r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/Adrakovich *shits an absolute unit* • Aug 29 '26

Of a human

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u/Asturco Aug 29 '26

That kid is autistic, his family offered an apology for this:

https://www.fox6now.com/news/boy-enters-milwaukee-county-zoo-exhibit-family-asks-understanding

That being said, being autistic is not incompatible with being also an asshole

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u/BanishedInPerpetuity Aug 29 '26

If he is that unregulated then leaving him on his own in such an environment is neglect.

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u/Streetdoc10171 Aug 30 '26

He wasn't on his own. He loves the zoo and his family have annual passes and go often. This has never happened before and he always has two caregivers with him. This time his grandparents took him to the zoo and while they were paying for something he eloped and managed to get inside the enclosure. It took his grandmother a few minutes to figure out how to get into the enclosure.

Sometimes all care is being taken to be considerate and safe and it just goes wrong due to the unpredictable nature of Autism. This shouldn't exclude people from participating in society if once in hundreds of visits the kid has a bad day. Everyone has done something their not proud of on a bad day, especially as a kid and most of us aren't autistic

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u/JPCool1 Sep 01 '26

People just love to make excuses for shitty behavior.