Antisocial, societal issues thread

[Ragey Erasmus]

Gregg Wallace faces backlash over autism defence

The TV presenter was criticised after he appeared to link claims of misconduct to his autism diagnosis.

www.bbc.co.uk

The guy is despicable!

I've never liked people using every mental condition under the sun to excuse immoral behaviour. Whilst people may miss certain social cues, it's not like everyone with mental conditions is a sociopath with no understanding of right and wrong.

 

[odw26]

I've never liked people using every mental condition under the sun to excuse immoral behaviour. Whilst people may miss certain social cues, it's not like everyone with mental conditions is a sociopath with no understanding of right and wrong.

Mental health has been weaponised in modern society, in certain areas, as a means to excuse bad behaviour and avoid personal responsibility.

 

[General Melchett]

Mental health has been weaponised in modern society, in certain areas, as a means to excuse bad behaviour and avoid personal responsibility.

It also doesn't help when you have political leaders like TACO setting a horrendous example to hundreds of millions of people by not taking responsibility for his actions e.g. January 6th. People look at that and think it gives them license to do the same. Boris was also bad for that before the TDS police knock on my door.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Using mental health conditions as a defence mechanism is just plain wrong. It's an explanation and not an excuse for behaviour as Wallace is doing in his case, which is unacceptable.

But it does highlight neurodiversity does exist in our society and needs to identified and supported. Otherwise peeps with it are too afraid to come out with it and suffer in silence.

 

[ncurd]

Working in engineering i works with loads of neurospicy people. Myself despite not being diagnosed definitely has some blend of ADHD and Autism in there.

Anyone with it will tell you its no excuse for bad behaviour even if they do ask you be awarre of buttons and triggers and kindly do not press them. People do love to press them though some people are colossal shits. More of an issue at school but does happen in workplace.

There's no ******* excuse here just another celebrity who got away with bad behaviour and now whos been found out using an excuse.

 

[Reiser99]

The timing of the diagnosis is the big issue for me. Like when other celebrities checked themselves into sex addiction classes etc...

It's all designed to try and create some sympathy and water down what they did.

 

[Ddanno]

The timing of the diagnosis is the big issue for me. Like when other celebrities checked themselves into sex addiction classes etc...

It's all designed to try and create some sympathy and water down what they did.

Yeah, it's either entirely bogus, or he's known about it far longer than he admits

See also: Russell Brand becoming a born again Christian complete with baptism in the Thames featuring Bear Grylls

 

[Which Tyler]

It's older than lockdown, though that accelerated it.
Personally, I think it's social media.
You get to broadcast your weirdest thoughts, and the algorithm explitly shows you people agreeing with you, and people you can feel righteous indignation against.
Which isn't social media per second, but is certainly how they all evolved.

Conspiracy theorists have always been with us, but they get an outsized voice.
Self-centredness and superiority complexes (and Dunning-Krugers) have always been with us, but the algorithms turn it all up to 11.

That leads to the likes of the tea party => MAGA, and the UKIP=>Reform, excusing and legitimising our worst impulses.
And the same on the left from "bleeding heart" => "politically correct" => "cancel culture"

Just come across this, with which confirms my bias from above

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Dog foul fines top £50k in Northern Ireland as DNA database explored

Councils receive thousands of dog fouling complaints as one local authority explores how DNA might help.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[dirty harry]

Vigilante Tube passengers face arrest over 'assault' of naked man

British Transport Police (BTP) believe the naked man, who has since been detained under the mental health act, was assaulted on the District line in east London .

www.dailymail.co.uk

Assault of a mental ill person, or vindicated force to remove someone from the train?

 

[Welsh Exile]

Vigilante Tube passengers face arrest over 'assault' of naked man

British Transport Police (BTP) believe the naked man, who has since been detained under the mental health act, was assaulted on the District line in east London .

www.dailymail.co.uk

Assault of a mental ill person, or vindicated force to remove someone from the train?

Jesus.

Im going with assault of a mentally ill person but it's a tough one. If there were kids on the train I think you'd forgive people for not taking a second to be rational and just beat them up first and ask questions later.