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Why are so many justifications being made for the murder of London McCabe, but not for the murder of Scott McMillan? Why is so much about the McCabe family being reported, at almost the exclusion of the victim? In the story about Scott, we read extensively about the wounds this poor child received. We are told that the ER nurses wept at the sight of his battered body. In contrast, in stories about London, we read extensively about the trials and tribulations of his Mother, Jillian. About how difficult it was for her. About everything she was going through and how she just lost it. All we read about London is that his body was recovered hours later, floating in the water- and that he liked hats. What’s the difference?
The difference is that London McCabe was Autistic.
By comparing these two horrific murders, you can clearly see how the media views the murder of Autistic or disabled children. That disabled lives don’t matter, that the parents must have been so burdened by the existence of their children that they felt they were better off dead. Jillian McCabe’s news story is presented, rife with sympathetic tone, as if the media is apologizing for her child’s murder with her difficult circumstances. London’s precious life is barely detailed. This is nothing new.