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meow2u3

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11. The parents ought to countersue the neighbors

Fri Sep 18, 2015, 05:01 PM

Sep 2015

I'm sick of these ableist assholes who put property values ahead of human beings--especially disabled human beings who CAN'T behave as they're expected to act. The neighbors suing ought to take a crash course in how to deal with a disabled child. Sounds like they're assuming the autistic kid is acting strangely on purpose as if he could choose not be behave in a peculiar way.

If there is a public nuisance in the neighborhood, it's the intolerant bigots who bitch about property values--money--and prejudice against an autistic kid. Last I checked, disability discrimination in housing is illegal and those neighbors' complaint is unfounded and based solely on stereotypes and ableist bigotry. They even ran them out of their own home; the parents have to rent out the house to recoup their money.

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Neighbors sue to declare autistic boy a public nuisance [View all] KamaAina Sep 2015 OP

Some days I don't even want to be part of American society... hlthe2b Sep 2015 #1

Pulling kids hair? Why are the kids close enough for that to happen? yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #2

Huffington Post: My Son Has the Kind of Autism No One Talks About proverbialwisdom Sep 2015 #13

As an elementary school teacher for 40 years all I can say is ... 11 Bravo Sep 2015 #32

Years ago when the ARC started moving its members jwirr Sep 2015 #3

As if any child could lower the property values in Sili Valley. *rolls eyes.* Gormy Cuss Sep 2015 #4

I find this heartbreaking vankuria Sep 2015 #5

These parents did little to control their child's dangerous behavior for years REP Sep 2015 #6

This article contains NOTHING to support your assertion. pnwmom Sep 2015 #16

I lived in that neighborhood for years REP Sep 2015 #21

So? Living in "that neighborhood" doesn't qualify you as an unbiased expert. pnwmom Sep 2015 #22

Thank you kcr Sep 2015 #24

So your solution to autism is to teach it away. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2015 #33

What objective evidence leads you to that specific conclusion? LanternWaste Sep 2015 #40

some autistic kids can be violent and a threat to others to others. It is up to the responsible msongs Sep 2015 #7

The neighbor across the street knows the situation, and she doesn't agree with pnwmom Sep 2015 #17

Um. Does living in "that neighborhood" qualify the neighbor as an unbiased expert? Orrex Sep 2015 #25

The developmental disability administration in my state offers intensive behavioral support lumberjack_jeff Sep 2015 #34

It's infuriating to me, too. pnwmom Sep 2015 #39

I work with parents of children with autism, and have worked with lots of phylny Sep 2015 #8

The fact they're worried about property values isn't a clue? kcr Sep 2015 #23

We're hated by a certain part of the community, then again they would find someone else Rex Sep 2015 #9

I know -- what cat would allow some kid to sit on it without doing major damage to the human? pnwmom Sep 2015 #18

A sleeping cat. Been there, seen that. bettyellen Sep 2015 #37

The only kid in our former neighborhood MissB Sep 2015 #10

The parents ought to countersue the neighbors meow2u3 Sep 2015 #11

Someone else at DU knows the word "ableist"?! KamaAina Sep 2015 #12

The injunction seems reasonable and would apply to all of us.. Jesus Malverde Sep 2015 #14

The boy is 11, with a disability, and they're treating him like he's a hardened criminal. n/t pnwmom Sep 2015 #19

It looks like a different judge got the families into mediation. Jesus Malverde Sep 2015 #15

It sounds like both the couples suing want significant financial awards. pnwmom Sep 2015 #20

i saw a very interesting article written on this issue that i think makes a lot of sense La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2015 #26

You should have seen me when I was 11 KamaAina Sep 2015 #27

but did your meltdown threaten other children? did it involve slapping babies? La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2015 #28

When my son was 6 or 7... lumberjack_jeff Sep 2015 #36

The headline gave me chills. Have we slipped so low we can't have compassion for anything? Frustratedlady Sep 2015 #29

I don't get this part. NaturalHigh Sep 2015 #30

It depends on the "or else" language following the injunction. n/t lumberjack_jeff Sep 2015 #35

perhaps property values went down because it got to be know there were asshole neighbors dembotoz Sep 2015 #31

I don't see any proof that this boy has lowered property values. kiva Sep 2015 #38