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7. I'm cynical, I know, but I always notice that the person swept up in a hug

Sun Jan 11, 2015, 11:45 AM

Jan 2015

and kiss is never. . .another adult man. Why is that, hmmm?

I may be completely off-base, but if this 6'5" 20-yr-old man also grabs and hugs his male friends, we can revisit his punishment.

We really don't know enough about his daily behavior to make many judgements, but we also know that school administrators can be totally unable to come up with nuanced solutions to anything.

I don't blame the girl who complained -- no one should be grabbed by a 6'5" complete stranger and be expected to think that's OK. Maybe now his parents will teach him to stop grabbing people, even if he thinks he knows them, and wait for an offered hug from his friends. His parents know how big he is and certainly should have thought ahead about the appropriateness of their large son grabbing others in any way.

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Autistic man banned from college for sexual assault after mistakenly hugging, kissing stranger [View all] jakeXT Jan 2015 OP

That's sad JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #1

I don't think anyone should walk up and start touching anyone yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #4

He thought he knew her JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #8

Then why not arrest him and throw him in prison for five years? Ilsa Jan 2015 #10

are we to be outraged? so sad. elehhhhna Jan 2015 #2

I think we should demonize people with mental impairments or disabilities. BlueJazz Jan 2015 #3

You knew her! HUGE difference!!!! yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #5

He thought that he knew her. He mistakenly took her for someone else. BlueJazz Jan 2015 #6

I'm cynical, I know, but I always notice that the person swept up in a hug Nay Jan 2015 #7

This I 100% agree with! JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #9

His parents Should Have taught him Ilsa Jan 2015 #11

Of course they should have. The autistic man is not a toddler and should Nay Jan 2015 #12

Just because he has a disability does NOT mean he has no sex drive happyslug Jan 2015 #13

Uh, I didn't say he didn't/shouldn't have a sex drive. I said his parents Nay Jan 2015 #14

The problem with this is the sexual overtones Shankapotomus May 2015 #15

I have his same diagnosis..... De Leonist Jul 2015 #16

Our society is transforming to a state where cell phone lanes are the new normal jakeXT Aug 2015 #17