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Opinions on this moral dilemma?

Yesterday whilst enjoying a picnic in our local park, my husband and I picked a shady tree close to the children's play area which is mostly used by mothers with their toddlers. Close to the facility are included picnic tables, conveniently placed for the mothers and children but obviously usable by all.

At one point we noticed a man with obvious mental impairment and his carer walking through the park. The man, for whatever reason, had serious issues with rage and frustration, and whenever he felt annoyed would shout loudly, stamp his feet and yell out loudly, until placated by his carer.

A short while later they sat down at the picnic tables in the children's area for a packed lunch. Several times the man had loud tantrums, very similar to the ones some of the toddlers were having too, but obviously much more loudly, and several toddlers ran up, looked in curiosity and then ran off in fright to the safety of their mothers.

My husband was of the opinion that the carer should have taken his charge to a quieter area so that children would not potentially be scared by him, but I have a different view.

I think that, no matter how small the child, we need to teach them from an early age that some of us do not conform to a standard human pattern. We cannot and hopefully do not, hide away those with physical disfigurements so, provided no physical violence and endangerment is likely, those with mental impairment should be able to move freely in society, obviously with the help of carers when necessary.

What do other people think?

Trolls: Please would you remain under your bridges for this one. Offensive answers will simply be disregarded.

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  • hb12
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
    Favourite answer

    Makes sense to me. A lot of these school shooting where by people that other people isolated until they broke out against all reasoning. I think we need to learn about psychology and how to deal with misfits before they get older or we seem to be paying the price for our naivete. I guess that summarizes my thoughts.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    NO. The bridge is dark, wet and uncomfortable. You try living under a bridge, biatch.

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    United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama

    Haiti, Jamaica, Peru,

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    Greenland, El Salvador too.

    Puerto Rico, Columbia, Venezuela

    Honduras, Guyana, and still,

    Guatemala, Bolivia, then Argentina

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    Costa Rica, Belize, Nicaragua, Bermuda

    Bahamas, Tobago, San Juan,

    Paraguay, Uruguay, Surinam

    And French Guiana, Barbados, and Guam.

    Norway, and Sweden, and Iceland, and Finland

    And Germany now one piece,

    Switzerland, Austria, Czechoslovakia

    Italy, Turkey, and Greece.

    Poland, Romania, Scotland, Albania

    Ireland, Russia, Oman,

    Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia

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    There's Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan

    Both Yemens, Kuwait, and Bahrain,

    The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Portugal

    France, England, Denmark, and Spain.

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    Thailand, Nepal, and Bhutan,

    ( From: http://www.elyrics.net/ )

    Kampuchea, Malaysia, then Bangladesh (Asia)

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    The Philippine Islands, Taiwan,

    Sri Lanka, New Guinea, Sumatra, New Zealand

    Then Borneo, and Vietnam.

    Tunisia, Morocco, Uganda, Angola

    Zimbabwe, Djibouti, Botswana,

    Mozambique, Zambia, Swaziland, Gambia

    Guinea, Algeria, Ghana.

    Burundi, Lesotho, and Malawi, Togo

    The Spanish Sahara is gone,

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    Egypt, Benin, and Gabon.

    Tanzania, Somalia, Kenya, and Mali

    Sierra Leone, and Algiers,

    Dahomey, Namibia, Senegal, Libya

    Cameroon, Congo, Zaire.

    Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar

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  • 5 years ago

    Well ever thought 💭 of contacting the police 🚨 so the cops 👮 👮 👮 👮 👮 can check ☑ him out to see if the bloke may be intimidating

  • 6 years ago

    but you r the internet troll!!!

  • 6 years ago

    hey trolll, come back to your answer. Or, better yet, stop trolling altogether !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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