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dr1968 t1_iy9hxzu wrote

Reply to comment by Chippopotanuse in Man who slashed stranger’s throat on CTrain avoids federal prison term by I-Am-Not-A-Hunter

Did either of you read the article? The perpetrator is nuts from fetal alcohol syndrome and has never received treatment for it. He's already been to prison for 6 years. He at least deserves one fair shot.

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Chippopotanuse t1_iy9j9as wrote

I read the article.

And the bullshit of blaming FAS for violent acts against others insults folks who suffer from FAS.

FAS didn’t make this person slit a throat.

Why do I say that?

It is estimated that in Canada, more than 3,000 babies a year are born with FASD, and about 300,000 people are currently living with it.

How many do them slit throats on the subway?

If it’s 150,000 of them…sure, maybe it’s the FAS.

But it’s not.

Don’t be like the judge and blame FAS for this grown-ass man’s decision to attempt to kill someone. That’s on him.

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Name5times t1_iy9t7xc wrote

I hate this argument, it’s used in a lot of mental health issues. Just because people have the same condition doesn’t mean they will present the same especially for conditions affecting the brain.

FAS very much can make someone more violent and aggressive just due to the parts of the brain it affects (pré-frontal cortex).

FÃS didnt make him slit the guys throat but it very much did contribute to it.

Not everyone with schizophrenia is violent (the vast, vast majority are not) but it can make someone who was previously non violent into being violent.

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Starsky686 t1_iyah68j wrote

Since you read it so throughly tell me the disabled senior victims name.

JFC, get some perspective. FAS isn’t an excuse it’s a factor.

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