The article in question in case someone wants to read it. I found the tweet so outrageous I had to source it to make sure I had the facts right before complaining.
As an autistic adult, some of us are extremely easy to manipulate because they cant imagine people being subversive. You dont even have to have a low IQ for that.
Wow that’s even worse than the picture made it sound. The parents reached out to the police as part of a program to get help for their son. Then the police realized he was susceptible to being radicalized and targeted him as a result.
That’s be like if you called an anti-smoking quit line and they were like “this guy’s got an addictive personality, let’s set up an elaborate scheme to get him hooked on crack so we can arrest him for possession.”
The article in question in case someone wants to read it. I found the tweet so outrageous I had to source it to make sure I had the facts right before complaining.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjva9m/afp-autistic-13-year-old-child-terrorism
Jesus Christ. I was hoping it was just overhyped and the reality wasn’t quite so heinous, but the title isn’t clickbait at all.
As an autistic adult, some of us are extremely easy to manipulate because they cant imagine people being subversive. You dont even have to have a low IQ for that.
Not all autistic people, but several I have known (including in my family) have definitely been way too trusting of people, unfortunately.
As I said, some. I‘m rather trusting myself and have paid dearly for it.
Wow that’s even worse than the picture made it sound. The parents reached out to the police as part of a program to get help for their son. Then the police realized he was susceptible to being radicalized and targeted him as a result.
That’s be like if you called an anti-smoking quit line and they were like “this guy’s got an addictive personality, let’s set up an elaborate scheme to get him hooked on crack so we can arrest him for possession.”
Thank you for providing a source. I’d pin your comment if I could.