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Originally Posted by Hugh
Whilst not in anyway justifying the assailant's actions, how did he know the person who abused him had learning difficulties?
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As far as I know, he didn't. If it goes to court, i'm pretty sure that his solicitor will cite this, as a defence against disability discrimination is to claim that a person is not guilty of disability discrimination if they can prove that they were not aware that the person was disabled. The reaction of the black man was so severe, however, that I doubt that it matters much in this case.
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Originally Posted by RizzyKing
Oh so if I get abused by someone if they have learning difficulties they get a pass what a patronising and condescending attitude. People with learning difficulties of which there is a huge range often know perfectly well what is right and wrong and certainly the vast majority know and understand racism definitely so if they say it in the correct context to a person that would be insulted by it. As for this case the guy was a sex offender and shouldn't have got a damn penny and it is cases like this that illustrate why a growing number of the public are losing faith in justice in the uk.
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Being a sex offender carries a whole set of punishments and sanctions by society- this does not include allowing other people to break the law in relation to them.
If a person with learning difficulties does something wrong, efforts to resolve this should be made by those trained to do so. This may include punishment, education, training, monitoring etc.
In this case, what was not tolerated was the use of extreme violence by the young black man against a much older disabled man. Proper procedures are in place to deal with verbal assaults without behaving like an animal and bringing our venue into disrepute.
Whichever way it pans out, this individual and his partner are permanently barred; as, for example, what's to stop him beating up a customer with a physical disability who accidentally falls onto him?