This is a preposterous statement. There are definitely physical disabilities that can mean a person can be negligent in maintenance of property, negligent in operating a car or other equipment, and that can lead to grievous injury of another person or homicide. Charges of criminal negligence could be levied in such cases because the person should have been aware of their physical limitations, the possibility of injury or death to others, and taken action to reduce or eliminate that possibility.
I can't help but think of the person with a heart condition having a car wreck if their pacemaker fails, or a person with a vision disability not seeing something that was a hazard on their property, etc. Paul C. Bernhardt Department of Psychology Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland -----Original Message----- From: Michael Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sun 8/15/2010 1:05 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] APA Con San Diego: College Students With More Psychopathology 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. --Mike --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=4208 or send a blank email to leave-4208-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- 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=4210 or send a blank email to leave-4210-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
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