I suspect that some people do not even realise that this is insulting to
disabled people. It is just how they think. The issue then arises of
how we challenge this and how the treatment of specific cases like this
can be used to change the way people think.
Marion
On 27/02/2013 17:38, jcsmits wrote:
> It would certainly be interesting to see whether such a quote could lead to
> prosecution in England. In my opinion this emotional provocative quote is often
> in the mind of many people (certainly when it concerns unborn children) and
> sometimes come out in private conversations. It is rare that someone would
> openly say something like the councilor did.
>
> Off course it should be dealt with in the council itself and in my opinion an
> apology would not be enough, but that is a matter of the council and its voters.
>
> Apart from political action, there seems to be a need or some sort of action by
> police and legal system. In my country (Netherlands) such a quote could lead to
> prosecution if someone would complain and if the prosecutor could prove that the
> remark was made with the deliberate intent to insult a group.
>
> The condition that the hate crime must have been intended makes it difficult to
> get cased before court.
>
> Jose Smits
>
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