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mmonk

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Reply to H2O Man (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 09:42 AM

Dec 2012

I noticed that some wanted to lay part of the blame on the autism spectrum. As someone who has dealt with persons under the autistic spectrum, my experience is they are more likely to be the subjected to violence than to be perpetrators of violence. People look to scapegoats and are more likely to accept scapegoats if they are believers in those who lie for an agenda.

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scapegoat [View all] H2O Man Dec 2012 OP

Compassion, understanding, and education instead of fear, finger-pointing, and exclusion. Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #1

Thank you. And it applies to so much more than just the mentally ill. woo me with science Dec 2012 #2

Now they have arrested Santa: AnotherDreamWeaver Dec 2012 #3

Good god. woo me with science Dec 2012 #4

Extremely important point. H2O Man Dec 2012 #11

Yes! The NRA are a powerful political and social lobby for weapons manufacturers and salesmen! n/t Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #18

Thank you all for keeping this discussion alive. Let's solve the root problems, not the symptoms. Gregorian Dec 2012 #22

Very good! H2O Man Dec 2012 #31

I'm most grateful, and enriched, from hearing your experiences. Gregorian Dec 2012 #32

He was friends H2O Man Dec 2012 #33

You'll have a hard time convincing me ... GeorgeGist Dec 2012 #5

Not all mental illness is an imprimatur of being a danger to ones' self or others. Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #8

Although it's not H2O Man Dec 2012 #12

Gotcha, and Thank You. Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #13

Absolutely! H2O Man Dec 2012 #14

I'm not a danger to anyone. It's kind of degrading to have to say it, or even be asked. Denninmi Dec 2012 #27

Too bad his mother didn't deal with that. savannah43 Dec 2012 #9

It's easy: H2O Man Dec 2012 #10

Recommended me b zola Dec 2012 #6

Thanks! H2O Man Dec 2012 #16

K&R. Well said. Overseas Dec 2012 #7

Thank you. H2O Man Dec 2012 #17

Highly recommended CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #15

Thanks. H2O Man Dec 2012 #19

Recommended. mmonk Dec 2012 #20

Thanks! H2O Man Dec 2012 #23

Thanks so much. mmonk Dec 2012 #25

kickrec Eric the Reddish Dec 2012 #21

Thank you H2O Man Dec 2012 #24

Chief Waterman told him that this was not his true identity... Octafish Dec 2012 #26

A different reality ...... H2O Man Dec 2012 #28

What Happened To The Young Man? Me. Dec 2012 #29

He still H2O Man Dec 2012 #30