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BBC reporting of autism (was “Southport”)

Amerantin (former member)
1 month ago

I’m coming of my self imposed retirement just to post this because it makes me so angry. The BBC keep associating autism with violent criminals when it’s about as relevant as his skin colour or gender.

How do we get the NAS to campaign to stop this dreadful reporting?

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  • 1 month ago

    His autistic status is as relevant to his crime as him being male, black or of Rwandan heritage. Thomas Hamilton, the Dunblane mass murderer, was male, but did not have an autism diagnosis, was not black, or of Rwandan ancestry.

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  • 1 month ago

    His autistic status is as relevant to his crime as him being male, black or of Rwandan heritage. Thomas Hamilton, the Dunblane mass murderer, was male, but did not have an autism diagnosis, was not black, or of Rwandan ancestry.

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