04 Mar 2016, 1:21 am

Its interesting he was able to pass himself off as a potential bomber on the phone given he is supposed to be "severely autistic" something doesn't add up?



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05 Mar 2016, 6:07 pm

Oh dear. Nope he should focus his energy on something better. Maybe he was tryibg to get a sense of control by doing the threats....



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05 Mar 2016, 8:54 pm

I have never seen a "Get Out Of Jail Free" card with the word "Autism" printed on it.

Maybe there's a reason.


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05 Mar 2016, 9:37 pm

Maybe his whiteness is what caused this. Or, if he isn't white, maybe his blackness is. What race is he?