Should we be forced to wear Wristbands?

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16 Apr 2015, 9:15 pm

Might as well say hello to Nazi Britain.

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16 Apr 2015, 9:38 pm

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That's all right, buddy.

I don't mind being a friend to a good person.

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16 Apr 2015, 9:41 pm

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Might as well say hello to Nazi Britain.

I don't know why but my first thought after reading this is V for Vendetta

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16 Apr 2015, 9:43 pm

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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/wristbands-mentally-ill-tory-candidate-5521499 ...

... and citizens of the United Kingdoms look down on the American legal system ... :roll:

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16 Apr 2015, 9:45 pm

Commander wrote:

AntDog wrote:

Might as well say hello to Nazi Britain.

I don't know why but my first thought after reading this is V for Vendetta

I think I'll go old school and say Hawthorne's "A Scarlet Letter".

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16 Apr 2015, 9:49 pm

LOL...I beat you to it! Look at previous responses...Hee Hee!

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16 Apr 2015, 9:54 pm

I somewhat like the ideal myself, although it should be choice and not forced. It would cause some people to look down on us and possibly try to take advantage but it would also help with meeting others that share our curse. This world wouldn't be such a lonely place if that was a bit easier.

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17 Apr 2015, 7:09 pm

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Hell no. We're stigmatized enough without someone forcing us to wear a big sign. It's one thing if you choose to wear a wristband (for example, someone needing accommodations might wear a wristband to ensure he/she gets them), but to be forced to wear one? No. Just no.

Maybe the wristband proponents in the U.K. government could resurrect the color schemes that German Nazis developed for their concentration-camp badges (the "mentally ill" were forced to wear black badges). Why waste government funds just to reinvent the wheel?

Glad to see I wasn't the only thinking Nazi Germany when I heard this.

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18 Apr 2015, 12:01 pm

This is a storm in a teacup.

As stated before this is a candidate, who isn't even elected causing controversy. The fact that she has caused controversy, actually should bring confidence.

People are allowed to have ideas however stupid they may be.

I actually think she hasn't thought it through properly. It is an example of moral panic. No need for moral panic in response. Just criticise it thoroughly.

The Mirror is also a British tabloid newspaper, it isn't exactly the highest standard of journalism. They like stories they they can hype up, and cause moral outrage by feeding the answer to the readership. Doen't matter if previous article have been hypocritical to this cause.

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18 Apr 2015, 12:13 pm

Nobody should be forced to wear anything to indicate their demographic against their wishes. I would sooner go to prison. They may as force people to wear yellow stars.

As for the OP, Autism isn't a mental illness so it shouldn't apply to us.

It would be a diabolical precedence.

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18 Apr 2015, 12:15 pm

Fnord wrote:

Sum wrote:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/wristbands-mentally-ill-tory-candidate-5521499 ...

... and citizens of the United Kingdoms look down on the American legal system ... :roll:

I would like to think this is just one rogue fruitcake tory backbencher.

Unfortunately for the conservative party it has its fair share.

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18 Apr 2015, 12:22 pm

No on any wristband or other marking.

And I'd continue to refuse even if it were law.

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18 Apr 2015, 4:31 pm

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Actually the woman who made this offensive suggestion is only an as-yet unelected Conservative candidate in the upcoming UK election, so she has no authority to put this idea before Parliament, let alone implement it.

Maybe she should be forced to wear a blue wristband. At least until the 2020 election

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18 Apr 2015, 4:40 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

Now....for severely autistic people who wander off, I would advocate that those people wear GPS devices.

How about for politicans?

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18 Apr 2015, 6:22 pm

AspieUtah wrote:

Hey! What if someone is a lesbian AND "mentally ill?" Would she get TWO badges?!? It could be like the boy/girl scouts merit badge system.

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18 Apr 2015, 7:53 pm

thewrite1 wrote:

AspieUtah wrote:

thewrite1 wrote:

Glad to see I wasn't the only thinking Nazi Germany when I heard this.

I think that was the immediate thought among most of us.

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