Forum troll jailed in UK

[Mushi]

Good thing internet bullying and misbehaving is being taken more seriously, I hope he gets the right treatment - but blaming his behaviour on Autism is faulty.
I am autistic, so is my boyfriend and quite a few of my friends... we tend to take care of people, not bully them.

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-Buggi Boo-

Being a sister who has a brother with autism, I feel major sympathy for the kid. My brother was always considered a bad kid and a jerk, amongst other choice words and names. He never meant what he did/say to people, but people always assumed he was just a jerk. No. That was never the case.

Now, I just skimmed over the article, so don't yell at me if I say anything off the issue.

I'm not saying that the kid didn't use his autism as an excuse to be a jerk, he might've. I'm just saying that he probably had no idea what he was saying. That, or he had no idea that what he was saying could upset people. And, I'm not saying what the kid did was right; I'm just taking into consideration the kid's mental illness.

I read a really good book about a kid with Asperger's. From what I gathered from reading it, people with Asperger's have a hard time grasping and recognizing the emotions of others, and the difference between right and wrong.

Jailing the poor kid is the wrong approach. Give the kid much needed help, and the parents should gently taken privileges away from him; maybe disallow him to visit whatever site he was on, or to use the computer (or monitor his computer use) But jail... no; that's the wrong way to handle this.

Not knowing "right from Wrong" is wrong for Aspergers.
Aspergers are extremely intelligent and usually learn things others don't, we pick up on morals and ethical behaviour more quickly and frequently than people without.
Aspergers is purely having issues with expressions / outer-effects, such as touch/smell/light/taste, and expressions / sarcasm.
Things that aren't clear in the social aspect that is understood by a normal human between the lines.
Right and Wrong does not fall into this category, if a person with autism (aspergers) behaves poorly it's due to how he or she has been raised.

I still think people blame so much on Autism when the real issue is how they've been raised.
Sure, we autistic people have issues with a lot of things - but we're not monkeys flinging poo.

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-Buggi Boo-

Being a sister who has a brother with autism, I feel major sympathy for the kid. My brother was always considered a bad kid and a jerk, amongst other choice words and names. He never meant what he did/say to people, but people always assumed he was just a jerk. No. That was never the case.

Now, I just skimmed over the article, so don't yell at me if I say anything off the issue.

I'm not saying that the kid didn't use his autism as an excuse to be a jerk, he might've. I'm just saying that he probably had no idea what he was saying. That, or he had no idea that what he was saying could upset people. And, I'm not saying what the kid did was right; I'm just taking into consideration the kid's mental illness.

I read a really good book about a kid with Asperger's. From what I gathered from reading it, people with Asperger's have a hard time grasping and recognizing the emotions of others, and the difference between right and wrong.

Jailing the poor kid is the wrong approach. Give the kid much needed help, and the parents should gently taken privileges away from him; maybe disallow him to visit whatever site he was on, or to use the computer (or monitor his computer use) But jail... no; that's the wrong way to handle this.

Not knowing "right from Wrong" is wrong for Aspergers.
Aspergers are extremely intelligent and usually learn things others don't, we pick up on morals and ethical behaviour more quickly and frequently than people without.
Aspergers is purely having issues with expressions / outer-effects, such as touch/smell/light/taste, and expressions / sarcasm.
Things that aren't clear in the social aspect that is understood by a normal human between the lines.
Right and Wrong does not fall into this category, if a person with autism (aspergers) behaves poorly it's due to how he or she has been raised.

I still think people blame so much on Autism when the real issue is how they've been raised.
Sure, we autistic people have issues with a lot of things - but we're not monkeys flinging poo.

That is socieopathy , it is characterized by extremely diminished empathy and remorse, disinhibited & bold behavior.

Aspergers syndrome is different, AS patients have empathy and understand that social norms apply to them and make an effort to fit in. The simply have extreme social awkwardness that makes this uncomfortable for them to a varying degree.

A sociopath on the other hand lacks empathy and while being aware of social norms they simply choose not to comply with them.

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I'm speechless. Really. I think it's terrible that he has Asperger's syndrome but I don't think that makes it a good excuse for him to do what he did. The kid was still being an a*****e about his behavior and should own up to it. I don't know about jail time for it people troll people who are dead on the internet all of the time. It is offensive and hurts people's feelings however that's just people on the internet being idiots. I think what would be the rational thing to do is get this kid some psychiatric assistance and keep him away from computers. His father should've taken his computer privelages away from him if he were to act that way about people that is really sickening and wrong. There is no excuse for that kind of behavior and despite him having Asperger's syndrome I believe he knows better than to make fun of dead teens. I mean he is high functioning autistic. My own brother has autism, my best friend has Asperger's syndrome. And neither of them go on Facebook pages and mock dead teens or make YouTube videos about it. Truth is, this kid is just a jerk. I mean I do feel bad that the kid has a psychiatric problem and possibly Schizophrenia, and I do hope he gets the help he really needs so he can be more emotionally stable. But I don't think his behavior is justified. Jail time seems a little harsh I would've taken the kid to a hospital or assign him to a counselor to get help. I do believe harassment is by law a problem in person and on the internet but I think this boy needs some serious help first.

Why does anyone who read the article think of Duffy as a kid? He's 25 and that is well beyond the age of majority in every country on Earth that has such a concept. He's not a boy anymore, he's a man and must be held accountable for his actions.

He's frigging 25!? Wow he must be really immature for a 25 year old. I've heard of teens trolling but adults trolling is just pathetic and sad. Why doesn't he get a job and act like a responsible adult?

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VanillaCreamDelights

sounds like they have a problem with there health care system.

You get what you pay for, and if they didn't like the free health care they could have paid out-of-pocket for him to see a private specialist in mental health issues.

all the post just make you sound like you are trolling yourself. you should judge your self before you start to judge others. and it is ignorance of you to think a mentally ill person should be blamed for something that he does not understand. whats your excuse ?

[WhodoyouloveMT]

I am autistic myself land I don't be a forum troll. Don't assume all autistic people are the forum trolls.

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sounds like they have a problem with there health care system.

You get what you pay for, and if they didn't like the free health care they could have paid out-of-pocket for him to see a private specialist in mental health issues.

all the post just make you sound like you are trolling yourself. you should judge your self before you start to judge others. and it is ignorance of you to think a mentally ill person should be blamed for something that he does not understand. whats your excuse ?

He understands what he did and that it was wrong, but you yourself do not and think that having a very minor disorder excuses anything.

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VanillaCreamDelights

sounds like they have a problem with there health care system.

You get what you pay for, and if they didn't like the free health care they could have paid out-of-pocket for him to see a private specialist in mental health issues.

all the post just make you sound like you are trolling yourself. you should judge your self before you start to judge others. and it is ignorance of you to think a mentally ill person should be blamed for something that he does not understand. whats your excuse ?

He understands what he did and that it was wrong, but you yourself do not and think that having a very minor disorder excuses anything.

i have seen a boy (a two year old) that had the illness.you. there was minor deformity of the face, (looked like a jack-o-lantern) and he did not like being around other children. did not talk much but was he was just two. he would get OCD on toys like a VCR.and brake it from over use. he was not violent or bad tempered .but you could tell that there was something amiss with hes face. some people where freaked out buy him. am empathic to people with this illness. he was facing a lot of adversity to just fitting in with people and peers.

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He's not a kid, he's an adult 25 years old.

Like I said; I only skimmed the article.
Also, it doesn't really matter how old you are; if you're high on the spectrum, your behavior doesn't change on your age.
(example: my brother is 20, and little things can cause him to act like a 2 year old...)

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-Buggi Boo-

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He's not a kid, he's an adult 25 years old.

Like I said; I only skimmed the article.
Also, it doesn't really matter how old you are; if you're high on the spectrum, your behavior doesn't change on your age.
(example: my brother is 20, and little things can cause him to act like a 2 year old...)

Well then, if he cannot function in society Duffy should not allowed to be part of it.

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VanillaCreamDelights

sounds like they have a problem with there health care system.

You get what you pay for, and if they didn't like the free health care they could have paid out-of-pocket for him to see a private specialist in mental health issues.

all the post just make you sound like you are trolling yourself. you should judge your self before you start to judge others. and it is ignorance of you to think a mentally ill person should be blamed for something that he does not understand. whats your excuse ?

He understands what he did and that it was wrong, but you yourself do not and think that having a very minor disorder excuses anything.

i have seen a boy (a two year old) that had the illness.you. there was minor deformity of the face, (looked like a jack-o-lantern) and he did not like being around other children. did not talk much but was he was just two. he would get OCD on toys like a VCR.and brake it from over use. he was not violent or bad tempered .but you could tell that there was something amiss with hes face. some people where freaked out buy him. am empathic to people with this illness. he was facing a lot of adversity to just fitting in with people and peers.

Sounds like he had other disorders comorbid with his autism.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9261926

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-Buggi Boo-

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He's not a kid, he's an adult 25 years old.

Like I said; I only skimmed the article.
Also, it doesn't really matter how old you are; if you're high on the spectrum, your behavior doesn't change on your age.
(example: my brother is 20, and little things can cause him to act like a 2 year old...)

Well then, if he cannot function in society Duffy should not allowed to be part of it.

ya that is dispensation !!!

[Lidke]

Then pray tell what would you do about that? Throw them in prison or an asylum for the rest of their days? Asylums were discontinued because it always led up to serious human rights violations and abuse from those whom were supposed to take care of them.

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-Buggi Boo-

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He's not a kid, he's an adult 25 years old.

Like I said; I only skimmed the article.
Also, it doesn't really matter how old you are; if you're high on the spectrum, your behavior doesn't change on your age.
(example: my brother is 20, and little things can cause him to act like a 2 year old...)

Well then, if he cannot function in society Duffy should not allowed to be part of it.

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Well then, if he cannot function in society Duffy should not allowed to be part of it.

So... you're saying people with disabilities (specifically those who have a severe one) shouldn't be allowed to be a part of society?

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VanillaCreamDelights

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-Buggi Boo-

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He's not a kid, he's an adult 25 years old.

Like I said; I only skimmed the article.
Also, it doesn't really matter how old you are; if you're high on the spectrum, your behavior doesn't change on your age.
(example: my brother is 20, and little things can cause him to act like a 2 year old...)

Well then, if he cannot function in society Duffy should not allowed to be part of it.

ya that is dispensation !!!

No, that is not what dispensation means. Are you even trying to make sense or are you just typing random thoughts?