To all of you who do not have a child with autism, I suggest you take a big step back and stop posting such vicious remarks about a person who cannot control himself. He does not belong in jail, nor does did he belong in school. Young men of this size do not belong in a classroom if the adults in charge of him cannot physically control him, if he become s upset I have an adult son with autism. There are no little behavioral or no behavior health resources for a young man who resides in Florida(once they turn 18 there are no resources). The behavior health facilities in my area, have no training to deal with people with autism. The only solution they have is to drug people into a stupor. Finally, I would like to say that the impact of forced isolation during COVID has severely many young persons who have autism and mental health issues, especially my family.
We used to have insane asylums for people like this, and we used to put people in them before they committed serious violent crimes.
This individual has already committed a serious violent crime, and prison is where he belongs whether you like it or not.