Comments on: Autistic man tortured

By: Another Voice

Another Voice — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:28:30 +0000

I hope the court deals with him appropriately. Since the victim had autism, a disability, I wonder why this would not be prosecuted as a hate crime?

By: Clay

Clay — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:30:05 +0000

The combined maximum sentence is 17 years in prison upon conviction.
Wallace is on probation after pleading guilty last year to child abuse, domestic abuse and two cruelty-to-animals charges. ~

With his record, Wallace at least, will probably get ALL of those 17 years. Sounds about right. Plenty of time for what goes around to come back around.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:04:07 +0000

So horrible. Keep up the good fight Kev. We all should as much as we can.

By: autiegraph

autiegraph — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:47:51 +0000

Let me just say that I am not surprised.

By: Clay

Clay — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:08:26 +0000

Mike wrote:
“How do their parents live with the knowledge that they raised these monsters?”

I don’t know, but at least the father of one of them was the one that turned them in.

According to a police affidavit, Wallace’s father turned in the hourlong video and six mini-DVDs to a state Department of Human Services office, which led to the police investigation. ~

By: Mike Stanton

Mike Stanton — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:30:04 +0000

As a parent and as a human being I feel for this guy. I worry lest this might happen to my son one day. But at least I know that my son will never be a perpetrator of such crimes. He is far too decent for that. Even though it is the perpetrators and not their autistic victim who are supposed to be endowed with empathy and theory of mind.

How do their parents live with the knowledge that they raised these monsters?

By: sharonfennell

sharonfennell — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:20:23 +0000

Awful. That man suffered so badly for no reason but the cruelty, ignorance and fear of difference of his attackers. I hope they get a long prison term for this.

By: The New Republic

The New Republic — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:18:21 +0000

But unfortunately, with the UK Government’s new Everyone, Including the Dead, Will Work Programme, these meat packing and chicken slaughtering plants, will have an endless supply of fresh meat like this guy, and many of us, to have for their jollies.

By: Kev

Kev — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:02:36 +0000

I know exactly how you feel. I think of the autistic adults I know online being treated like this or my own child and I don’t know what to do. We must keep pushing autism awareness until stories like this are curiosities of a long forgotten history.

By: kathomar

kathomar — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:52:09 +0000

There are no words..I look at my boys and think about them going to work some day..autism awareness, autism advocacy-not just important, but imperative.