I no longer feel safe as an autistic in America

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24 Apr 2023, 3:45 pm

I'm in ultramarine blue Massachusetts but my fear is bullying and harassment by neo-nazi bullies. Hate has no borders and I'm terrified of what the future looks like.

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24 Apr 2023, 9:04 pm

I'm unaware of a specific threat, care to enlighten?

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24 Apr 2023, 9:14 pm

I'm in a "blue" state, and I feel more likely to be tackled by or shot at by police than helped by them. I don't carry my autism card anymore either.

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24 Apr 2023, 9:27 pm

Can anyone elaborate on the dangers of being openly autistic?

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24 Apr 2023, 10:01 pm

colliegrace wrote:

Can anyone elaborate on the dangers of being openly autistic?

People have been shot for not immediately following directions, Arrested and handcuffed for stimming in a public park, and been forcibly taken to hospitals for psychiatric evaluations for "odd behaviors", Had limbs broken while being dragged by police/school "safety" officers, etc.

Police in Florida used a taser on a non-verbal autistic man who started to run away when officers became aggressive when the man wouldn't answer their questions.

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24 Apr 2023, 10:03 pm

DanielW wrote:

colliegrace wrote:

Can anyone elaborate on the dangers of being openly autistic?

Ew.

Don't like that.

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25 Apr 2023, 6:23 am

colliegrace wrote:

DanielW wrote:

colliegrace wrote:

Can anyone elaborate on the dangers of being openly autistic?

Ew.

Don't like that.

Which is why I seldom leave my apartment, except to take out the trash, check my mail, go to the doctor, and go to church.

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25 Apr 2023, 2:36 pm

colliegrace wrote:

Can anyone elaborate on the dangers of being openly autistic?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Daniel_Shaver

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25 Apr 2023, 2:37 pm

Emmett wrote:

I'm unaware of a specific threat, care to enlighten?

Florida is going after LGBTQ people. We're next on the nazi hit list.

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25 Apr 2023, 2:49 pm

Yes, historically nazis did go after disabled people and those considered unable to contribute to society. Eugenics is a hell of a beast.

I will say that the right wing family I grew up in, while severely LGBTQ-phobic, did condemn eugenics. When I studied world war II in school the study plan focused a LOT on the prevalence of eugenics in the nazi regime.

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