I have a cousin who is a high-functioning person with Down’s Syndrome. Our families are close, so I’ve been around him my entire life. Probably because of my experience with my cousin, I’ve spent much of the past decade regularly volunteering for Special Olympic events throughout my state and local region.

This is such bullshit. Literally one of the first things he says in his letter is that he is solely responsible for what happened. Did alcohol play a role in what happened that night? Absolutely it did. Recognizing that fact is not an attempt to escape blame or shift responsibility. It’s recognizing that alcohol…