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Mencap responds to the sentencing of three men found guilty of attacking a teenager with autism

IMencap responds to the sentencing of three men found guilty of attacking a teenager with autism

As reported by Ian Birrell in today's Guardian, three 18 year old thugs were given just 80 hours community service and 3 months curfew for an appalling attack on a younger autistic boy. Their excuse for this assault, they were bored.

The judge in this case had the power to set a custodial sentence on these yobs. In doing so he would be sending a message out that attacks on people with disabilities should be treated as a hate crime and such crimes will not be tolerated in a civilised society.

By failing to do this the judge is implying that somehow disabled people should be seen as less deserving of protection by the law than their able bodied counterparts. This attitude, especially in the current economic climate, that some groups are less worthy of respect and dignity is what led Europe down the slippery path to fascism and war

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