Is it normal that my colleague brought his mentally handicapped son to work?

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Hello friends, I am here to address you of a problem that has been bothering me recently. I work at a construction sight and yesterday, it was "take your child to work day". Being the young bachelor that I am, I do not own any offspring. But my work partner Jimmy has a mentally defective son.

Said friend Jimmy, thought that uhh, it would be alright to bring this young one to his place of work. That place of work being a construction sight. Now I repeat, A CONSTRUCTION SIGHT. Stupid Jimmy also decided that it would be a good idea to show this poor, defective child how to work a John Deere 772GP tractor. This child ended up destroying 4 days of hard work in a matter of 10 seconds. The only punishment that Jimmy received was a $50 fine. Now I ask you, is it normal that someone would think that bringing a mentally handicapped child to a construction site is a good idea?

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago | pl

    Construction SITE. Are you blind?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago

      Sir I would like to inform you that I am a human. We typically do make mistakes.

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      • Charmo
        12 years ago

        Three times in a row? On the same word?

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      • [Old Memory]
        12 years ago

        Wow.. something so trivial. I hear ya.

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  • shade_ilmaendu
    12 years ago | pl

    Mentally defective... That phrase alone makes you sound like a massive douche; it's disrespectful and dehumanizing to the differently abled.

    Now you have every right to chastise the father; it was irresponsible of him to allow his son to operate any kind of machinery, but the child shouldn't miss out on parts of his life just because he was born different. There was a responsible way to do this; and the father wasn't responsible.

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    • NeuroNeptunian
      12 years ago

      This.

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    • chicken471bologna
      12 years ago

      You sound like some overly sencetive pc douchebag.

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      • hundredthousand
        12 years ago

        Don't feel threatened by those who are more intelligent than you. Unlike you, they have the intelligence to do the right thing.

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      • shade_ilmaendu
        12 years ago

        And you sound kinda like an asshole, Im not sure what you mean by pc unless we're talking about computers here, but anyone who knows me can attest to my lack of douchebaggery. In fact I was doing just the opposite by telling someone not to be a douche by calling another person mentally defective.

        If you're gonna insult me at least do it right, call me a bleeding heart or some shit. That would make more sense. ;P

        And I dont think equal rights advocacy makes me a douchebag or overly sensitive; fact of the matter is I know quite a few mentally and physically handicapped individuals and it rubs me the wrong way when they're dehumanized and misunderstood.

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        • VsegdaTemnata
          12 years ago

          PC = politically correct.

          The child was not dehumanized. Defective means not working up to full potential. Can this be said about the mind of a mental retarded person? Absolutely. It is not their fault or their choice to be born mentally retarded but it cannot be denied that their mind does not work properly. Otherwise, why would their condition have a name, or why would they be educated in separate classes from other children in school?

          Defective is a little bit of a rude term, but for heaven's sake, there is no need to attack the OP.

          A mentally retarded child has no place in an area with dangerous machinery that can harm and kill other human beings, despite how much the father wanted to make his son happy. There is never an excuse to endanger the lives of others.

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          • shade_ilmaendu
            12 years ago

            If you would care to note in my first post, and all my successive posts I stated it was irresponsible to let the kid operate machinery, of course. But if the father had been more responsible and made special arrangements, as per special needs children, no accidents need to have occured.

            As you can also note in my previous comments I have become rather closely tied to the disability rights movement; and I meant to be outspoken, not inflammatory. Thank you for being polite, I tend to get a little bit snappish once the argument degrades to insults. And to my ears, calling another person defective is dehumanizing in that it could easily make one with a disability feel that way, as though they're on a lower level than we are. It's like calling a kid in a wheelchair broken; it may go over ok in the right company, but said in the wrong place or at the wrong time, it could be devastating.

            My bfs brother has a hard time communicating because of his palsy and he's been through some shit for it; so I hope you can understand my position a bit better here

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        • chicken471bologna
          12 years ago

          Okay first of all, everyone knows that P.C. stands for Politically Correct when refering to issues of equal rights.<BR><BR>Second of all, I never said the guy should be treated like a second class citizen just because he is mentally handicapped. <BR><BR>What I meant was is that people like you who like to ignore an entire story just because it wasn't politically correct are also the problem because you want to make it so people who are different should get preferential treatment above "normal" people to make a level playing field for everyone but in the end it is still unequal because one group is getting preferential treatment over the other.

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          • shade_ilmaendu
            12 years ago

            If you paid attention to my post, I said it was fucking irresponsible of the father to let the kid drive. He shouldnt get special treatment and I never said that, simply that he should get to do what every other kid does, which is go to work with their parents. They just should have kept him out of the way of fucking shit up.

            And I didnt know that, sorry. I dont like to abbreviate shit so I usually dont pay attention to that. o.o

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      • NocturnePonyFan
        12 years ago

        *sensitive
        But, yeah..I agree with you completely, chicken471bologna.

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  • zchristian
    12 years ago

    "I do not own any offspring." That sounds wrong and it matters how severe his mental disability is.

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    • VsegdaTemnata
      12 years ago

      How is that wrong? Offspring is the proper, biological term for "children." Also the second part of your last sentence had nothing to do with the first part.

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      • Charmo
        12 years ago

        Unless you are a cotton farmer in the south living in the 17th century, you do not 'own' other human beings.

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      • hundredthousand
        12 years ago

        I don't want to disagree with you because I often notice your posts and like you very much, but I think this a small matter of semantics. I think it may be down to the word "own". I can't answer for zchristian but I think it was a matter of owning one's children and that you should somehow "own" them more if they are disabled. I'm not sure either of us agrees with that.

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        • VsegdaTemnata
          12 years ago

          I somehow didn't notice the word "own." Well, don't mind me, hehe :)

          but thank you! I really appreciate the compliment, hundredthousand :D

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    take yr child to work day, poor kid why should he miss out, but operate machinery? oh..

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  • Ono
    12 years ago | pl

    Well they seem to employ a mental defective already, so I don't see why a parent can't bring one to work.

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  • AlexJH
    12 years ago

    Mentally ill people can and should work BUT they should only be assigned to tasks that they can complete without risk of harming others/other's property.

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    • hundredthousand
      12 years ago

      I agree with zchristian. Not all people can work.

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    • zchristian
      12 years ago

      Yeah no not all can work....

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  • kellstar79
    12 years ago

    Mentally defective?? That is totally offensive!! And you say stupid jimmy... Well my friend you spelt construction site wrong twice. It's site not sight and as it was bring your child to work day, he has every right to bring his child to work! Operating that machinery on the other hand was not a great idea. Maybe you should learn the correct wording because defective is insulting and nasty!

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago

      I apologize for my spelling, english is not my native language.

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  • Malaglinir
    12 years ago

    I laughed really hard at 'mentally defective', following that I felt like a douche.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    "Stupid Jimmy also decided that it would be a good idea to show this poor, defective child how to work a John Deere 772GP tractor. This child ended up destroying 4 days of hard work in a matter of 10 seconds. The only punishment that Jimmy received was a $50 fine."

    This story must be fake. It simply must be.

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    • [Old Memory]
      12 years ago

      If it isnt, which I think it is as well, its a shame no one got it on video. What a hit on Youtube that would make.

      I would watch it at least once every day for the rest of my life.

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      • [Old Memory]
        12 years ago

        I didn't think this thread was particularly funny.....until I read this post of yours. For some reason it just cracks me up. I swear, I can not stop laughing.

        Cheers to you.

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        • [Old Memory]
          12 years ago

          I still dont think its a real post, but that would be hilarious on Youtube, as long as no one was hurt or anything.

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    • hundredthousand
      12 years ago

      Of course it is. We all know that (I hope) and are discussing the issue as if it were real. I hope there's nobody who is reading this thinking it is a real story.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    This story fucking rocks. What exactly did he destroy that comprised the 4 days worth of work? How thoroughly did he destroy it?

    How mentally defective is he? Does he yell randomly or throw things around?

    Maybe he can be given a job on your next demolition project, he seems to have an affinity for it.

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    • VsegdaTemnata
      12 years ago

      I'm curious too. What did he destroy?

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  • flax
    12 years ago

    You said mentally defective...I find that disturbing.

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  • JuliusE
    12 years ago

    Don't you love political correctness? Makes life so much easier and makes so much damn SENSE!! (not)

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  • anti-hero
    11 years ago

    People own children now?

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    You are forgiven

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  • RosiePosy18
    12 years ago

    "Defective" is a disgusting way to describe someone with SEN, you should be ashamed. Also, as other people have pointed out, 'sight' refers to eyesight, 'site' refers to a location and you clearly mean the latter.

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  • Chazzout
    12 years ago

    IIN that I don't believe this story?

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  • kellstar79
    12 years ago

    I just saw another new one that said you were in college... Whats the deal?

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  • kellstar79
    12 years ago

    I see your posts all the time and you have alot of crap going on in your life, I was actually looking to see if it was you that posted this and sure enough you comment on it and it's you again... How can one person have so many IIN's that are bad an some just plain unbelievable. Either all or most of your stories are fake or you live somewhere which is ridiculously dangerous. I don't know anyone who has so much crap going on in their lives and I know alot of people!!

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  • Anonymous Post Author
    12 years ago

    Everybody, I must inform you of an important detail. When I referred to Jimmy's child as "mentally defective" I was not trying to insult him. It may seem that way because defective is typically not used to describe a person. I was using the term on the notion that the definition is simply 'to be imperfect'. Please forgive me, my native language is not english. Thank you.

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    • Avant-Garde
      12 years ago

      But saying that he's "imperfect" is even worse!

      And no one really is "perfect" to begin with.

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  • Train.Wreck
    12 years ago

    I think you're all missing the point here, regardless of what he calls the handicapped child. The fact is, bringing your child to a construction site is a bad idea on its own, but bringing a child with poorer judgment skills than the average child is an even worse idea. No,sir, it is not normal.

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  • Avant-Garde
    12 years ago

    First off, I have a huge problem with you calling him "defective". A "mental handicap doesn't mean that you're "defective", it's just a difference in function and how one perceives the world around them and correlation to that. You seem to have a negative view on this. It's understandable to be angry, but don't take it out on his kid. At least, he's not ashamed of his son and keeps him in the dark.

    On the other hand, I don't think young children in general should be allowed in a construction site. It's a fairly dangerous environment. He should have looked after his son more carefully, but I fail to see how he managed to destroy "four days of hard work". His father should be held responsible for not properly looking after his son.

    You should learn to be less heartless and more understanding. People with neurological conditions can have a "normal" life. There are many successful people with conditions like Aspergers, which is on the Autism Spectrum, and so on. How would like it if you had a kid and some person called him "defective"?! Would you still love him or would you disown him for being different?! Maybe, you're the one who is "mentally defective" and not the other way around! Next time, think before you speak! Place yourself in someone else's shoes for a change!

    Cheers!

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  • 9Tailsfan
    12 years ago

    Calling the kid names is mean. But on the other hand the dad should have let the kid watch what was going on. Just watch, not operate any machine. Plus why didn't a supervisor tell the dad not to let the kid work the machine?

    And maybe you and the other guys could have spent a little of your lunch time with him and explained what you all do.

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  • chicken471bologna
    12 years ago

    The word your looking for is construction SITE!

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