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Opinion: Autists Need Safety from Cops… Not ID Papers

Modified photo of photogenic young man holding a colorful "Autism Passport," from the Gazette News, "Colchester-Based Autism Anglia Creates Autism Passport."
Modified photo from the Gazette News, "Colchester-Based Autism Anglia Creates Autism Passport."

We are NOT the problem.

No human services call should be delivered by a human carrying a gun.

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Groton City Council Takes Autistic Safety Seriously… But… Won’t Be Enough.

"Remembering Linden," original digital illustration of autistic Linden Cameron, shot by police on mental health check, Utah, 9/4/2020.
"Remembering Linden," original digital illustration of autistic Linden Cameron, shot by police on mental health check, Utah, 9/4/2020.

No human services should be delivered by someone packing a gun…

There’s no excuse for deadly mistakes… delivering human services.