BEN’S BLOG: ‘Extreme ignorance towards a Down Syndrome sufferer’

[dropcap]Y[/dropcap]esterday, when I was going out for a run, I was met by an incident that reminded me of the deep ignorance, on so many levels, of the human species.

On the other side of the road, there was an adult male, who had Down Syndrome, walking along the street. This, in itself, obviously a brave act, for him to do on his own. Anyway, as he was walking, he was shouting out, possibly a reaction he has, or whatever.

On my side of the round, all of a sudden, two expert comedians appeared. They were orange-jacket wearing manual labourers, supposedly being paid to paint the block opposite where I live. They found it amusing to pop their heads up and make grunting sounds, attracting the man’s attention, and when he looked around then hiding. I could see that this really was distressing him. I add; the comedians were both over 40 years of age.

In a country, that is now requiring a military presence on the streets, our courts do not have time to deal with these low-lifes. But I’m sure our policemen do. Such characters should be brought straight back to the station, invited into a cell at the back, and then introduced to some metal-batons and tear-gas, in order to find out how cocky and humorous they still are. Once peeled off the floor; THEY WOULDN’T BE DOING IT AGAIN!

In other news:

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Over and out, B x