[Jetworks]

Originally Posted by FlagmanL11

and how does a autistic jerk off get a gun?????

Originally Posted by SouthTown

I am wondering the sameeeeeeeee thing .

Originally Posted by FlagmanL11

Gun control does not prevent that... something is very fishy... I thought Autistic people do what they are told, and a autistic guy had a GF?

Originally Posted by SlickBri481

We need more confirmation on this, obviously he was not mentally handicapped (in the sense we use the term) to have pulled off a very cold and calculated crime of this nature. The bulletproof vest, the multiple weapons, dressing in all black, targeting family members, this speaks to a very calculated crime. I'm not sure someone with autism would be capable of an act like this.

This person is pure evil, that is for sure

Originally Posted by DDNYjets

There are varying types of autism. Some people can be highly functional while others might not be.

As DD said, there are varying forms of autism. If the individual was high-functioning but still deficient in social skills, that would be enough to get him placed on the spectrum. Perhaps he was wrongly placed on the spectrum so that he could receive scholastic services, who knows?

I will say that if he was affected by some for of autism that in some way contributed to this heinous act, the cries of "autistic jerkoffs" will help no one, nor will it excuse the unexplainable. What needs to be done, if what is being currently reported is accurate, is to have the needs of these individuals met as best as possible. That includes attempting to find interventions that will improve their lives and not leave them vulnerable to a society that holds those afflicted with mental disorders typically with abject pity at worst, plain pity at best.

/soapbox.