We Need To Talk About The Mass Murder In Japan

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On July 26th 1990,

the Americans with
Disabilities Act, aka the ADA,

was signed into law.

And this past July 26th

would mark the 26th
anniversary of the law.

Now, those of us who need the law

would be celebrating the fact

that the anniversary has arrived.

But, unfortunately for
those of us who need it,

we are instead, in
mourning, for the most part.

Just outside Tokyo, Japan,

in a facility that is supposed

to take care of disabled people,

whether they be mentally ill,
or have a physical disability,

a man who was a former
employee at the facility

ended up murdering 19
patients, and injuring 26 more.

He turned himself in not
too long after it happened.

And he felt no remorse
for what he did at all.

In fact,

in a letter that he wrote
to the Japanese Parliament,

he wrote that he believes that
the world would be better off

without having disabled people,

that disabled people would
be better off not living,

and that disabled people
should be euthanized.

He said that he had plans

to kill a certain amount of people,

and once he killed that many people

he would turn himself
into the Japanese police.

And all I could think about
when I hear this story,

is, "What the hell?"

We covered it at DTV News and
I just couldn't believe it.

What's even more unfortunate

is the lack of real media coverage.

On CNN and stuff there's
been a little mention

here and there, but other than that,

there hasn't been a whole
lot of talk about it.

On social media there really hasn't been

a whole lot of talk about it

outside of the mental health
and disabled community,

which is a bit unfortunate,

because disabled people
are a large minority

and we don't get added into
the conversation a whole lot.

My friend, Annie,

who I mentioned once or
twice on this channel,

has made her own response video,

as well as a written response.

I will link everything down below

so you can go check it out.

And all I can think about

is how disturbing this whole incident is.

Obviously murder is very disturbing,

but when you think about
the fact that this guy

was someone who worked at
the facility for many years,

and that these people
trusted him with their lives,

their life gets taken away by this one man

that was supposed to
be taking care of them

while he worked there.

Oh my God, I just don't
understand it, I really don't.

And it's another thing when this person

is writing to the Japanese Parliament

and saying that our
lives aren't worth living

and that we should be
euthanized and what have you, like.

There's also
another written response

that is called My Life is Worth Living

or something along the lines of that.

If I can find it, I will
also put that link down below

so you can take a look at it.

As I mentioned before
this is a conversation

that doesn't get really
talked about a lot.

Other events that happen, they
get worldwide media coverage

and a lot of people on social
media talking about it,

and this is just one of those incidents

where people are very, very quiet,

and it's not necessarily their fault.

This is another one of those news stories

that just doesn't get a lot of coverage

for whatever reason.

And I think it's important
that we talk about it.

So, there is a hashtag that's
going around on Twitter,

which is this one right here.

So, if there's any
stories that you've seen,

anything written, anything visual,

you can make a Tweet about that

or talk about it on Facebook.

Disabled people with various disabilities

do need to be talked about

instead of being swept under the rug.

In the video after this

I will also be talking about
a deaf couple in Mississippi

who had their home invaded

and they were beaten by the suspects,

so stay tuned for that.

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I upload videos every Monday and Thursday,

unless otherwise stated.

And I will see you later.

Bye.

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