Comment on Liverpool parade crash victim refused PIP despite life-changing injuries
wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks agoThinking critically on your comment here, I’d like to point out that your mention of these “couple of” disability support exploiters is anecdotal and scant, yet you follow-up with implying that said exploitation is widespread and assumed rampant. This is simply not the case at all, is misleading to unaware readers, and belies a deeply-held bias toward stigmatization of this system & its recipients. ☝🏼
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah you’re right, it’s totally anecdotal and I have no way of knowing if this is widespread or extremely rare. Just giving my own experience.
wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Good on ya for taking criticism and digesting it! That’s genuinely awesome to see! 🤘🏼🤩 We’re all on that journey, each at their own pace and points along, so don’t stress.
Sorry if I came in a little hot. It’s a topic I have strong feelings about. 🙇♂️
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
No worries, it’s an emotive topic, particularly to those of us who have disabilities or have friends or family in that position. They should be able to access support without having to jump through Kafkaesque hoops.
It’s probably worth mentioning that my experience is certainly coloured by my own history - for many years I was addicted to smack and crack, and so of course my social circle included a whole lot of proper wrong uns. I’m far more likely than the average person to have known people who have committed all sorts of crimes, including those involving benefits. This really does skew my anecdotal experience. I should have made that clear in my original comment.
wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Completely understandable and, I want to point out: an impressive amount of self-awareness & humility in that adjustment, fellow stranger. That’s genuinely appreciated in this current era. 🖖🏼
As for myself, I’ve been on a different end of the “benefits” system with a lifelong-yet-barely-visible disability —but without any crime nor addiction along the way, I don’t fit the gen-pop agit-prop decoy of “disabled” tropes.
Thank you for hearing me, and I’m glad you’re here, fellow human. 🙏🏽🤘🏼