The news is so sad today I don't even know what to say.
There are a couple important stories in the news today that everyone needs to watch.
In this first story we see an absolute lack of understanding in how a governmental agency responded to an adult who was trying to board a plane with his family:
In the second story we see people completely disrespecting and interfering with a Special Olympics activity. It is certainly within their rights to express their displeasure about whatever they want, but sane people would choose a time and place that is appropriate for such a protest:
Lastly, and most tragically, is the continued failure of NYS - all these years after Willowbrook we thought it would never happen again:
It is very clear to me that as a society we still have a very long road to travel.
In this first story we see an absolute lack of understanding in how a governmental agency responded to an adult who was trying to board a plane with his family:
Dr. David Mandy: Special Needs Son Harassed by TSA at Detroit Metropolitan Airport: MyFoxDETROIT.com
In the second story we see people completely disrespecting and interfering with a Special Olympics activity. It is certainly within their rights to express their displeasure about whatever they want, but sane people would choose a time and place that is appropriate for such a protest:
Lastly, and most tragically, is the continued failure of NYS - all these years after Willowbrook we thought it would never happen again:
It is very clear to me that as a society we still have a very long road to travel.
