RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) (redenchilada)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-13 15:01:27 UTC
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@pony It's inhumane to perform such an operation in any case, since a human life is not a tool to be modified to fit its situation. And even setting that aside, I don't care how attentive a caretaker you are, there are things that you simply won't know about because the person being cared for has to communicate it to you themselves. If a mentally disabled person is screaming, it's likely because they're not happy, and if that's because they're in a social situation they're not comfortable with then they need to be eased into situations like that and made to be comfortable around other people. And don't tell me that can't be done, because it happened with my older brother. Cutting even part of their vocal cords is cutting off one of their modes of communication, and when dealing with mental disabilities modes of communication are few and far between.
