Did anyone see this on Radio 2 earlier?? Downs Syndrome man arrested.....

[lottiejenkins]

www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3761056.ece
This kind of thing makes my blood boil..............
Why aren't police trying to catch "real criminals"??

Er,he's not a 'Down's Syndrome boy'. He is a boy with Down's Syndrome. There is a big difference.

Sorry......... genuine error!

LJ,the article said it too.
I agree with your point though. It's bonkers.

good god .

Although one has to wonder what narrow-minded person would report such an incident in the first place.

Am surprised the parents of the other child had not given comment ?

I have forwarded the article by email to India Knight, im sure she has seen it as it is in The Times but wanted to make doubley sure she saw it!!

Dohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.. Dottielottie strikes again should did anyone "hear" not see................... SORRY!!!!!!!

They were talking about this on Radio Scotland tonight. Part of the problem seems to be that it is a new statutory offence - 'racial assault' which our wonderful modern politicians have drafted to not include the question of capacity whereas most criminal law in Scotland is still common law which has always accepted that capacity is an important factor. New is not always better I suppose.

I think that some people with downs are capable of being nasty and outright racist. People with Downs vary considerally.

The fact that this young man was in specialist unit shows how severely affected he is. His mental age is well below the age of nine and he should not have been arrested, yet alone charged.

Its political correctness gone mad.

Yes RT,very true.
Dubious also to believe that all people with Downs are 'very gentle' and 'love music'.
They are all differnet,in the same way that people without Downs are.

Article deeply dodgy on so many levels.