In reply to JanStan.

I was totally with you until you said "nonmentally crippled." So are you suggesting that people with developmental/intellectual disabilities (note the correct term) don't have the right to voice their opinions against being violently treated? They have as much right as anyone else to voice their opinions. Or is it that you think that these individuals don't have opinions or feelings? As a person who works with this population I can assure you that they do! Many people don't realize that the disability rights movement has more in common with the gay rights movement, the civil rights movement, and the women's rights movements than they realize. Imagine the powerful social justice movement that could be created if all of these groups saw their common challenges and goals and joined together instead of ripping each other to shreds!