JR, I have compassion for all people with a disability regardless of the cause. If a smoker has COPD or lung cancer they should still be treated with dignity and compassion, regardless of whether it was self inflicted or not. So many things are self inflicted.. if you engage in car racing or dangerous sports and become injured are you entitled to be regarded with compassion, or are their injuries "self inflicted"? I linked the obesity to her depression... did you miss that deliberately or are people with mental health problems "not deserving" in your opinion. This is a very dangerous road to travel... because first they go for the smokers, then the obese, then those with mental health problems, then those with alcohol and drug problems, then those who were speeding, then those who do dangerous sports, then those who didn't eat a healthy diet, then those..etc etc.. where would it all end. Did Christopher Reeves deserve compassion.. after all if he didn't go horse riding that wouldn't have happened. It is just a minefield and sooner or later JR.. they will get to you. When they do, suddenly you will find you'd like a bit of compassion.
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