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[quote=Anonymous]A Threads post from Dr. Blair Peters:

[b]One of the worst things about Tourette's was the world constantly telling you to stop, to "just take a breath," when you had no control over your tics.

But here is what you did have: an understanding of what your tics are.

Yes, they change over time. Over days, weeks and months. Not seconds.
For prolonged periods, you know what your tics mainly consist of — vocal, motor, or otherwise. It is unlikely that a specific racial slur first presented as a vocal tic at this specific moment. If this was a tic, then this slur likely happened before.

People with disabilities should absolutely be included in all aspects of life. But disability cannot be used to justify blatant harm towards others.

Which raises the real question: If this was a known tic and a known risk - what was the plan?
Who was involved in making one? There were options. Events of this scale command extraordinary resources. This was avoidable.

The only person who truly knows of any intent behind this action is John himself. Given the harm caused, clarity is owed. As is an apology. From all involved in the planning (or lack thereof) that resulted in this unjustifiable outcome.[/b]

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