Yes, I expected an emotionally based reaction to my "Quite simply, it's impossible that a physical disability can be the cause of any form of crime for example (murder, rape, robbery, etc.), but a mental disability very easily could be."
To clarify: It is logically impossible for a physical disability (e.g. a limp) to be the cause of a crime, but this is not the case with a mental disability. Given this difference, my supposition was that it isn't very reasonable to expect people to view both mental and physical disabilities as the same and it is eminently understandable that the public would have different attitudes towards them. Now I know that this isn't the accepted politically correct statement, but nevertheless, it is a correct statement. Now note gentlemen that this has nothing to do with which laws are or could be enacted, or of being Canadian or American, or of being a clinical psychologist, or of teaching at a small college rather than a large one, or of any other of the irrelevances brought up. Indeed, rather than being the domain of small colleges (as postulated by Mike P.), any law, decision, or rule enacted to entitle such people to whatever it is that they are to be entitled to, is by it's nature arbitrary. --Mike --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4208 or send a blank email to leave-4208-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
