Hello all-- thank you very much for watching this video! We have just started a petition on Mr. Roberson's case (directed to the governor of Texas), and would be extremely grateful for any signatures: docs.google.com/document/d/1RMSDpng2K73g_87UfcZbSwxnpSaTEZf6j1A9YwW-Uns/edit?usp=sharing
Wow Sam, this one was hard-hitting. I am well aware that ASD people, myself included, read badly to those who don't know us. Even with extensive knowledge of characteristic traits, I experience lack of eye contact as furtiveness or indifference in others (and yes, I avoid eye contact myself but cannot alter my "nature"). Thanks very much both, you are so cool.
Thanks so much for your comment, Peter- I hope all is well with you! Yes, I agree completely that this story is hard hitting, especially with the impending sentence in October and the uncertainty over whether it will be resolved. Thanks also for your thoughts regarding initial impressions - this article comes to mind, I personally found it quite interesting: www.nature.com/articles/srep40700. All the best.
@@allneurotypesoffice7037 Hi Sam. I'll read the article, thank you. I've often be asked, mostly by women, if I'm "okay" which speaks volumes about my demeaner. Helps to know the cause (A). It is what it is. I'm okay and have no worries compared to Robert. Hoping for a reprieve. All the best to you too. Please keep up the original and thought-provoking content.
Hi again Sam, I read the article. Bleak "These patterns are remarkably robust, occur within seconds, do not change with increased exposure". Does a jury who can rise above such exist in this world? Put me in mind of L'Étranger (The Outsider) a short novel by Albert Camus which deals with being read wrongly and the dire consequences which can result.
Absolutely good points-- I would guess that (unfortunately) a jury who is able to avoid these almost instantaneous negative biases would be extremely rare if not impossible.
As someone on the spectrum I will be the first to say that at least in its milder versions autism does not grant one permission to break the law much less murder. If a court found him guilty, and his guilt survives the voluminous rounds of appeals that death row inmates are privy to, I am afraid he must face the same punishment as anyone else in his position.
Thank you very much for your comment -- I agree completely that autism in and of itself isn't a reason to allow one to break the law without repercussions (and certainly is never a justification for homicide!). That probably would have been a good clarification for us to include in the video. Our perspective is that he is likely innocent, given medical evidence which largely emerged after the trial and given that one of the lead detectives who now believes he is innocent stated that a misunderstanding of Mr. Roberson's social communication differences (especially regarding emotional expression) led him to assume guilt when in hindsight he would not make that assumption.
Hello all-- thank you very much for watching this video! We have just started a petition on Mr. Roberson's case (directed to the governor of Texas), and would be extremely grateful for any signatures: docs.google.com/document/d/1RMSDpng2K73g_87UfcZbSwxnpSaTEZf6j1A9YwW-Uns/edit?usp=sharing
Wow Sam, this one was hard-hitting. I am well aware that ASD people, myself included, read badly to those who don't know us. Even with extensive knowledge of characteristic traits, I experience lack of eye contact as furtiveness or indifference in others (and yes, I avoid eye contact myself but cannot alter my "nature"). Thanks very much both, you are so cool.
Thanks so much for your comment, Peter- I hope all is well with you! Yes, I agree completely that this story is hard hitting, especially with the impending sentence in October and the uncertainty over whether it will be resolved. Thanks also for your thoughts regarding initial impressions - this article comes to mind, I personally found it quite interesting: www.nature.com/articles/srep40700. All the best.
@@allneurotypesoffice7037 Hi Sam. I'll read the article, thank you. I've often be asked, mostly by women, if I'm "okay" which speaks volumes about my demeaner. Helps to know the cause (A). It is what it is. I'm okay and have no worries compared to Robert. Hoping for a reprieve. All the best to you too. Please keep up the original and thought-provoking content.
Hi again Sam, I read the article. Bleak "These patterns are remarkably robust, occur within seconds, do not change with increased exposure". Does a jury who can rise above such exist in this world? Put me in mind of L'Étranger (The Outsider) a short novel by Albert Camus which deals with being read wrongly and the dire consequences which can result.
Absolutely good points-- I would guess that (unfortunately) a jury who is able to avoid these almost instantaneous negative biases would be extremely rare if not impossible.
@@allneurotypesoffice7037 Sorry, I cringed a bit comparing a serious real-life situation to a novella.
I am the same. Big respect for the understanding
As someone on the spectrum I will be the first to say that at least in its milder versions autism does not grant one permission to break the law much less murder. If a court found him guilty, and his guilt survives the voluminous rounds of appeals that death row inmates are privy to, I am afraid he must face the same punishment as anyone else in his position.
Thank you very much for your comment -- I agree completely that autism in and of itself isn't a reason to allow one to break the law without repercussions (and certainly is never a justification for homicide!). That probably would have been a good clarification for us to include in the video. Our perspective is that he is likely innocent, given medical evidence which largely emerged after the trial and given that one of the lead detectives who now believes he is innocent stated that a misunderstanding of Mr. Roberson's social communication differences (especially regarding emotional expression) led him to assume guilt when in hindsight he would not make that assumption.