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Originally Posted by Chase
It's their lack of self-control and self-respect, coupled with the belief that they have a "right" to invent disabilities and defraud the public by faking them that is terribly wrong, if only because when they are discovered, it makes those with legitimate problems suspect and makes it all the more difficult for them to get reasonable accommodations.
You are entitled to your opinion, misguided as it may be, but those fakers are not entitled to cause the additional problems they cause.
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What problems do you think those people cause? I was born with a variety of minor disablilities. When I lost my sight for psycosomatic reasons I was accused of 'faking'. I faced a lot of misunderstanding and discrimination all my life due to my disabilities yet I refuse to blame people with BIID for this misunderstanding. Rather a society that will treat criminals with more understanding and tolerance then it treats some disabled people. Particularly those with Neuropsycological problems.
I don't think these people can just get over their cravings. They would like to be more open about the real nature of their problems but do you really think they would keep their jobs if they did that, and yes, many of them do have jobs so they can pay for their own chairs etc... If they waste tax payers money it's only because the doctor's won't simply amputate them which is what they really want but insist on treating their injuries instead. So it's hardly their fault. If the doctors would only amputate the limbs it would be far more cost affective I think and I'm sure their would be a lot of useful bits on a healthy leg that could be reused on someone else.
For all BIID suffererers who are reading this I welcome you here and apologies for those who are so rude and unsympathetic to your problems.