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xrufus7x t1_iuncnv7 wrote

Reply to comment by Prudent-Beautiful-33 in Person seen in Hitler costume on State Street has cognitive impairment, MPD says by baeristaboy

"This employee has cognitive disabilities due to a traumatic brain injury. His work with the museum over the past 10 years has been closely supervised, coached, and supported. It is our understanding that he believed his costume to be mocking Hitler."

He isn't a Nazi. Just a guy with literal brain damage who was likely tricked into wearing the costume.

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Electrical_Taste8633 t1_iuoe3hm wrote

I had a TBI,

Not ok with wearing a nazi costume.

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xrufus7x t1_iuoepyx wrote

This guy can't do his job without supervision. TBI's aren't one size fits all.

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Electrical_Taste8633 t1_iuofd2g wrote

Yeah but even that guy in the UK who was missing 80% of his brain likely wouldn’t be ok with nazis lol

The article says he thought it was mocking hitler, there’s no way. It’s not like people with Down syndrome go out in hitler costumes regularly.

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xrufus7x t1_iuom2pq wrote

>Yeah but even that guy in the UK who was missing 80% of his brain likely wouldn’t be ok with nazis lol

Bet you could convince him.

>The article says he thought it was mocking hitler, there’s no way. It’s not like people with Down syndrome go out in hitler costumes regularly.

I took care of people with Down Syndrome. They tend to be easily convinced to do things without fully understanding why. Many people with these types of issues take their queues from the people around them because they don't understand them themselves. The fact that he has an escort while working would indicate he falls in this group.

Also, you greatly underestimate the variance in the cognitive abilities of people with Down Syndrome. Some can take care of themselves and never run into issues, others don't have the ability to dress, feed and bathe themselves and wouldn't know who Hitler was. Just like with TBI, it isn't a 1 size fits all thing, which is why automatically using beatings as a solution isn't a good idea unless your goal is more brain injuries I suppose.

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Prudent-Beautiful-33 t1_iund8td wrote

I stand by my statement.

"we hope to engage this individual in a restorative justice process that would redress the harm done to the community while allowing him to understand the effects of his actions and accept accountability."

That process could have just been a solid ass beating, but no... we have apologists like you trying to justify his actions.

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xrufus7x t1_iung7is wrote

Ass beatings don't serve justice or help mentally handicapped people better understand things. They just make you feel like you are doing something. Mentally handicapped people are frequently taken advantage of as is. Turns out frequent beatings don't improve cognitive abilities, it just makes people afraid and more prone to exploitation.

This guy isn't a Nazi. Hell, he would be among the first the Nazis would march into a gas chamber.

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Prudent-Beautiful-33 t1_iunies5 wrote

> it just makes people afraid

Isn't... isn't... thats what stops people from doing shit? Fear. Fear is the deterrent.

I give up. You are the reason the world is dying. No one is afraid any more.

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xrufus7x t1_iunug7r wrote

>Isn't... isn't... thats what stops people from doing shit? Fear. Fear is the deterrent.

No, Fear is the primary driver behind the rise of this shit. If you are constantly afraid it messes with your brain, makes you more likely to be radicalized, not the other way around. Trauma doesn't "fix" people.

>No one is afraid any more.

What world are you living in?

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Prudent-Beautiful-33 t1_iunvl9o wrote

>What world are you living in?

A dying one.

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gotdatGranderson t1_iunxf2j wrote

Everyone should be kept afraid at all times. It's why I recommend consuming fox news as part of a healthy mental diet.

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Prudent-Beautiful-33 t1_iunxvdm wrote

No, you should be afraid of the consequences of your actions if they are... I don't know... dressing up as fucking Hitler.

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gotdatGranderson t1_iunyenw wrote

Yeah, I beat up the mentally Ill whenever I get the chance. Why can't homeless people just get a job? My grandfather with Alzheimers says some really out of pocket stuff sometimes, so I give him a slap to remind him to keep it PC. If our first response to something isn't to ignore all context and jump straight to violence I just don't get the point of responding at all. I fully agree with you

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