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Things you should consider when talking about crimes against disabled people (such as the #Potsdam killings)
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1) There are no such things as „mercy killings“
The idea of killing disabled people to deliver them from their pain is deeply intertwined with the ableist perception that living with a disability is a fate worse than death.
The idea of killing disabled people to deliver them from their pain is deeply intertwined with the ableist perception that living with a disability is a fate worse than death.
Stressing that the murderer cared selflessly for the victims is playing into the stereotype that disabled people and their needs are a burden. Both arguments grossly undermine the humanity of disabled people.
We don’t need pity, we need human rights.
We don’t need pity, we need human rights.
