Maybe I missed it, but it seems strange that she has not insisted on having the brother and mother be more a part of the communication process, but instead she considered that they were interfering. I don’t know if D.J. has the mental capacity of a toddler, but she definitely didn’t give him tools to prove it to…

I think she deserves 40 years and that the men who currently avoid serving meaningful prison time *also* deserve 40 years; I’m all for making sure she’s not the only example of a rapist ‘getting what they deserve,’ but I’m not all for letting her off the hook because we also should have better prosecuted (insert…

We aren’t assuming that in this case, though. His doctors said that he has the mental capacity of a toddler. That’s not an assumption. I’m not saying that the assumption isn’t made a lot about people with disabilities, because obviously it is, but it hasn’t been made HERE.

I don’t think it’s true that a college student cannot consent to a sexual encounter with a professor. An imbalance of power does not automatically lead to the negation of consent or the inability to give it.

Most people don’t even read the information so they wouldn’t even know it was a replica. The people who do likely respect history more and would be like “right on!”.

Thanks. I ultimately still disagree, because I think this totally divorces peoples discomfort from its cultural context. People view the lives of disabled kids differently than able-bodied/neurotypical kids, and that manifests in a lot of ways. You’re entitled to express your sympathy and concern for all parties, and…

Yeah, and they also posted a link to dozens of examples of parents murdering their disabled kids. There are lots more out there too. They were probably angry? Empathy isn’t a zero sum game, but I don’t blame people for finding the sympathy rhetoric a little loaded, especially when it doesn’t come up in most other…

As a disabled person, I find it very difficult to see all the sympathy parents get in these situations, because I know if my parents chose to kill me, they’d get sympathy, too. (And possibly little or no jail time. Also, many people who kill their disabled kids are not dealing with money problems - they just can’t…

Honestly, I think that’s a really unfair characterization of OP’s comments. There is undoubtedly a trend of mentally and physically disabled children being more vulnerable to abuse and death by their parents and caregivers. I don’t think a stronger health care safety net is going to solve that problem outright. They…

Thanks for actually coming out and saying this - that disabled children are a huge burden and killing them is not like murdering an able-bodied child - instead of burying it in mealy-mouthed bullshit. From the xojane article nobody is reading:

“The media tells us that having a disabled child is hard and there are…

So fake. That cat is clearly pushing the back of Asian Mike’s head with his tail. Please.

Ah OK. Yes, they are supposed to replace damaged currency if you can provide enough proof that it’s legit (e.g. most or all of the pieces). They’re just following their standard rules and protocols here. It’s not a special allowance or exception.

The bank’s obligation here is to protect the currency, not preside over how someone’s assets are disposed (i.e. make a judgement). If they refused to replace the money, that would be making a judgement about something that isn’t really their business.

It seems from reading the linked article that destroying large quantiites of currency is not permitted legally. Giving it away would be different.

It’s pretty normal to guarantee damaged money- if you’re super curious and have the time and cash to spare, rip a bill in half, another bill in thirds, quarters, etc., and see how many pieces before your bank won’t exchange a good bill for the constituent pieces of the old one.

You might be the one with the comprehension problem.

Dude.

I just read an article about a woman who chose to save her baby’s life over her own in childbirth, effectively leaving her kids without a mother and her husband and family in pain. It was her choice and we have to respect it.

The thing is that the way things “should be” and the way things are aren’t the same. Of course everyone should have the pleasure of their partner(s) in mind. But that’s just not reality as it is right now. Of course it should be equal, but it’s not. You can’t fix that without subverting these shitty opinions. You do…

No, it is the same - everyone has the right to say “I don’t enjoy doing this sex act” and not be given shit for it. And if you don’t like the limits your partner sets, then find a new partner!