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Sex offender Jasjeet Heer arrested after allegedly flashing a Huddersfield shopper
Kirklees magistrates adjourned the case until September 1 to allow him to be assessed by medical experts.
In the meantime Heer must live and sleep at his given address.
He was banned from going to a public place unless accompanied by probation staff or a family member.
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Kirklees magistrates adjourned the case until September 1 to allow him to be assessed by medical experts.
In the meantime Heer must live and sleep at his given address.
He was banned from going to a public place unless accompanied by probation staff or a family member.
Now this lawyer is trying to say that we Aspies, whose ranks include giants in the sciences and arts such as Einstein, Kafka, and Lovecraft, not to mention many others, aren't intellectually capable of making a plea in court?!?!?!
I fully understand defending one's client, but this could hurt us collectively in the long run, even more than the Aspie flasher might.
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Kirklees magistrates adjourned the case until September 1 to allow him to be assessed by medical experts.
In the meantime Heer must live and sleep at his given address.
He was banned from going to a public place unless accompanied by probation staff or a family member.
Now this lawyer is trying to say that we Aspies, whose ranks include giants in the sciences and arts such as Einstein, Kafka, and Lovecraft
Speculative at best that these historical figures were Aspies.
That is what I am worried about and why I started this thread. I am seeing this more and more.
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Kirklees magistrates adjourned the case until September 1 to allow him to be assessed by medical experts.
In the meantime Heer must live and sleep at his given address.
He was banned from going to a public place unless accompanied by probation staff or a family member.
Now this lawyer is trying to say that we Aspies, whose ranks include giants in the sciences and arts such as Einstein, Kafka, and Lovecraft
Speculative at best that these historical figures were Aspies.
That is what I am worried about and why I started this thread. I am seeing this more and more.
Speculation, yes, but based on known evidence.
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WA psychiatrist who filmed young boys urinating spared jail
Dr Aaron Voon, the former director of Cockburn Central's Successful Development and Therapy Centre, narrowly avoided a jail term in the District Court of Western Australia on Friday over eight child pornography related charges.
Judge Alan Troy instead sentenced Voon to 18 months jail, suspended for 18 months.
he conviction followed searches of the 42-year-old's Mount Pleasant home and clinic in June 2016, where he was found to have recorded eight videos featuring young boys urinating in public toilets and taken more than 400 still images of the videos - often zooming in, or cropping them to focus on the boys' genitals.
The videos were recorded over nine months in 2015 and 2016 in Perth, New Zealand, the United States and Canada.
During sentencing on Friday, Voon's lawyer Sam Vandongen said his client suffered post traumatic stress after he was detained in Canada for 15 days, during which time to claimed to have had faeces thrown at him.
Voon has since been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder.
The court heard he developed an obsession with toilets and cisterns as a child and had developed a fascination with urination.
Judge Troy described the case as "unusual", saying what Voon had done was clear, but despite several psychiatric reports, why he had done it, was not.
He concluded Voon's motivation for recording the boys, aged between around 7-13, was partly attributed to his psychiatric conditions and urination obsession, but also included some sexual motivation, despite Voon claiming he was a-sexual.
"Your offending was repeated over a period of nine months or so... and could not be said to be spontaneous," Judge Troy said.
"[As a psychiatrist] you had... a greater capacity than a layperson to seek help for your apparent condition.
"You must have known what you were doing was wrong... you sought no professional help."
Judge Troy found Voon's risk of reoffending was low and that he was remorseful, had stopped using urinals as a self-protective measure, and had sought counselling for his conditions.
During sentencing remarks, Mr Vandongen said his client accepted what he did was abnormal and morally wrong.
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Dr Aaron Voon, the former director of Cockburn Central's Successful Development and Therapy Centre, narrowly avoided a jail term in the District Court of Western Australia on Friday over eight child pornography related charges.
Judge Alan Troy instead sentenced Voon to 18 months jail, suspended for 18 months.
he conviction followed searches of the 42-year-old's Mount Pleasant home and clinic in June 2016, where he was found to have recorded eight videos featuring young boys urinating in public toilets and taken more than 400 still images of the videos - often zooming in, or cropping them to focus on the boys' genitals.
The videos were recorded over nine months in 2015 and 2016 in Perth, New Zealand, the United States and Canada.
During sentencing on Friday, Voon's lawyer Sam Vandongen said his client suffered post traumatic stress after he was detained in Canada for 15 days, during which time to claimed to have had faeces thrown at him.
Voon has since been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder.
The court heard he developed an obsession with toilets and cisterns as a child and had developed a fascination with urination.
Judge Troy described the case as "unusual", saying what Voon had done was clear, but despite several psychiatric reports, why he had done it, was not.
He concluded Voon's motivation for recording the boys, aged between around 7-13, was partly attributed to his psychiatric conditions and urination obsession, but also included some sexual motivation, despite Voon claiming he was a-sexual.
"Your offending was repeated over a period of nine months or so... and could not be said to be spontaneous," Judge Troy said.
"[As a psychiatrist] you had... a greater capacity than a layperson to seek help for your apparent condition.
"You must have known what you were doing was wrong... you sought no professional help."
Judge Troy found Voon's risk of reoffending was low and that he was remorseful, had stopped using urinals as a self-protective measure, and had sought counselling for his conditions.
During sentencing remarks, Mr Vandongen said his client accepted what he did was abnormal and morally wrong.
Gimme a friggin' break, man!
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Driver stopped near Boise has ties to missing Illinois man
Cumby’s cellphone was recovered from the van’s glove box. Investigators found some recent Google searches on the cellphone, done in Washington state, that had to do with the use of Asperger’s syndrome in criminal defense. Maynard told deputies that he had symptoms of Asperger’s.
Jury Finds Adrian Loya Guilty Of First-Degree Murder
Jurors were left with competing medical testimony as to whether Mr. Loya has a mental defect that impaired his ability to either fully comprehend the criminality of his actions or control his behavior to comport with the law. Psychiatrists and psychologists on both sides offered diagnoses ranging from Asperger’s to avoidant personality disorder to depression in presenting their opinion as to whether Mr. Loya could be held criminally responsible for the murder of Ms. Trubnikova and the other events of that night.
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It makes me people do evil things.
*Thinking of that one skit in The Amanda Show "When old people/mascots/cheerleaders/The Bradys' attack"*
"Hello everyone, you may have heard of The Bradys attacking and the cheerleaders and another time mascots attacked and old people and this time I bring you some breaking news, it's autistic people attacking this time and I am going to tell you when autistic people attack."
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Tom Hayes court case begins in bid to overturn FCA ban
The former UBS and Citigroup trader is due to argue in the Royal Courts of Justice that his ban from the sector should be held off while the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) decides whether to refer his case back to the Court of Appeal.
Speaking from prison, he will challenge a so-called prohibition order imposed by the City watchdog after he became the first person to be convicted of manipulating the key financial global benchmark Libor in August 2015.
The 37-year old appealed on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial because of his Asperger syndrome, a form of autism, and questioned evidence given by expert witness Saul Haydon Rowe.
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Man offering free hugs attacks another woman in Union Square
The victim, who told her story exclusively to PIX11, said Jermaine Himmelstein attacked her when she refused to hug him.
She said she was out with her mother and friends taking photos when he approached her multiple times.
"I did not expect for this guy to attack us," she said. "From behind he runs and hits me right in the face with an open palm and just knocks off my glasses ... and then runs off," she said.
Himmelstein was arrested in 2016 for attacking a Canadian tourist in the eye after she refused to tip him in Times Square. Police say she suffered a black eye, bruising and severe swelling to her face.
His parents claims he has autism and prosecutors found him mentally unfit to stand trial in the Times Square case so the charges were dropped.
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The victim, who told her story exclusively to PIX11, said Jermaine Himmelstein attacked her when she refused to hug him.
She said she was out with her mother and friends taking photos when he approached her multiple times.
"I did not expect for this guy to attack us," she said. "From behind he runs and hits me right in the face with an open palm and just knocks off my glasses ... and then runs off," she said.
Himmelstein was arrested in 2016 for attacking a Canadian tourist in the eye after she refused to tip him in Times Square. Police say she suffered a black eye, bruising and severe swelling to her face.
His parents claims he has autism and prosecutors found him mentally unfit to stand trial in the Times Square case so the charges were dropped.
The charges were dropped. So... what's to be done to prevent him from hitting anyone else?
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The victim, who told her story exclusively to PIX11, said Jermaine Himmelstein attacked her when she refused to hug him.
She said she was out with her mother and friends taking photos when he approached her multiple times.
"I did not expect for this guy to attack us," she said. "From behind he runs and hits me right in the face with an open palm and just knocks off my glasses ... and then runs off," she said.
Himmelstein was arrested in 2016 for attacking a Canadian tourist in the eye after she refused to tip him in Times Square. Police say she suffered a black eye, bruising and severe swelling to her face.
His parents claims he has autism and prosecutors found him mentally unfit to stand trial in the Times Square case so the charges were dropped.
The charges were dropped. So... what's to be done to prevent him from hitting anyone else?
The charges in the newest attack he not been dropped as far as I know
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Colchester Magistrates’ Court heard the arsonist was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at the age of 18 and has the mental capabilities of a 13-year-old boy.
Theodosius said he set the bins alight when he was drunk and persuaded to do so by a friend.
“At 18 he was diagnosed with autism and Asperger’s. It is quite severe to the extent his support worker believes he has the mental capabilities of a 13-year-old boy.”
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“My autism is not a superpower. It also isn’t some kind of god-forsaken, endless fountain of suffering inflicted on my family. It’s just part of who I am as a person”. - Sara Luterman
Colchester Magistrates’ Court heard the arsonist was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at the age of 18 and has the mental capabilities of a 13-year-old boy.
Theodosius said he set the bins alight when he was drunk and persuaded to do so by a friend.
“At 18 he was diagnosed with autism and Asperger’s. It is quite severe to the extent his support worker believes he has the mental capabilities of a 13-year-old boy.”
And if a 13 year old child did that, they will still face charges. So the guy is just slow. I didn't know autism can make someone's IQ be low.
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Colchester Magistrates’ Court heard the arsonist was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at the age of 18 and has the mental capabilities of a 13-year-old boy.
Theodosius said he set the bins alight when he was drunk and persuaded to do so by a friend.
“At 18 he was diagnosed with autism and Asperger’s. It is quite severe to the extent his support worker believes he has the mental capabilities of a 13-year-old boy.”
And if a 13 year old child did that, they will still face charges. So the guy is just slow. I didn't know autism can make someone's IQ be low.
Only if he has low functioning autism.
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