[Blindtlk] Disturbing article I found.

[Michelle Medina]

That's true too, & that's upsetting too. I'm angry at both of them.
The author for the way he explains it, & Mat for basically blaming his
mistakes on a miserable life. Lots of people all around the world,
blind or sighted have miserable &/or impoverished lives & don't do
what he did.
Michelle

On 8/23/09, Chasity Jackson <chasityvanda at charter.net> wrote:
> Yeah, that article is very disturbing. What bothers me the most is that they
> put so much emphasis on his blindness and if a sighted person had  done
> this, more emphasis would have been placed on the crime and not a physical
> attribute of them that aledgedly caused the crime. They worded it in such a
> way that now this will add to the misconception, that we just sit in our
> homes on party lines every day. I remember back in college, when I met a
> radio personality, he said, "I love blind people. They make the best
> listeners, because they can't venture outside their homes and do things and
> live productive lives, so you know that since they have to stay inside their
> homes, they'll always be loyal listeners." Someone should contact the writer
> of this article and chew him a good one. I understand that the details of
> the case may be very accurate and true, but the way it's worded really gives
> a misconception that this is the way all blind people are.
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>> What are your thoughts on this?
>> http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/29787673/the_boy_who_heard_too_much#
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