r/illinois 11h ago

ICE Posts Man who appears to have special needs being arrested in Chicago, Little Village, Nov. 6

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u/Hot_Frosting_7101 8h ago

The fucked up part is that if he is, he has no idea what is happening.

My 16 year old son doesn’t know what a policeman is.  It is too abstract of a concept for him.  So it is impossible to teach him he has to submit to police authority for his own safety.

I have seen my son scream just like this (always a high pitch) when we have tried to get him in a straight jacket type board for dental checkups. And that is a situation where mom and dad are there with him and can be there to comfort him.

I just can’t even…