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Defence Lawyers using defence of ASD for offenders that commit serious crime.

Craig
15 days ago

I have noticed an increase in the media and defence lawyers using ASD as an excuse for those offenders that commit the most serious of crimes.

I feel the only mental health defence that is permittable is when you are deemed by law to be Criminally Insane.

It really pisses me off when the media say the preprtator is a LONER or has ASD.

I am a loner and have been all my life and recently diagnosed as Austistic, I still knew right from wrong.

I think its offensive to tag ASD to these criminals as us all get tarred with the same brush and people will worry if we are potential killers because of our ASD.

What are your thoughts? Could the NAS not contact the media and tell them to stop saying the preprtator is on the spectrum or ASD?.

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  • 14 days ago

    No one with any intelligence will think everyone with ASD is a killer.

    This issue comes up again and again on here.

    Autistic people are widespread throughout society now and everyone knows someone who is autistic.

    Have you considered the killers might have ASD?

    Autistic people will advance through society by telling the truth.  Not by lying, when it suits us.

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  • 14 days ago

    No one with any intelligence will think everyone with ASD is a killer.

    This issue comes up again and again on here.

    Autistic people are widespread throughout society now and everyone knows someone who is autistic.

    Have you considered the killers might have ASD?

    Autistic people will advance through society by telling the truth.  Not by lying, when it suits us.

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