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Facebook page unites anti-Down Syndrome activists, sparks controversy
Published: 22 February, 2010, 17:27
Edited: 13 April, 2010, 12:52
TAGS: Children, Hate crimes, Europe, Human rights, Internet
An Italian page on the social networking website Facebook has brought together activists calling to use children with Down Syndrome for target practice, prompting outrage among officials and activists.
The group’s page, which by late Sunday had amassed more than 1,700 members including women, featured a photograph of a baby with Down Syndrome and the word “idiot” scrawled over it. The users referred to these children as “useless baggage” and “foul creatures”, proposing to use them as targets at shooting ranges.
Italian authorities and activists have denounced the web page and are rallying to have it shut down. More than 20,000 internet activists have united against the group, opening rival pages.
Italy’s equality minister Mara Carfagna has called the group “dangerous” and “unworthy of civilized society,” Corriere della Sera newspaper reports.
“Inciting crime is the same thing as committing crime, and without a doubt it will be prosecuted,” said Carfagna. “Those guilty will be found and charged. The police are working to ban the group.”
However, it may take some time for the group’s page to be shut down due to the legal complexities, AFP news agency reported.
Recently, a Russian blogger had also stirred public debate and criticism by proposing to euthanize newborn children diagnosed with Down Syndrome.
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as you may know, clay pidgeons have become quite expensive over the years thats why im all for this economic breakthrough. they add to the soil and grow my japanese jumpin beans. garret you know how it is.. up with the africans down with the down sydrome babies. what would jesus do? daaaas right they want to eliminate this disease we call muslims.;
im not down syndrome, im just a mother with breast milk looking for a good time. but using babies for target practice is just a wee tickle pee pee bit on the naughty side of the jew star. no no no you italian bugga boos, love the german empire tho.... 666 666
Down Syndrome children are the creepiest, ugliest, & mentally incompetent creatures on the face of this earth... Justice would only be done if we had a valid government program to eradicate these unhuman things, what a shame...:(