Now that's a good idea. Congress people are always speaking locally and Mike could certainly speak out and they would respond. I am not sure where mike lives or why he wants to move. Since I am new to the list and don't read everything I sometimes miss something also well miss a lot actually. At 06:54 PM 4/10/2006, you wrote: >okay, i thought i'd missed something. i hope if mike >can not afford a lawyer or get help for a suit, maybe >since it is a government agency overstepping their >bounds, his elected reps might can help get them back >in line. > >--- Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I wasn't responding to Mikes problem exactly. I was > > responding to > > Anthonys thread which was more a general question > > about DD being > > victimized and wondering what the correct thing is > > for a woman in > > that position who may still be in the care of her > > parents. I think > > Mike is being discriminated against the same as you > > do. It's just > > that I work in the law and it is not that easy to > > file a federal > > lawsuit but maybe there are non profit legal orgs > > that could help. > > > > At 04:32 PM 4/10/2006, you wrote: > > >am i missing some posts? is the woman that mike is > > >wanting to see mentally disabled? or is this the > > girl > > >anthony talked about being picked up and > > disapearing > > >that you are referring to here? > > > > > >--- Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > > Yes that's what I was wondering about > > as > > > > well. But then if > > > > you have the maturity of a child but the > > > > chronological age of an > > > > adult do you have the right to engage in sex and > > > > have fun as many > > > > people do. I can see how parents would be upset > > > > especially if > > > > pregnancy is an issue and depending on their > > moral > > > > values. > > > > They used to sterilize people who were > > > > developmentally delayed and I > > > > am against that in every way. I think one reason > > > > this was done was so > > > > routine rape of these individuals would not be > > > > noticed. We have > > > > certainly been in the dark ages with a lot of > > our > > > > thinking on this. > > > > It doesn't seem fair if a parent is the > > > > guardian for a woman > > > > with the mind of a girl to have to make a > > decision > > > > about a child who > > > > is conceived. Also I think these girls can be > > taken > > > > advantage of. > > > > It's a thorny problem and I just don't know the > > > > answer. I can see how > > > > this would overwhelm a family doing their best > > to > > > > care for a disabled member. > > > > I also see no reason why the > > > > developmentally delayed should > > > > be denied exploring their sexuality. I also > > think > > > > saying no could be > > > > a problem for DD and so there is a lot of room > > for > > > > exploitation here. > > > > > > > > At 03:11 PM 4/10/2006, you wrote: > > > > >Sometimes this is sticky, I know when I wanted > > to > > > > get my first tattoo, they > > > > >wouldn't give it to me before they knew I was > > > > competent in making my own > > > > >decisions, and I feel we have to realize that > > > > there's some adults with > > > > >disabilities who aren't, and it's our jobs to > > > > protect them. But however I'm > > > > >willing to listen to other views, but my mom > > has a > > > > friend who's son is > > > > >mentally challenged, and I wouldn't leave him > > alone > > > > for several hours like > > > > >my parents can do with me. > > > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > > >Anthony > > > > >Visit my website at www.anthonyarnold.net > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > > >From: Cerebral Palsy List > > > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > > > > >ken barber > > > > >Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 4:11 PM > > > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > > >Subject: Re: Larry King Live last night > > > > > > > > > >er, anthony, theres a difference in a grown man > > > > >picking up and molesting a teenager than for > > two > > > > >adults in their 30's having a mutual > > relationship > > > > with > > > > >out the government or parents interferring. > > > > > > > > > >--- Anthony Arnold <[log in to unmask]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I must say I don't know what's being > > discussed > > > > here, > > > > > > but I want to throw out > > > > > > something, but I'm not saying you would be > > > > capable > > > > > > of doing something like > > > > > > this. I personally know (or knew) a gal who > > > > fitted > > > > > > the MR/DD description, > > > > > > and she was around my age, and she was the > > > > typical > > > > > > teenage girl who enjoyed > > > > > > dressing hot and impressing guys, she > > usually > > > > wore > > > > > > tight clothing and high > > > > > > heels. Ten years ago this coming fall (hard > > to > > > > > > believe), she was walking > > > > > > home from somewhere, and it's believed that > > a > > > > guy > > > > > > offered her a ride home > > > > > > and a good time, and she hasn't been seen > > since. > > > > > > I'm not suggesting you > > > > > > would, but knowing what they say happened to > > my > > > > > > friend, I can honestly see > > > > > > why they're concerned a little. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Anthony > > > > > > Visit my website at www.anthonyarnold.net > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Cerebral Palsy List > > > > > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > > Behalf Of > > > > > > Magenta Raine > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 10:22 PM > > > > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > > Subject: Re: Larry King Live last night > > > > > > > > > > > > mental retardation/developmental > > disabilities > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > Come visit my new store! I now carry tee > > shirts > > > > and > > > > > > other items! > > > > > > http://www.cafepress.com/TamarMag > > > > > > visit my Blog at; > > > > > > http://tamarmag-newsletters.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > > > > > From: Kathleen Salkin > > <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > > > Date: 4/9/2006 8:04:06 PM > > > > > > > Subject: Re: Larry King Live last night > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Er, who's MR/DD? If that's Social > > Services, > > > > they > > > > > > have no business > > > > > > > doing this. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kat > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9 Apr 2006, at 22:31, > > [log in to unmask] > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > been through enough with her but the > > > > underlying > > > > > > problem comes from > > > > > > > finding > > > > > > > out from others that MR/DD is finding out > > who > > > > else > > > > > > I've ever had > > > > > > > contact with > > > > > > > and making that I no longer have anything > > else > > > > to > > > > > > do with them. I'm > > > > > > > not > > >=== message truncated === > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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