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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.
If you want to follow me on all of my social media,
the links to that will be down below.
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a link to that will also be down below.
I upload videos every Monday and Thursday,
unless otherwise stated.
And I will see you later.
Bye.
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