Angry mom sends letter to family of autistic child telling them to have him euthanized.
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Theres not much context here, i assume that her family has to deal with the screaming and whatever else this kid does every single day, so she snapped and wrote the worst thing she could think of. I know i couldn't stand listening to some weird screams every single day, my neighbours dog is bad enough.
Heh, it was a appalling suggestion, though, to be fair. Given how tone is lost on the internet, I might be well served with a 'lol j/k', but I trust people will get it's just coal black flippancy born of frustration.OmegaDestroyer said:What an amazingly monstrous response.
(Not you, II2)
Jesus Christ! Psycho much? Okay, I don't know all the details- so maybe the kid is low-functioning Autistic, and maybe the parents should have handled their kid better, but death threats are not the way to go! Seriously, what the hell?
Agreed, sometimes it feels like the more I know about people...Subscriptism said:
The autism spectrum is pretty wide. So yes, I'm well aware that this kid is most likely a lot more autistic than I am. That doesn't make him any less of a human being however.Danny Ocean said:
EDIT: I kinda agree with some people on here that perhaps the parents or whoever was caring for the kid probably should have had better control over the kid. As I said earlier in this thread, if she were to simply write to them asking them to keep the kid under control, this probably wouldn't be such a big issue at the moment.
It should be noted that the mother has multiple sclerosis, undoubtedly making care for her autistic son much more difficult. Instead of being a human being with some miniscule shed of decency and empathy, the author of this hate letter has chosen to do nothing but cause more pain and anguish for this family. Bravo...you worthless sack of shit.
A rational and polite letter regarding the amount of noise her son makes would have been acceptable(and far more constructive). The letter sent was nothing but selfish bigotry designed only to provoke and hurt. Seriously, the author of the letter needs to take their own advice and euthanize themselves...few tears would be shed.
With the rest of the neighbourhood rallying around the mother and son, I sincerely hope the selfish prick who wrote the letter is found out and completely ostracized. The fact that the neighbourhood is so supportive suggests that the autistic boy is not overly problematic. The mother has vowed to never move and I commend her for taking a stand. If anyone has a problem with her family then THEY are free to move to a new neighbourhood.
Neighbours living in a compassionate society support one another in times of need. Such a sentiment is becoming a thing of the past as our society is slowly becoming excessively selfish and rude. I may be speaking in hyperbole, but it seems the future will be rather intolerable if our culture continues down this path. Try to think what the mother's life is like for a moment, a bit of noise outside seems rather insignificant in comparison.
A rational and polite letter regarding the amount of noise her son makes would have been acceptable(and far more constructive). The letter sent was nothing but selfish bigotry designed only to provoke and hurt. Seriously, the author of the letter needs to take their own advice and euthanize themselves...few tears would be shed.
With the rest of the neighbourhood rallying around the mother and son, I sincerely hope the selfish prick who wrote the letter is found out and completely ostracized. The fact that the neighbourhood is so supportive suggests that the autistic boy is not overly problematic. The mother has vowed to never move and I commend her for taking a stand. If anyone has a problem with her family then THEY are free to move to a new neighbourhood.
Neighbours living in a compassionate society support one another in times of need. Such a sentiment is becoming a thing of the past as our society is slowly becoming excessively selfish and rude. I may be speaking in hyperbole, but it seems the future will be rather intolerable if our culture continues down this path. Try to think what the mother's life is like for a moment, a bit of noise outside seems rather insignificant in comparison.
Awfully worded letter, understandable sentiment.
Loud kids are annoying, autism or no, shut the fuck up. Nobody wants to hear screaming everyday.
Organ harvesting is going a bit too far. Give him like, a thick bag to scream into or something.
Loud kids are annoying, autism or no, shut the fuck up. Nobody wants to hear screaming everyday.
Organ harvesting is going a bit too far. Give him like, a thick bag to scream into or something.
I love this story, truly love it, it's absolutely perfect in all aspects but one. the letter is not signed. I am 100% in favor of free speech and you know what i'm in favor of hate speech to be honest. When someone has thoughts like this but is afraid to express them because their afraid of what people might say that doesn't change their mind it doesn't accomplish anything, if a racist is afraid to say anything racist they just go about their day quietly being racist. but when you have someone willing to say stuff like in this letter openly. then we as a people know who that person really is, what they think, and they can't quietly be prejudiced anymore people who are good will separate themselves from these types of people voluntarily and they are ostracized as a result. people need to know who the nutjobs are so they can form teams and unless that nutjob is free to express their messed up believes you might wind up with nutjobs on your team.
Heres my 2 cents. People who are ignorant, rude and intolerant should be euthanised. People who use phrases like "my normal children" and "you disable kid should be euthanised because he wont achieve the arbritrary standards that society thrusts on people"
Without these people society would be vastly improved. Granted there will only be a few of us left but thats ok. Quality is better than quantity
Without these people society would be vastly improved. Granted there will only be a few of us left but thats ok. Quality is better than quantity
Speaking as someone with fairly mild autism, some of the language in that letter strikes me as troublingly close to the talking points of the American eugenics movement throughout the better part of the 20th century. It's a lot harder to take as a joke when there's precedent of that kind of thinking almost becoming law, and getting close enough to spawn the widespread systems of institutionalization that were the face of American mental health care for decades.
I am shocked by the number of people here saying "yeah, the lady got a little bit carried away, but..."
I'd far prefer to live next to an autistic kid than a raving sociopath like her. What's her next letter going to be? "Dear Stephen Hawkings, I'm getting real sick of the sound of your electric wheelchair and your creepy 'voice'. Being paralysed from the neck down, it's not like you're ever going to get laid, so how about you just kill yourself?"
I'm shocked, but not surprised. The Escapist community is always so contrary about everything...
I'd far prefer to live next to an autistic kid than a raving sociopath like her. What's her next letter going to be? "Dear Stephen Hawkings, I'm getting real sick of the sound of your electric wheelchair and your creepy 'voice'. Being paralysed from the neck down, it's not like you're ever going to get laid, so how about you just kill yourself?"
I'm shocked, but not surprised. The Escapist community is always so contrary about everything...
I suppose the angry mom deserves some credit for saying what was probably on everyone's mind. That credit is drowned out by the distaste associated with providing no constructive criticism to the parents of the poor lad. I do wonder if the angry mom would have gone the same route she had if the lad was missing his legs and his wheelchair was blocking her driveway or something.
Still, she raises one valid point: Disabled people (physical or mental) are not meant to last very long. I count myself amongst them; I have a rather serious stutter and this has severely restricted my employment opportunities. Most of the time I cannot verbally communicate with interested employers looking to grant me an interview- or call them back to follow up after the fact in those rare instances when I get a sympathetic person on the line. Even if I do get a job, I will not ever advance to any positions of authority or leadership; the level of verbal communication required for such things is well beyond my ability. Military service is equally unlikely; they have no room for speech cripples. Following Darwinian principles, I and others like me are fated to die well before we can pass our defective genes onto another generation.
It is a harsh sentiment to accept, but there is a certain solace in knowing that one was never meant for greatness, or even mediocrity.
Still, she raises one valid point: Disabled people (physical or mental) are not meant to last very long. I count myself amongst them; I have a rather serious stutter and this has severely restricted my employment opportunities. Most of the time I cannot verbally communicate with interested employers looking to grant me an interview- or call them back to follow up after the fact in those rare instances when I get a sympathetic person on the line. Even if I do get a job, I will not ever advance to any positions of authority or leadership; the level of verbal communication required for such things is well beyond my ability. Military service is equally unlikely; they have no room for speech cripples. Following Darwinian principles, I and others like me are fated to die well before we can pass our defective genes onto another generation.
It is a harsh sentiment to accept, but there is a certain solace in knowing that one was never meant for greatness, or even mediocrity.
Did a little more research on this particular article.
The home in question doesn't belong to the parents. It's the grandmother's home. The child goes there every once and a while to visit his grandmother and use grandma's trampoline in the backyard. Think for a minute about any child using a trampoline. Now imagine a child doing so without making a sound.
The grandmother has been in that location for over four years. So if the puddle of slime that exuded this letter had an issue, it had all the time in the world to approach the family in question and say, calmly, that the child was being too loud.
This isn't the first time the child has been treated poorly by neighbours. He had a ball that he tossed around the backyard and, because kids occasionally overthrow and the ball cleared the fence, the ball had the grandmother's name and address on it so it could be returned. One fine day, the ball was returned after being carefully cut to shreds.
On the topic, there's no excuse for letters or language like this. None. Here on the internet, using that kind of language and hatred earns any number of fitting labels and, on moderated channels, a well-deserved comeuppance in the shape of a hammer. Out in reality, it's called third-degree assault (putting people in fear of their lives) and it comes with a nice trip to a building with bars on the windows and doors. I can only hope that this gets considered a hate crime so that the wretch who did this has a nice record to follow her around for the rest of her days.
The home in question doesn't belong to the parents. It's the grandmother's home. The child goes there every once and a while to visit his grandmother and use grandma's trampoline in the backyard. Think for a minute about any child using a trampoline. Now imagine a child doing so without making a sound.
The grandmother has been in that location for over four years. So if the puddle of slime that exuded this letter had an issue, it had all the time in the world to approach the family in question and say, calmly, that the child was being too loud.
This isn't the first time the child has been treated poorly by neighbours. He had a ball that he tossed around the backyard and, because kids occasionally overthrow and the ball cleared the fence, the ball had the grandmother's name and address on it so it could be returned. One fine day, the ball was returned after being carefully cut to shreds.
On the topic, there's no excuse for letters or language like this. None. Here on the internet, using that kind of language and hatred earns any number of fitting labels and, on moderated channels, a well-deserved comeuppance in the shape of a hammer. Out in reality, it's called third-degree assault (putting people in fear of their lives) and it comes with a nice trip to a building with bars on the windows and doors. I can only hope that this gets considered a hate crime so that the wretch who did this has a nice record to follow her around for the rest of her days.
I can understand that dealing with a mentally challenged person can be difficult, if not even frightening, this woman is in the wrong by a large degree. It's pretty sad that a grown woman has less sense to handle the situation in a better way than, "I find your disabled kid annoying, kill him and save everyone else the trouble." Decency called, it wants to used again ma'am.
Oh, I'm so sorry lady that you have to put up with a child screaming. The same thing that I have to deal with 20 cunting times every day when I'm at work, but I'VE yet to issue death threats.
Yeah, pardon me if I'm not exactly sympathetic to your plight.
Yeah, pardon me if I'm not exactly sympathetic to your plight.
Finally the sane, conclusive statement on this matter. Fuck all ya'll that say euthanizing a kid because they are autistic is A okay. The woman who wrote this letter is near sociopathic in her disregard of other human beings lives.Living Contradiction said:
Wait! I meant that in general, I wasn't targeting autism in any way. I actually dealt with a schizophrenic relative, and believe me, he was so far gone it was terrifying to be around him before he finally had to go to an institution to get help. If I offended you, I apologize.RhombusHatesYou said:
Though I do like the occasional sledgehammer duel...