The disability group NotDeadYet is planning a vigil on March 1st to remember the disabled victims who were murdered by their caregivers, often family members who got off with no punishment or a light sentence.
In the past five years, over 650 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives, or caregivers...
These are just the cases that we are aware of – since we began monitoring this issue, we learn about more murders every week. We read the victims’ names, see their photographs, and gather what information we can about their lives. The criminal justice system has continued to give lighter sentences to family and caregivers who murder disabled people, and the media continues to portray these murders in a sympathetic light.
of course, alternatives such as respite care or even insitutionalization of the disabled are expensive, so expect more of this to be normalized in the near future.
more here.
my rant here.
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