Southport Attacks and Aftermath #7

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I can’t remember now but was it ever said why he chose that summer club? Was there ever an element of racism or misogyny found?
 
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I can’t remember now but was it ever said why he chose that summer club? Was there ever an element of racism or misogyny found?
There’s no way he wasn’t motivated by the fact this was a group of little girls. Not just easy targets but something ideological too. We will never know for sure but it’s a safe bet. Rather like the Manchester Arena bomber choosing the night Ariana Grande was playing, as opposed to another act and a different audience demographic.
 
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Is anyone else really curious as to what on earth was wrong with AR? I've not heard of such a severe case of what could be oppositional defiant disorder, in reguards as to how he behaved at home. Getting into a fury because the grass was mowed where his hamster was buried? What???

It sounds like one of the most severe cases of mental illness I've heard of. The quesition is, what mental illness? I belive he never got a diagnosis beyond autism is that right?
 
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Is anyone else really curious as to what on earth was wrong with AR? I've not heard of such a severe case of what could be oppositional defiant disorder, in reguards as to how he behaved at home. Getting into a fury because the grass was mowed where his hamster was buried? What???

It sounds like one of the most severe cases of mental illness I've heard of. The quesition is, what mental illness? I belive he never got a diagnosis beyond autism is that right?
I have autistic kids and am ND myself, and although it pains me to say it, I can see the autism in the hamster story.

My guess would be that with a much earlier diagnosis (I’m guessing his parents had their heads in the sand about his behaviour as a younger child), the correct support and - most importantly - better parenting, he would not have turned into monster he did. I’d say that he is the absolute worst case scenario in terms of autism gone bad, possibly a PDA profile.
 
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I have autistic kids and am ND myself, and although it pains me to say it, I can see the autism in the hamster story.

My guess would be that with a much earlier diagnosis (I’m guessing his parents had their heads in the sand about his behaviour as a younger child), the correct support and - most importantly - better parenting, he would not have turned into monster he did. I’d say that he is the absolute worst case scenario in terms of autism gone bad, possibly a PDA profile.
Yeah, the leaving mum alone and focusing rage on Dad sounded fairly classic autism too, there's a lot of preferred parenting going on in nd families. It sounds as if Dad wanted the (literal) benefits, and so perhaps was undermotivated to help AR manage when he was younger; and then became ashamed as he grew and became more violent and it reflected back on Dad.
 
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May have to be in solitary confinement for his whole sentence, is the story today.

There are cases like this where I do think maybe it wouldn't be terrible if the person was just taken off the earth, when they are unreachable and enjoy the horrors they cause.
 
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May have to be in solitary confinement for his whole sentence, is the story today.

There are cases like this where I do think maybe it wouldn't be terrible if the person was just taken off the earth, when they are unreachable and enjoy the horrors they cause.
It would free up lots of prison space too.
 
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Our Girls: The Southport Families on BBC1 this evening was heartbreaking. I literally cried all the way through.
 
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I've just watched the documentary. Absolutely heartbreaking. Their parents are honestly inspirational and have done so much for their local community while in the midst of the most painful grief. 💔
 
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