[nabs-l] A weird question that came up for me recently.

Sun Feb 17 06:21:10 UTC 2013

Hi Kaiti
I don't know if you know oscar pastorias? He's the guy who runs with
those specialy made legs. Anyway, what has happened is he shot and
killed his girlfriend. At first people thought it was an accident, he
claimed that he thought she was a burglar trying to rob his house in
the middle of the night, but now it looks as if what actually happened
is he murdered her on purpose. They are saying this now for a few
reasons:
1. The neighbours heard them fighting and screaming at each other
earlier on in the evening.
2. She was shot 4 times through the bathroom door.
All of a sudden, instead of being a disabled role model, there are all
sorts of unsavoury stories about him coming out of the woodwork. One
is that he took a car for a test drive, and thought himself so much
above the law that he drove over 200 kilometres per hour on a normal
public road. Another one is that he smashed up a boat because he
refused not to drive it when drunk.
Psychologists are saying he's got narsicistic disorders.
He has been arrested and charged with murder now, so he hasn't been
found guilty yet, but it does look that way, and so much else has come
out that even if he's not guilty of this people will never think of
him like they used to.
A very sad morality tale of what happens when fame and ego go to your
head, although one would have thought as a disabled person who was
relying on many people helping him to pursue his dreams he would have
been a bit more humble and careful.

On 2/17/13, Mauricio Almeida <mauriciopmalmeida at gmail.com> wrote:
> hello,
>
> Thanks for explaining that, I had no idea what special olimpics were:D
>
> mauricio
> On Feb 16, 2013, at 5:49 PM, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Ashley,
>>
>> They do give out medals for first, second, third place, and
>> participation, but I believe everyont receives at least a ribbon or
>> something for participation.  It's slightly different from the
>> Parolympics because it's more about giving people with disabilities
>> the opportunity they to play sports, which they otherwise may not have
>> had.  Parolympics is for the elete athletes of disabilities, but is
>> just separated from the Olympic Games because it wouldn't be quite
>> fair to have someone with partial amputation or blindness to compete
>> in a sport where limbs or sight might make a non-disabled person
>> automatically get a better time or score.  It's just creating level
>> playing fields at the elete level and Parolympics is more just for the
>> fun of playing sports.
>>
>> Ari, I'm not sure what story you're referring to.  Would you care to
>> elaborate?  I'm interested in hearing about it.
>>
>> On 2/16/13, Ari Damoulakis <aridamoulakis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Very noble and nice of you Kaiti, the whole thing about the special
>>> olympics and competing against people with worse disabilities. Hi
>>> John, I definitely don't think you must take it as an insult, I think
>>> you're being a bit oversensitive, because first, your professor wanted
>>> you to compete in the Special Olympics because he thinks it is for
>>> people with physical disabilities. I'm sure if he checked and it was
>>> for mentally disabled people he would probably have then changed his
>>> mind. It is probably also very good that he is actually taking an
>>> interest in you and trying to get you involved in things.
>>> Talking about the paraolympics, obviously you guys have heard what has
>>> happened with the whole oscar pastorias thing, I think most of us here
>>> are really quite shocked.
>>> Ari
>>> On 2/17/13, Ashlee g <hotdancer1416 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> They do giver awards for special olempics. I sae it. I see nothing
>>>> wrong
>>>> with it. I think we all should have a chance to partisipate in all that
>>>> life
>>>> has to offer. Just like there r things in braile, there should b things
>>>> for
>>>> us who r blind and have other disabilities.
>>>>
>>>> NOTHING ABOUT US, WITHOUT US. AUTISTICS RULE
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 16, 2013, at 17:05, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Mauricio,
>>>>>
>>>>> The Olympics and Parolympics are the large-scale athletic competitions
>>>>> for non-disabled and disabled athletes.  Special Olympics has no major
>>>>> event like the other two, it's just a regional or state thing across
>>>>> the US which allows disabled athletes to compete in sports.  It's not
>>>>> nearly as competetive as the Parolympic Games though, it's just for
>>>>> fun and to give these athletes the opportunity to enjoy sports.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2/16/13, Mauricio Almeida <mauriciopmalmeida at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> wait a minute.
>>>>>> are you saint there are the olimpics,  the para olimpics and the
>>>>>> special
>>>>>> olimpics? i'm confused.
>>>>>> now, i know for a given fact that blind people can go on the
>>>>>> paralimpics.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> sincerely,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> mauricio
>>>>>> On Feb 16, 2013, at 4:51 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think he's right that people with physical disabilities can
>>>>>>> participate in Special Olympics even if they don't have mental
>>>>>>> disabilities. But as you  stated, you could also compete in
>>>>>>> Paralympics. I think it's up to you and whether or not you have a
>>>>>>> certain event in mind.
>>>>>>> Arielle
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2/16/13, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Good morning, John,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Last time I checked, at least in ol' Sighty's eyes, blind people
>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>> physically handicapped.
>>>>>>>> Don't be insulted, it's the reality that surrounds you.
>>>>>>>> Car12:29 PM 2/16/2013, John Moore wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I do not know if I hsould take this as an insult or as advice,
>>>>>>>>> because I've heard two different things. I'm in an Intro to
>>>>>>>>> Fitness
>>>>>>>>> class that is required for my degree and the professor happens to
>>>>>>>>> volunteer for the Special Olympics. I have heard all my life that
>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>> cannot be in the Special Olympics, as that is apparently for
>>>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>>>> with intellectual disabilities. However, he told me that it is not
>>>>>>>>> just for people with said disabilities, even when I told him about
>>>>>>>>> the Paralympics. He said he would try to helo me start
>>>>>>>>> participating
>>>>>>>>> in Special Olympics events. I'm ont sure if I should feel insulted
>>>>>>>>> or not; if it turns out that people who have physical disabilities
>>>>>>>>> can participate in certain events, I'd start doing it. But I don't
>>>>>>>>> know what to think becasue he told me that all the disabilities
>>>>>>>>> were
>>>>>>>>> physical ones. It is weird, I know. What do you all think?
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