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11:59am July 9, 2014

realsocialskills:

Content warning: this post is about violence towards disabled children. Proceed with caution.
Anonymous said to realsocialskills:
What about using violence to protect yourself from violence? Is it ok to hit someone who is trying to restrain you? Or kick someone who is trying to rape you? Or hurt someone who is actively trying to kill you?
realsocialskills said:
There is a time and a place for violence. My post and the link to Stop Hurting Kids were specifically about taking care of children.

There is no place for violence in a child’s care, treatment, or education plan.
If you are violent towards a child in an emergency, it is upon you to figure out a new plan to prevent that from happening again.

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  1. deathraylasercrazy reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone
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  3. jumalanna said: i think this was meant as “if someone IS restraining me, what should i do in that moment?”
  4. witchyautisticweirdo reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:
    It’s super alarming to me that this was a response to your post on how restraints for children are bad. It’s like “Okay,...
  5. withasmoothroundstone reblogged this from realsocialskills
  6. lowoncliches said: I feel like this question was about the child’s perspective, though it’s not absolutely clear.
  7. realsocialskills posted this