My old neighbour used to work at a special needs school, she said two of the pupils really made her uneasy.
One was a boy of 16 who had autism and a personality disorder. He used to say he wanted to shoot people and specify the type of gun he wanted to use. She said the most unsettling part of this was that he was utterly cold & calm when speaking. He was capable in all other ways so used to walk to school on his own. She said she wondered if he had these thoughts when out alone in public. He’d be an adult in his early 20s now, so likely living alone or in supported accommodation. I can’t imagine he’d be considered worrying enough to have carers living with him unless he did actually kill. By which time it would be too late.
The other boy she said was frightening was a year or so older (the school went up to 19) and non-verbal. He was about 6’ tall and very heavy set. He had a carer accompanying him wherever he went in school as he was unpredictable and prone to violence. He never actually went to lessons, just wandered round the corridors all day. The staff didn’t attempt to take him to lessons in case that caused a violent outburst. He also wore a waist restraint with soft cuffs at all times. I think the carers had to feed him because he couldn’t be trusted to have his hands released. Whenever my neighbour saw him she said he kept clenching and unclenching his hands which she found deeply unsettling.
I would hope the second lad is never allowed out alone as an adult, and probably not unrestrained either. He already has a history of unpredictable violent behaviour. But reading some of these replies I can see that numerous posters would still support someone who was considered so violent when a child at school that he had to wear a restraint all day, should have no restrictions put on his liberty as an adult whatsoever.
The first boy, well, we just have to hope he was all talk, don’t we? And if he ever does decide to kill or injure someone just keep your fingers crossed that he’s living nowhere near you.