Liam King, 7, who had autism, died in North Carolina a few days ago. Did he die in a car crash? No. Was he kidnapped and murdered? No. His lifeless body was found in a pond not too far from his home. He was seven years old, folks. That’s old enough to behave responsibly around bodies of water.
King obviously couldn’t handle himself near a pond. My five-year-old niece knows how to do that, so why couldn’t a kid two years her senior? Apparently, being a retard is a symptom of being autistic. I don’t feel sorry for the kid, nor do I feel bad for his family. It’s my opinion that someone failed to watch him properly.
But then again, a child his age shouldn’t have needed constant hawking. No, the failure rests squarely upon his shoulders. And anyway, who the hell just drowns in a pond of all things?
I’m having a hard time pitying this kid. Nothing can fix stupid and clearly he was just that. He was old enough to know better. I know he had autism. I know he was supposedly “non-verbal.” Neither of those things justifies downright retarded behavior and what happened here was as retarded as one could possibly be.
I guess now the finger-pointing will begin, but nothing can fix stupid and this kid was clearly stupid and that’s put it kindly.