r/BeAmazed • u/girlysunshinehihi • Feb 27 '25

Miscellaneous / Others 96 year old speeder and judge

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u/Redlax Feb 27 '25

Exactly. And the comment 'this is what America is about' - compassion for your child? Having to drive at age 96, because no service is able to aid you? He should be able to support his child emotionally and mentally, not having to do any practical work.

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u/Diacetyl-Morphin Feb 27 '25

This. While i like how the judge decides and i also like how the old man takes care of his son, assistance should be provided by the state and society in such cases.

It is the case where i live in Switzerland. I mentioned in another posting a boy that has Kanner Autism and also brain damage from birth, he can't be without assistance, he needs full time care. So the state and healthcare assigned two nurses that work in shifts and the mom also takes care, he has three people to get through the day and all the help he needs.

The nurses really help the family, because full time care is a 24/7 job. Each day you have to do everything, from the morning to the evening, just for the boy.

But just for clarification, while the boy is disabled, he still has good times. He laughs a lot. It is that he lives in his own world and that he can't understand complex things, but still, he has fun.

These systems cost a lot of money, but i have to say as someone that pays a lot of taxes, it is worth it. For what you pay, you get the help in return. But even for people that can't pay the monthly bills, the state will pay it, so they won't lose coverage for healthcare.

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u/TheAserghui Feb 27 '25

Unfortunately, seperate countries have seperate health care aystems and judgement of the people living within them cannot be compared equitably.

The judge in this video is known for his compassionate interpretation of the law.

You're assessment of whats lacking in the United States health care system is not wrong and we want better. However, lawmakers don't inherently design laws to benefit the people

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u/Diacetyl-Morphin Feb 27 '25

Yeah the system is the problem in the USA. Not like that the quality of hospitals and doctors would be the problem. The politicians are to blame for not changing and reforming the system, Obama tried and did some things back in his time, but still, it needs more.