43 min

5. Make It Stop Vulnerable Creatures

    • True Crime

“They shouldn’t be allowed to walk amongst us.” Prosecutors, judges and police officers lack sufficient training needed to make accommodations for autism inside the legal system. We examine why people take coercive plea deals. Christian struggles with a sense of justice (mis)served. Autism experts detail life in jail for someone on the spectrum. Society’s mixed messages on animal welfare, and call for humane community principles. A closed case gets reopened again, placing Christian back in harm’s way.


---

Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vulnerablecreatures/support

“They shouldn’t be allowed to walk amongst us.” Prosecutors, judges and police officers lack sufficient training needed to make accommodations for autism inside the legal system. We examine why people take coercive plea deals. Christian struggles with a sense of justice (mis)served. Autism experts detail life in jail for someone on the spectrum. Society’s mixed messages on animal welfare, and call for humane community principles. A closed case gets reopened again, placing Christian back in harm’s way.


---

Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vulnerablecreatures/support

43 min

Top Podcasts In True Crime

Crime Junkie
audiochuck
Dateline NBC
NBC News
Betrayal: Weekly
iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts
Dateline: Missing In America
NBC News
Morbid
Morbid Network | Wondery
48 Hours
CBS News