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Electrical_Taste8633 t1_iuoe3hm wrote

Reply to comment by xrufus7x in Person seen in Hitler costume on State Street has cognitive impairment, MPD says by baeristaboy

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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